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Not for Parents Travel Book: Children's Publication(Lonely Planet Not for Parents Travel Book): General Reference [Hardcover]

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7 Oct 2011 Lonely Planet Not for Parents Travel Book
Cool stuff to know about every country in the world. Everyone knows which is the world s highest mountain, but do you know which country banned chewing gum? Or what s the world s stinkiest fruit? Or who invented roller skates? Or which building leans more than the Leaning Tower of Pisa? Or where can you eat fried spiders as a snack? Here at Lonely Planet we decided to make a book about the world s countries for children, not parents.

The world is a very big place, and in The Not-for-Parents Travel Book we ve concentrated on the really interesting bits to create a snapshot of what each country is like. In this book are the epic events, amazing animals, hideous histories, funky foods, and crazy facts that make the world s 200 countries so fascinating. Each country has a page to itself so tiny Tuvalu gets as much space as superpower USA.

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  • Hardcover: 200 pages
  • Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications Ltd; 1 edition (7 Oct 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1742204961
  • ISBN-13: 978-1742204963
  • Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 31.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 12,841 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The Not For Parents series includes the epic events, hideous histories, food, people and creatures which make each destination unique. --First News

Colourful and bright with plenty of colourful pictures and interesting facts... Really useful for the inquiring mind of a child. --Amazon customer

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific child-friendly guide to the world 8 Oct 2011
By Julia Flyte TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover
This is a fantastic book. It covers a mighty 199 countries, grouped by region/continent: every country you can think of, from North Korea to San Marino, Saint Lucia to East Timor. Each country gets one full colour page which contains a small map, some key facts (size/population/language/currency) and then interesting facts about that country. As an example, for Benin in Africa we learn that it's the home of voodoo, about the history of human sacrifices in ancient times, about some of the amazing animals that live there, how taxis get loaded up with all sorts of items, about a village built on stilts to escape a water demon and about the beautiful tribal art. There are lots of photographs included and the layout is very enticing.

My sons are aged 11 and 7 and they both have really enjoyed looking through this book and learning about different countries. In fact, my 7 year old has become a little obsessed with it and keeps telling us facts about obscure countries (and asking when we can visit them). I think it's a terrific addition to our home library.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Will keep your children quiet for hours! 12 Oct 2011
By Irving
Format:Hardcover
This was a spontaneous purchase for my nine year old daughter. She's had it for a couple of days now and has barely stopped reading it in that time other than to share the odd quirky piece of information about some far flung corner of the globe.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Pedestrian and Inaccurate 25 Dec 2011
Format:Hardcover
The Lonely Planet `Travel Book' is right to advertise that it is `not-for-parents' because it might as well have been written by children.
It shows the mistakes that can come about through copy-and-paste journalism. We reprimand kids for lack of original thought in school assignments but reward pedestrian publishing by buying inaccurate and poorly compiled books to educate our kids.
The entry for Australia has the usual suspects, dangerous creatures, the penal colony history, but no mention of the Australian Aboriginals who were decimated as a result of white colonisation. No mention of boomerangs or didgeridoos which could introduce a child-friendly angle into the native inhabitants. Very surprising since the Travel Book is conceived and published by two reputable Australian companies, The Lonely Planet and Weldon Owen.
So we might excuse the omission and lack of political correctness, but the Armenian page contains a significant entry on the Armenian Genocide by the Ottomans. OK so that is a major part of Armenian history, but then where is the Holocaust in the Israel entry?
This took me to Turkey. Even a brief check on Wikipedia shows that there is only one official language and that whirling dervishes are not religious beggars, despite the origin of their name. The Hagia Sophia article should not have been accompanied by a picture of the Blue Mosque.
Then there's Cyprus which is depicted as one happy united country. Well, there is the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, recognised only by Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus , the Greek part on the south. The currency for the Turkish part is Turkish New Lira, as cited in The Travel Book, but the Greek part is an EU member, so the currency is the euro.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book For Kids 7 Dec 2011
By Coincidence Vs Fate TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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This is a great little book for kids and my five year old loved it. THe book has a large format and is colourful and bright with plenty of colourful pictures and interesting facts. One whole page is devoted to each country complete with map showing whereabouts it is. Really useful for the enquiring mind of a child.

The book also states "not for parents" on the front, which my son found very amusing. He's not too into Geography and the countries of the world just yet, but this will certainly come in handy for when he starts homework on that topic.

OK, so he would still rather read about Star Wars and Lego, but this is the first "real" book he has taken seriously.

Recommended.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By E. Heckingbottom TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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With key information and intriguing facts about every country of teh world, this is definitely a geography book with a difference, and will intrigue many brighter and more inquisitive children. My copy is sitting in the classroom, and has been looked at by the children as well as by myself. There is lots to see, read, look at and enjoy.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Informative & Fun 27 Nov 2011
By Miss K TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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Just over two hundred pages packed with all manner of facts, stats and trivia from 200 countries around the world. The book has a modern 'scrapbook' style to its pages which are both colourful and busy, in perhaps a way best assimilated by young minds! The writing is very accessible and actually quite descrptive so it's good at feeding the curiosity of young minds as well as developing their vocabulary.

One small let-down has to be that because the book is so uniform in its design and the use of colours, every page looks very same-ey and this could have very easily been avoided by designing each page in a way that would reflect the country on the page. A world map referencing all the countries covered in the book would also have been better as a quick-reference pull-out page at the front of the book rather than tucked away in the back pages.

It's a big book, quite hefty and not the best to place into a child's backpack as a travel companion (I suppose it'll be me lugging the book around then!) Niggles aside, this IS a good book, jam-packed with information that will keep most kids entertained for a while. The series also includes other books (smaller paperback editions) focusing on select cities like London and Paris which have a nicer design and would be better for kids as travel companions.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Looks nice at first glance, but look a little deeper and you'll find...
This is what at first appears to be a useful and entertaining book aimed at children around the ages of 8 to 11 who are curious to know more about the world. Read more
Published 2 months ago by OEJ
1.0 out of 5 stars Distortion of Facts
This is what I wrote to the publishers:
Anastasia Contoguris, Mar 03 02:00 pm (PST):
Book: Not For Parents, The Travel Book, Edition 1
ISBN: 9781742204963
Extra... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Anastasia Contoguris
5.0 out of 5 stars Super for reference
Great images for a display - brilliant non-fiction text for children aged 7+, very engaging

Inspiring me to start travelling again!
Published 4 months ago by Teacher
3.0 out of 5 stars Facts, figures and pretty pictures but breadth rather than depth
Let me start by saying this is a really well put together book - it's nicely laid out for kids, with high production values. Read more
Published 16 months ago by mssmith1
5.0 out of 5 stars A great book to share and learn about the World
not a travel guide as such. more a book with a page-ish on many countries, with facts n bits of more interest to youngsters. Read more
Published 16 months ago by John
4.0 out of 5 stars Fairly informative tome for kids
Again, what attracted my six-year old was the large 'not for parents' logo on the cover. The book is well-designed, with a page each for nearly all countries of the world, with... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Feanor
4.0 out of 5 stars The Not for Travelling Travel Book
My six-year-old and I have been really enjoying this book. It's a mash-up of an Atlas, a travel guide and a kids almanac (such the Guinness BoR). Read more
Published 17 months ago by Quicksilver
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Fun Colourful Book - Packed Full of Fun Facts
I reviewed this book with the help of a 6 year friend of mine who is already well travelled.

This is exactly the sort of book we need more of - it is packed full of... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Wobette
4.0 out of 5 stars inform, enlighten & entertain
I purchased this book for my daughter as she loves to travel (50+ intl flights by age 5). She is always fascinated by the places she visits whether on a staycation or the far... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Bama70
5.0 out of 5 stars A cracking book packed full of wonderful facts
A beautifully illustrated and fascinating book that will keep your child (and yourself) engaged for hours. Read more
Published 18 months ago by I. Mcintosh
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