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W ho’s already planning their summer vacation? Encourage your family’s wanderlust with these books about travel for kids, teens, and adults!
YOUTH Help little ones learn about the big world with these picture books. Pig the Tourist by Aaron Blabey Pig the Pug is a menace, and no matter where he goes, chaos follows. Pig the Pug takes a vacation around the globe, causing destruction and mayhem with poor Trevor trying his best to clean up the mess. Will Pig ever learn his lesson? Sylvia Rose and the Cherry Tree by Sandy Shapiro Hurt A tree’s roots run deep, but what happens when that tree’s only dream is to uproot and see the world? Courageous Sylvia Rose enlists the help of her forest friends to fulfill a cherry blossom tree’s dream of traveling the globe, from the Eiffel Tower
It all started with a pig in a teeny hat. That led to the mysterious door. That opened to a secretive society. Sam and Evie will travel the world as they unravel the mystery of the lost map, missing explorers, and nefarious thugs that seem to find them at every turn. Kids will love reading this true story about competitive journalists and their exciting adventure. Nellie vs Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists’ Breakneck Race Around the World by Kate Hannigan Join the adventure as Nellie and Elizabeth, two pioneering journalists, race against the clock—and each other—in a journey around the world. And in the 1800s, their only options are by train, by ship, or on foot.
to the Sydney Opera House. But are trees really meant to wander? What will your experienced readers find behind the secret doors in these chapter books? The Library of Ever by Zeno Alexander Lenora’s parents are off traveling the world while she’s stuck at home. Or so she thinks, until she discovers a secret door that takes her to a magical world where she can soar to the stars, travel to the future, and much more. But where there is magic, there is darkness, and Lenora must use all of her wits to face down the Nothingness that threatens to destroy her new magical world. The Explorers: The Door in the Alley by Adrienne Kress
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