Around the World in 50 Ways

Wouldn’t it be fun to take a long, long trip visiting lots and lots of places around the world? Most people are fascinated by the idea of travel, and kids are no exception. This book gives kids the opportunity to take control and imagine a glorious trip to strange and exotic and amazing places. Each spread in the book is a different interesting destination. Readers are led to a starting point where they will learn something about the destination — some historical fact or something about the local transportation or some kind of experience that can be enjoyed in the place or something else — and then the reader is given a choice of two places to go to next. Most are interesting places with two more traveling choices, but a few are dead ends. But worry not. One can just start a new journey.

Lonely Planet has great travel books, and this is one a lot of kids will enjoy. It’s perfect for a long car trip or some other time kids need to be occupied. The writing is good and the facts are fascinating and edifying, but the illustrations are simple and uninteresting. Otherwise, this is a fun concept.