{"id":161,"date":"2014-06-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/2014\/06\/03\/prepping-kids-for-nyc-20-great-reads\/"},"modified":"2014-10-03T18:18:46","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T10:18:46","slug":"prepping-kids-for-nyc-20-great-reads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/2014\/06\/prepping-kids-for-nyc-20-great-reads\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepping Kids for NYC – 20 Great Reads!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are 2 sleeps away to our vacation to the Big Apple. This will be the furthest trip we’ve made as a family. We’ve limited our travels to the region for the past few years just to save up for this so you can imagine our anticipation.  The prep work began months back, right after our air tickets were booked.  We loaned books from the National Library<\/a> to introduce Dana to this amazing city.  For titles which are not available from NLB, I purchased them from Amazon (enjoying the free international shipping for orders over USD125). I hope this book list will be useful for families planning to visit NYC in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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1. This Is New York<\/a><\/span> (3 and up). Written by Miroslav Sasek.<\/span><\/span>
Call Number: English<\/a> 974.71 SAS<\/a><\/span> <\/span>

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2. New York, New York!: The Big Apple from A to Z<\/a> (4 to 8 years old). <\/span>Written by by Laura Krauss Melmed. <\/span><\/span><\/span>
Call Number: English<\/a> 974.7 MEL<\/a>
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3. Larry Gets Lost in New York City<\/a> (3 to 7 years old). <\/span>Written by John Skewes.  <\/span>
Call Number: English<\/a> 974.71 MUL<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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4. Subway<\/a> (2 to 6 years old). Written by Christoph Niemann.
Call Number: English<\/a> NIE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"http:\/\/catalogue.nlb.gov.sg\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/ENQ\/EXPNOS\/BIBENQ\/604604?TIH_TYPE=B&TIH_NS=1&TIH=SUBWAY\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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5. Fodor’s Around New York City with Kids<\/a> (5 to 10 years old).  <\/span>Written<\/span> by Paul Eisenberg.<\/span><\/span>
Call Number: English<\/a> 917.47104 ANYCWK<\/a> -[TRA]<\/a><\/span><\/span>

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6. Hello, New York City!<\/a> (2 to 4 years old)<\/span>. Written by David Walker.
Call Number: English<\/a> WAL<\/a> -[BA]<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>

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7. Balloons<\/span> over<\/span> Broadway<\/span><\/a>: the true story of the puppeteer of Macy’s Parade (4 to 8 years old).Written and illustrated by Melissa Sweet.
Call Number: English<\/a> 791.5 SWE<\/a><\/p>\n

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8. New York, Baby!<\/a> (3 to 5 years old). Illustrated by Ward Jenkins.
Call Number: English<\/a> JEN<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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9. B is for Brooklyn<\/a> (2 to 6 years old). Written by Selina Alko.
Call Number: English<\/a> 974.7 ALK<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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10. Subway<\/a> (2 to 4 years old). Written by Anastasia Suen; illustrated by Karen Katz.
Call Number: English<\/span><\/span> SUE -[BA]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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10 other recommended titles available on Amazon<\/a>:<\/b>
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11. Not For Parents New York City<\/a>: Everything you ever wanted to know (8 to 12 years old) <\/span>by Lonely Planet.  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Not-Parents-New-York-City\/dp\/1742208150\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1400559689&sr=1-1&keywords=not+for+parents+new+york\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/span><\/span> 12. City Walks with Kids: New York: 50 Adventures on Foot<\/a>. Written<\/span> by Elissa Stein; illustrated by <\/span><\/span><\/span>Dave Needham.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/City-Walks-Kids-York-Adventures\/dp\/0811857298\/ref=pd_sim_b_9?ie=UTF8&refRID=1H6MX0BAMWF1W9GDQ7AT\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> 13. The Mystery in New York City<\/a> (8 years old and up) <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>by Carole Marsh. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mystery-Places-Carole-Marsh-Mysteries\/dp\/0635020998\/ref=pd_sim_b_26?ie=UTF8&refRID=1QDX2VZ66PM179Y37MCH\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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14. Next Stop, New York City!<\/a> (6 to 9 years old) <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>by Patricia Reilly Giff.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Next-Stop-York-Street-Special\/dp\/0440413621\/ref=pd_sim_b_43?ie=UTF8&refRID=0Z8TWRKFVMCKJZ5XBSAP\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> 15. The House on East 88th Street<\/a> by Bernard Waber.<\/span>

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\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0395199700\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0395199700&linkCode=as2&tag=tbfn-20\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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16. Exploring the American Museum of Natural History<\/a> (2 to 6 years old). By Patricia J. Wynne.
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<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> 17. A Walk in New York<\/a> (4 to 8 years old) <\/span>by Salvatore Rubbino. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Walk-New-York-Salvatore-Rubbino\/dp\/0763638552\/ref=pd_sim_b_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=0T1TVM1FQB29YD051DG4\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> 18. States Shapes: New York<\/a> ( 6 to 10 years old) <\/span>by Erik Bruun and<\/span> Rick Peterson. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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19. New York City History for Kids<\/a>: From New Amsterdam to the Big Apple with 21 Activities by Richard Panchyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1883052939\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1883052939&linkCode=as2&tag=tbfn-20\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/span> 20. I Lego N.Y.<\/a><\/span> Board Book <\/span>by Christoph Niemann.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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If you’ve visited NYC and have great recommendations for us, do leave us a comment! Happy Holidays to all. <\/p>\n

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