City Walks with Kids: New York: 50 Adventures on Foot [Cards]

Elissa Stein (Author), Dave Needham (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 22, 2007 | Series: City Walks

Don't worry about finding a sitterthese adventures are designed especially for grownups and kids to discover the Big Apple together!

Walks include:
Central Park
Children's Museum of the Arts
Coney Island
Chinatown
....And more!

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About the Author

Elissa Stein is a writer, illustrator, and graphic designer who lives in New York City.

Product Details

• Cards: 50 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (February 22, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811857298
• ISBN-13: 978-0811857291
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #402,800 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Elissa Stein is multi-published author, whose work includes visual histories of iconic pop culture (2 of which were featured in "Entertainment Weekly's Must Have List), NYC adventures with kids, and interactive thank you notes. In addition to writing, she runs her own graphic design business. To balance the above, she practices yoga, knits with enthusiasm, and collects vintage coats and Hawaiian bark cloth dresses. She lives in New York City with her husband Jon and their children, Izzy and Jack.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent walking tours if you're with children, June 1, 2007

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This review is from: City Walks with Kids: New York: 50 Adventures on Foot (Cards)

Our family recently returned from a visit to Manhattan. We used 5 or 6 texts as well as this boxed set of walking tours. The set consists of 50 3-3/4 by 5-1/2 inch heavy stock cards and a folding master card that shows all the walks in the context of a five bouroughs map.

There are 3 walks in Central Park, 6 Midtown, none north of the park and 20 south of the Flatiron Building. Four walks cover The Bronx, one is in Queens and 4 in Brooklyn. Each walk card shows a moderately useful map on one side, which does not show all streets but does list subway and bus information as well as web and phone information; on the other side the text points out historic buildings, book stores and museums.

It was very convenient to grab a few cards as we went out the door. There is also information about kid-friendly restaurants, which was very helpful. We also had the City Walks set (for adults) and while there was overlap in areas covered, there was not much in content, which made this worthwhile.

I would definitely buy this set again.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A truly magical collection of outings!, February 26, 2007

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Miriam Patterson (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: City Walks with Kids: New York: 50 Adventures on Foot (Cards)

This is THE most wonderful collection of romps around New York City that I've ever encountered. The writing is engaging and witty, the illustrations are magical.. and the walking tours that my daughter and I have done so far were a perfect mix of NYC standard sights and quirky, unexpected things that you've never even heard about. My daughter loves the set, and I myself would highly recommend it for anyone with curious and active kids who like getting out and about!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Resource, February 23, 2008

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Jennifer Donovan "5minutesforbooks" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: City Walks with Kids: New York: 50 Adventures on Foot (Cards)

This is a great resource for either a New Yorker or someone who is planning a visit with kids. These cards are portable and contain a good bit of information, including phone numbers, subway routes, and websites. Each card focuses on one destination, but mentions other attractions near the "walk," which makes it easy to plan out your excursion.