Frommer's New York City With Kids, 6th Edition [Paperback]

Holly Hughes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 9, 1998 | Series: Frommer's With Kids

A complete and imaginative guide to family fun… with activities and ideas for every day of the year! Let Frommer's show you where your kids can:

• Get up close and personal with Lady Liberty
• View the city from King Kong's climbing post
• Play Top Gun on a real aircraft carrier
• Hang out with Egyptian mummies
• Go eyeball-to-eyeball with a Triceratops
• Take a monorail through the wilds of Asia
• Create a rainbow or a windstorm
• Ride in a Venetian gondola
• Try out their talents on camera
• Sit at the wheel of a city bus

Plus invaluable travel tips:

• Age ranges for each sight and activity
• Hotels that offer cribs and rollaway beds
• A complete rundown on theme restaurants and places with kids' menus
• Shopping for everything from baby booties to import CDs

Visit us online at www.frommers.com

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From the Back Cover

LET FROMMER'S SHOW YOU WHERE YOUR KIDS CAN:

• Get up close and personal with Lady Liberty
• View the city from King Kong's climbing point
• Play Top Gun on a real aircraft carrier
• Mix their very own music videos
• Take a monorail through the wilds of Asia
• Sit at the wheel of a city bus
• Go biking, horseback riding, or in-line skating

PLUS INVALUABLE TRAVEL TIPS:

• Age ranges for each attraction and activity
• Hotels that offer cribs and rollaway beds
• A complete rundown on restaurants with kids' menus
• Shopping for everything from baby booties to comic books
• A New York parent's words of wisdom on safety in the city
• How to have a good time without breaking the bank

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

About the Authors Holly Hughes is a freelance writer and editor who lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with her husband and three children. She has been the editor of Pocket Books' Nancy Drew Mysteries, a contributing editor to Scholastic's Literary Cavalcade magazine, and an executive editor of Fodor's Travel Guides. For Frommer's, she has been series editor for Frommer's Irreverent Guides and Frommer's By Night guides. New Zealander Sonja Deely, whose first child was born in June 1998, learned the ropes of raising a child in New York City by assisting Holly in fact-checking this edition. Mercer Warriner is an editor and writer living in SoHo with her husband and two sons. She has been editor and writer on various Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series; as a senior editor at Berkley Books, she acquired and edited romances and mysteries. She has also worked at William Morrow and Pocket Books. Jennifer Lebin is a student in a joint degree program at Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary. She has lived in New York since 1993.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Frommers; 6 edition (December 9, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028626354
• ISBN-13: 978-0028626352
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,279,986 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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70 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Frommer's New York City with Kids, 6th Edition, November 21, 1999

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Gwen Carden (Palm City, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frommer's New York City With Kids, 6th Edition (Paperback)

I have two things to rave about - the book and the service from Amazon.com.

First, the book. I wanted to take my 12-year-old son to New York City but had no idea how to plan it, not being terribly familiar with the city. The book made it so easy!

Not only does it describe in great detail the plusses and minuses of activities, it tells what ages are likely to enjoy the activity, the hours, the cost and even how to get there.

After just 2 hours of going through the book and looking at the terrific maps that break Manhattan into three parts, I was able to plan our four days to perfection. Because of the maps with each destination circled and numbered for easy reference, I knew where all the places were within an area, and we didn't waste time traveling on the same day from one extreme of the island to the other.

The restaurant section was terrific, too, and very "right-on."

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough, entertaining guide to read, January 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Frommer's New York City With Kids, 6th Edition (Paperback)

I have already taken the kids to the Big Apple but wanted to be better prepared for the next trip. I found this guide extremeley helpful and accurate in its assessments. The restaurant reviews are particularly good- that was one area where I "winged it" and wished I had more working knowledge of the city. This guide is worth every penny.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Informative guide for travel with kids, May 14, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Frommer's(r) New York City with Kids, 8th Edition (Paperback)

Having traveled several times to NYC as a couple, we were unsure as to what our plans would be with two boys, 2 & 6. This guide was invaluable. It is an excellent resource for families. It is particularly useful when choosing family outings, accommodations, & restaurants. Age guidelines & menu summaries are provided for each restaurant. Descriptions of hotels & rooms (& space in the rooms) are given. Lots of info on kids' activities that isn't readily available to a visitor such as shows & museums for children, playgrounds, & even tips for finding a public restroom. And much more. Phone #s, websites, pricing, & age guidelines are given for all. Plus, lots of tips for many popular destinations about waiting times, environment for a small child (or older child), etc. - all that info that parents of young children want! All in all a great guide.