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Simon & Barklee in England

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Simon & Barklee In England is the latest book in the adventurous Simon & Barklee series for children. The exciting tale is of a best-friends dog and bird duo exploring a new country, visiting Shakespeare's home town, and singing for the Queen among numerous other amazing activities. Simon & Barklee features not only playful color illustrations, but also a simple map of England and a glossary of British English words that differ from their American counterparts, making the engaging exploits of the animal companions as educational as it is entertaining! Also highly recommended is the Simon & Barklee In England Fun Book (0970466153, $4.00), a consumable companion workbook for young folks, who can undertake 22 different exercises of three different challenge levels, from coloring the Union Jack flag to measuring in metrics and learning what happens when one crosses the International Date Line.

Two years ago I bought this to entertain and educate my seven-year-old son before a trip to England. He liked it well enough, but seemed to forget all about it. Then, a few months ago (now nine), he picked it up again, read it himself end to end, reminisced about his experiences in England, asked if there were other books in the series, etc. (Unfortunately, no sign of Italy or Greece yet!)

So, between the pre-trip tell-'em-what-they're-gonna-see and the post-trip reminder of what they've seen, we've gotten full value ++ out of it and so will other parents of school-age travelers!!