Walt Disney World Adventure: A Field Guide and Activity Book for Explorers [Paperback]

Tracie A Cook (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2010

Turn a trip to Walt Disney World into a learning adventure!

The mystery and magic of Walt Disney World is captured in this fun-filled adventure field guide. Jam-packed with curriculum-based activities and challenges, "Walt Disney World Adventure" encourages Explorers to follow cryptic clues, decode concealed messages, and solve challenging puzzles as they uncover hidden details and unlock Disney secrets around the four theme parks.

“Helpful hints”—tools provided to help the reader navigate the Challenges—ensures motivated young learners through adventurous middle schoolers will find the fun facts, games, and activities interesting and entertaining.

"Walt Disney World Adventure: A Field Guide and Activity Book for Explorers" is perfect for building anticipation before a trip, a useful and accessible guide to the parks, and a learning resource after the trip with the use of “Next Step” learning activities. There are also “Kid Tips” offering recommendations from other Explorers.

Now your Walt Disney World vacation will have the educational content of a school field trip, the self-guided fun of a quest, and the lasting documentation of a personal journal. Plus, kids can earn their “Explorer Certificates,” share their own recommendations, and find out how to become a Featured Kid Explorer.”

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Tracie A. Cook has been visiting Walt Disney World since her childhood. As a self-proclaimed Disney parks expert, she decided to combine her love of Walt Disney World with her knowledge of education. Tracie holds a master’s degree in education and curriculum development, has extensive research experience with individualized instruction, and has worked with her intermediate school district on the integration and instruction of state and national curriculum benchmarks. With more than twelve years’ experience as a teacher and countless family trips to Walt Disney World, she recognizes that many valuable learning opportunities happen outside the classroom. Her goal in writing this book is to foster a love of learning and encourage children to explore new places. Tracie is also the author of "Kid Tips for Walt Disney World: Touring Advice by Kids for Kids."

Product Details

• Paperback: 174 pages
• Publisher: Vacation Field Guides (December 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0982910916
• ISBN-13: 978-0982910917
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #847,183 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars What a Clever Idea! February 18, 2011

By Kelly J Raudenbush

Format:Paperback

If you are a homeschooling mom making your Disney trip a field trip or a mom who is feeling guilty or has had someone try to make her feel guilty about taking her kids out of school for a week to go to Disney (insert throat clearing here), you would probably really like this book. It's got all sorts of stuff in there about Disney World (pictures of things to look for, some history about the park, info and tips about rides, etc.) as well as educational info on every page (e.g., a lesson about forced perspective when talking about the Streets of American in Hollywood Studios, an introduction to onomatopoeia when talking about the Indiana Jones stunt show, a lesson about turtles when talking about Turtle Talk With Crush, a timeline of technology when talking about Carousel of Progress). And, of course, it's got oodles of activities (e.g., decoding a secret message from Mr. Potato head, identifying dinosaurs, putting the time on clock faces on the Mad Tea Party page, word searches, mad libs, and the like). For my just-turned-7-year-old who loves activity pages and homework books, she got into this one. I wish it were actually a spiral so that it would be easier for her to handle rather than a bound book with the faux spiral cover. Though she didn't attach to it like my son did to Cook's other book, she did enjoy doing a bunch of the activities before we left. I took it with us for her to do on the plane and during downtime, but who am I kidding? There really isn't much downtime when you are in Disney. So, we never actually used it on the trip. She is planning on finishing every page though and will probably even enjoy Cook's website when she's done that has some additional activities and certificates to print out. It is a good way to use some of the fun of Disney to teach your kid more than "Disney World is the most magical place on earth." That is, if you feel like you need to teach something other than that. You may not.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars What a great idea December 21, 2010

By A. Lissak

Format:Paperback

This book is fantastic. There are tons of fun, yet educational, exercises and games for kids approx 8-14, to enhance their WDW vacation. No need to feel guilty about taking kids out of school with the help of this book! There are math, vocabulary, history, and so many more lessons. They're so much fun I wanted to complete them all myself! I highly recommend this book to anyone with school aged children traveling to the parks!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Fun and Great Information January 8, 2011

By Tinkster08

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

This book if full of all kinds of fun things to do and great information. It is great to hear from all the children about what they like about Disney World and to be able to see it through their eyes. It is very informative for parents also because you can see how your children might react through the comments the children have made in the book. I highly recommend this book!