Exploring Houston with Children (Paperback)

by Elaine L. Galit (Author), Vikk Simmons (Author)

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Product Description
More than a travel guide to the city of Houston, this book is a resource for places that provide entertainment and enjoyment for kids while enhancing their education. Parents, teachers, home choolers, and community leaders will find this an interesting and instructive guide to the city and its surroundings.

Product Details

• Paperback: 275 pages
• Publisher: Republic of Texas (May 30, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556228392
• ISBN-13: 978-1556228391
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #650,256 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You just might learn something!, February 3, 2002

By	Cathy Stucker "IdeaLady.com" (Sugar Land, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As the author of "Offbeat Houston", I'm always looking for interesting and fun places to see in Houston. "Exploring Houston with Children" is packed with lots of great places to go and fascinating things to see. If you're looking for ways to entertain and educate the kids, you'll find lots of great ideas here. There are many suggestions on integrating the featured attractions into lesson plans, and the resources, photos and web listings provide plenty of additional information. The kids will have fun while learning and, who knows, you just might learn a thing or two yourself!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Guide for Teachers, Too, June 2, 2001

By	Jasper J Frontiera (Houston, Tx United States) - See all my reviews

This is Deborah Frontiera, Jasper Frontiera's wife speaking in this review. As a kindergarten teacher in Houston, ISD, who is in charge of planning field trips for the grade level, I am always on the look out for good resources. Elaine Galit and Vikk Simmon's book, Exploring Houston With Children, is one of the best, most complete, easy to use resources I have seen in a long time. Everything I need is right there all in one place and neatly organized.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exploring is the Most Fun!, May 22, 2001

By A Customer

Simmons and Galit explored the 4th largest city in the United States, and found lots and lots of fun stuff to do with kids. They researched and interviewed and spent a lot of time gathering so much information that you couldn't possibly get to it all in one summer.

This book is a must for finding the perfect summer or all-year-round activities for your school-age children. It's great for the big kids too, because even if you've lived in Houston all your life, like I have, you didn't know about some of this great stuff!

I was surprised to find so much great information on the space program and astronomy, in general, in and around the Houston area; and I was happy to find so much to do "In your own Backyard," on a shoestring budget.

This is a great bargain in the investment of your kids' childhoods and futures. I wish we had a book like this when I was growing up.