New York's 50 Best Places to Take Children (Paperback)

by Allan Ishac (Author), Katherine Schultz (Illustrator)

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Product Description
Get ready for fun with the ultimate guide book for parents, grandparents, tourists, and teachers who are looking for a guaranteed good time for kids ages 2-12! Discover a child-friendly store with bins of toys, a doll hospital with a kooky collection of body parts (including hundreds of pairs of glass eyes), and a magic shop with a free show every weekend!

Plus you'll find the best action-packed museums, the best playgrounds (want to climb into a hippo's mouth?), and the best tours (walk around the Knicks' locker room or do the weather in a real TV studio). Explore the most awesome amusements and attractions in the Big Apple-- all for kids. You'll get 10 bonus locations-- just for fun!
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About the Author
Allan Ishac is an advertising copywriter and creator of the Telly Award-winning Hard Hat Harry video series for children. He is a recipient of the Mayor's Volunteer Superstars Award for his bedtime story readings at Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan and is also the author of New York's 50 Best Places to Find Peace and Quiet. He lives right here in this giant theme park-- New York City.

Katherine Schultz is very fond of New York City. She lived here for five years and worked as a senior artist for the Children's Television Workshop. Katherine lives in Philadelphia where she is earning her master's degree in art education from the University of the Arts.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 150 pages
• Publisher: City and Company; 1st edition (April 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885492308
• ISBN-13: 978-1885492302
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,034,805 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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50 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Written from a kids perspective and right on!, August 29, 2000

By	L A. (NY USA) - See all my reviews

You will no longer have any excuse for being bored on a rainy day (or a sunny day either!) I recently took my 5 year old to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island without first checking to see what information this book offered. BAD MOVE! My son was tired of waiting on the long lines, bored with static exhibits, hungry, hot, etc. If I had checked with New York's 50 Best Places to Take Children I would have found out that there is a 90 minute tour boat that goes past the Statue of Liberty. My son would have seen the statue without the long, tiring lines to wait on just to go to the top of the pedestal (we weren't early enough to go to the crown). Mr. Ishac has captured the best attractions the big apple has to offer a child from the kid's point of view. The book is small enough to carry in a pocket while acting like a tourist; even if you have lived in NY all of your life like I have. Included in the featured attractions are the usual favorites such as the American Museum of Natural History and the Empire State building plus some unusual and obscure spots such as the Chinatown Ice Cream Factory. Now I just have to try and find the time to visit all of these great places.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Ideas!, January 19, 2001

By	Cecilia Campa (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews

I (like many) have been to NYC many, many times. But, going with children is a whole new experience. This book is helpful because it mentions things many visitors wouldn't know (Did you know there was a monorail in the Bronx zoo?). Great book!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Things to do with my kid....., March 8, 2006

By	N. Ryder "Alli's Mama" (NY, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: New York's 50 Best Places to Take Children, 2nd Edition (City and Company) (Paperback)

This book is pretty helpful for those weekend 'what do you feel like doing' moments. I have lived in NY my whole life, (30 years) and had never been to the (mini) zoo in Queens. It lists some pretty cool places to go and see, with accurate and updated descriptions. If you have kids, and live in NY, you need this book.