Travel
CALIFORNIA DREAMING? WHY TAKE A CALIFORNIA FAMILY VACATION THIS SUMMER?
Duke and Daisy are taking you to the 31st state California greeted explorers, vacationers, and adventurers for years and there are still many attractions for families to explore in the Golden State today. Duke and Daisy share the best family California adventures. Special California stories On September 29, 1542, Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo…
Read MoreTAKE YOUR KIDS TO ARKANSAS TO SHOW THEM THE WONDERS OF NATURE AND A SPECIAL NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
ARKANSAS THE 25TH STATE’S MOTTO: THE PEOPLE RULE. ARKANSAS HAS THE MOST DIVERSE GEOGRAPHY WITH MOUNTAINS, RIVERS, AND HOT SPRINGS. IT’S GREAT FOR OUTDOOR AND NATURE LOVERS. Arkansas is a sparkling state. Why? It’s a sparkling Diamond state with the discovery of diamonds in 1906 at the Crater of Diamonds State Park. Today…
Read MoreDISCOVER WHY YOUR KIDS WOULD LOVE TO VISIT ALASKA
Duke and Daisy are ready to help you take your kids to their next state on their plans for their fifty-state journey. Their next destination is Alaska, the 49th state. They also have some experts from Alaska to be the tour guides. Family members of Iditarod Trail Sled Dogs. Alaska’s native peoples include the Athabascans,…
Read MoreDISCOVER THE MANY BENEFITS OF TRAVEL FOR KIDS
Duke and Daisy are always thinking about good things for kids. They’d like to share their recent discovery about the benefit of travel for kids. Daisy would like to share an article from Mamadisput that inspired her to ask Duke about her plan to take children on a wonderful travel adventure for kids in all…
Read More3 Great authors’ childhoods can inspire children’s writing dreams
Duke and Daisy have a new assistant, Dugan the Literary Critic. He spends his time finding great books for children. Here’s what he found for his first assignment. Dugan, the Literary critic, discovered a fantastic book, “Before they were Authors Famous Authors – Famous Writers as Kids.” These illustrious authors’ stories may inspire future…
Read MoreCan your family benefit from an eco-friendly adventure vacation?
Would you and your family prefer to scale a mountain in Colorado or the Himalayas, go scuba diving in the Caribbean or Australia, or wander through a farmer’s market in Italy or Vietnam? What counts — for each of us — is the new ways we see the world — and possibly make…
Read MoreHelp your kids discover Peter Pan’s magic and learn to fly with J. M. Barrie
Duke and Daisy got to thinking about kids today with all the Covid -19 restrictions that kept them from their usual fun activities. They decided that Peter Pan would be a guy to help kids have fun and feel free and adventurous. Since the author of Peter Pan is J.M. Barrie and it’s Mr. Barrie’s…
Read More3 Great ideas for a children’s literary book tour this summer.
Duke and Daisy are packing their travel bags for their suggestions to take your kids on a literary road trip this summer. They believe in Saint Augustine’s quote. “The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” Saint Augustine They’re packing their suitcases with children’s novels and picture…
Read MoreHow does literary travel encourage children to read?
“The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” Saint Augustine I think you’ll agree that taking children to the location of best-loved children’s author’s homes and sharing the authors’ books with your child does inspire them to love reading. With so many new interactive…
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