From Dorothy's red slippers to dinosaurs to the Wright brothers' plane, the Smithsonian is filled with objects fascinating to kids. Yet choosing what to see at the Smithsonian can challenge even the most enthusiastic families. Packed with activities, information, and pictures, this lively new guide offers children ages 8-12 years a way to navigate the Smithsonian. Engaging maps, photographs, and illustrations present the main museum halls along with puzzles, games, mad libs, and pages for journal entries, drawings, and superlatives that will help get kids ready for their big trip to the nation's capital and keep them focused and attentive as they navigate the world's largest museum complex that is the Smithsonian Institution. Awesome Adventures at the Smithsonian (spiral bound) is the perfect way to engage any child on their big trip to Washington, DC, and the Smithsonian.

In this second installment of the educational book series, Jack's Awesome Adventure, Jack learns how to make a new friend. On this adventure he and Mike have an awesome time while at summer camp. The two instantly forged a bond over baseball and ice cream. For friendships to grow Jack had to give it time and patience. Jack wasn't scared anymore, and he couldn't wait to see what was in store for his next awesome adventure with his new friend.

You’ve never seen the Wimpy Kid World like this before—an entirely new, awesome, friendly, truly fantastic fantasy quest from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney! From the imagination of Rowley Jefferson comes an adventure of epic proportions. Join Roland and his best friend, Garg the Barbarian, as they leave the safety of their village and embark on a quest to save Roland’s mom from the White Warlock. Will our heroes survive? Find out in Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Adventure! And don’t miss Rowley Jefferson’s first book, the instant #1 bestseller, Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson’s Journal!

On Sunday, Danny was asked to clean the basement of his new home. By Friday, he was New York City's last, desperate hope against total nuclear annihilation. That's a lot for one week, especially when it's also the first week of sixth grade. Danny's amazing adventure is told by a mysterious Uncle who is babysitting his young nephew, Tommy. An otherwise ordinary eleven year old boy from Brooklyn, Danny discovers a long-lost secret formula that grants him incredible superhuman abilities. To Danny, this is the most awesome thing that has ever happened to anybody. But this ultimate dream-come-true begins to turn into a nightmare, as Danny must contend with well-connected class bullies, hostile media, and the sinister organization that is attempting to seize the formula for its own nefarious purposes. All this, while keeping his true identity safe from his annoying and nosy little sister! Will Danny have what it takes to overcome these challenges, as well as a terrorist threat that threatens to flatten Manhattan? Or will the forces arrayed against him prove too much for his inexperience to overcome? Find out, together with the spellbound Tommy. But there is one part of the story that the Uncle cannot reveal to his young nephew - and is left for the readers to discover on their own!

Rising out of a ghetto, Mack got lucky and parlayed a gold discovery into one of the biggest fortunes ever controlled by a black person. Using God given talents, he parlayed his fortune into billions of dollars which he used to benefit minorities in Africa and the U.S. His adventures were highlighted by encounters with the "Killer Dictator", Adi Amin and Osma bin Laden, the terrorist. The love interest in this story covers a rich spoiled beauty and an African princess. Kidnappers threaten to wipe out Mack's family at one point, and in another, nearly loses his wife too an ancient Aztec death trap. Many new inventions and products are attrbuted to Mack's uncanny ability to concieve and design new products to enhance the quality of life. Minorities play a strong roll in all of Mack's achieviements.

The author is a new-comer to New Zealand. In the footsteps of Abel Tasman the author might have thought New Zealand to be a Dutch Colony! Life in the far North soon revealed characteristics that proved myopic aspirations were hard at work. But the author has a contagious sense of humour. And without the fine tuned skills in English expression the inimitable style of his book adds colour and fascination to the events he describes. I think the reader will be able to identify with some of the humorous situations and has probably met some of the officious personalities who take centre stage in a parochial community. To read this book written from a fresh perspective should be a therapeutic exercise to some of us too cloistered in some secluded pockets of post-imperialism and should be on the bookshelf of every immigrant wishing to understand the heart beat of their newly elected country.

Dallas and Denver's Zooland Adventure is the one that teaches them to be nice to animals. As always, the thrill-seeking set of siblings gets carried away in an unforgettable journey that helps them work, play and live together cooperatively and with care. Join them on their Zooland journey to meet Zebra Z. Strange and the royal Zooland gang.