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Title: Birnbaum's Walt Disney World for Kids By Kids 2003 by Birnbaum ISBN: 0-7868-5374-3 Publisher: Disney Editions Pub. Date: September, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.39 (18 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Truly for Kids!
Comment: I purchased this book after quickly previewing it in the local bookstore and finding that it had A LOT of pictures for my four year old son to look at. I thought that it would be a great bedtime read for us as we anticipate our trip. Although we have pretty much enjoyed it, it is really not that kind of book. Some of the pictures were a little scary for him (the witch in Snow White-- too realistic and eerie- and the photos of the Haunted Mansion) and many other pics were cartoons rather than actually pics of the parks. The intended audience is kids who can read and complete written activities alone or with little assistance. The language is geared for this age group without being too simplistic and there are great games, activities and ideas for kids getting ready for a WDW vacation(you write right in the book!). An awesome book for the count-down days preceding the trip but an EVEN BETTER book for the long plane, car, or bus trip! What a fantastic idea! Needs more pics of the parks but even still a great activity with interesting page layouts. We'll be saving this book for when my son is a little older.
Rating: 2
Summary: Great idea, lousy execution.
Comment: "Hey Uncle, look at this book! It's written all STUPID! Whoever wrote it must think kids are dumb."
That was the first exclamation I heard the moment I discovered my two *very* young nephews reading this while at the local bookstore. They were looking at it with shocked wide eyes and were saying the above comment not in rudeness, but in amasement and seriousness. After flipping through it, I could see why.
Talk about false advertising! What the title promises is a great idea, but it's not really "by kids, for kids". Rather, it's the editor writing all over the place about where to go and what to do while only having small white boxes filled with kids' actual comments on the side. My nephews are right: the editor is talking DOWN to children here in a forced, self-conscious "gosh, golly, gee whiz!"-style dialect that is flat out insulting. Kids are NOT stupid!
Not surprisingly, only the preciously short comments by the featured kids are worth reading here because they're simply writing and talking naturally (unlike the editor).
Other two complaints my nephews had: first of all, the book is far too short for it's own good. And the second... well, they want me to describe it this way as I sit here typing this. The moment they flipped through the book, the first thing they exclaimed in disbelief was "Where's the index?" That's right, there is NO index in this book, another serious sign that the editor grossly underestimates the intelligence of this book's intended audience. For pete's sake, even the classic Disney encyclopedias and Charlie Brown Super Books had indexes for kids to use!
In the end, the boys were terribly disappointed, then proceeded to pull out one of the "ordinary" Disney travel books off the shelf to flip through instead. They told me they liked it much better because it had all the information they wanted.
Back to the draw board!
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Book For Children!
Comment: I love these books! I have all of them since 1996. Now that I am 14, I feel that I may be too old for them! I still Love them anyway! I do recomend this book if you are planning a trip to Walt Disney World with you Children and I hope you have a wonderful time there I know I would!!
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Title: Birnbaum's Walt Disney World 2003: Expert Advice from the Inside Source by Birnbaum ISBN: 0786853727 Publisher: Disney Editions Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2003 by Bob Sehlinger ISBN: 0764566040 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 15 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Walt Disney World With Kids, 2003 (Walt Disney World With Kids) by Kim Wright Wiley ISBN: 0761537171 Publisher: Prima Lifestyles Pub. Date: 27 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Passporter Walt Disney World Resort 2003: The Unique Travel Guide, Planner, Organizer, Journal, and Keepsake (Passporter Travel Guides) by Jennifer Watson, Dave Marx, Allison Cerel Marx ISBN: 1587710102 Publisher: PassPorter Travel Press/MediaMarx Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: The Hassle-Free Walt Disney World Vacation, 2003 (Hassle Free Walt Disney World Vacation, 2003) by Steven M. Barrett ISBN: 1887140433 Publisher: Intrepid Traveler Pub. Date: November, 1902 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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