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Title: The Unofficial Guide(r) to California with Kids, 3rd Edition by Colleen Dunn Bates, Susan LaTempa ISBN: 0-7645-6685-7 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Could Be Better. Disappointing!
Comment: I have the first edition of this book, and when I first moved to the LA area, it was great to have...but, I find it lacking a lot now that I know more about the area. It doesn't mention the Huntington Gardens, or the Rose Bowl, or Descanso Gardens (cool tiny train that runs on weekends)or other kid friendly venues. I found the restaurant listings useless...rest's are everywhere, and I tend not to make one a special destination when I'm on a daytrip!
I recommend getting an up-to-date California guidebook (Lonely Planet or some such) and decide where to go based on your child's and your inclinations, and ignore the ubiquitous malls that you can find anywhere in country.
Rating: 3
Summary: Has Good and Bad Points
Comment: Good Points: Give good descriptions of attractions, including an estimate of how long you'll want to spend, and practical issues like availablity of food/strollers/etc.
Good descriptions of natural sights (beaches, parks) as well as man-made attractions.
Bad Points: Seems to take a very narrow view of what kids are going to enjoy. Why assume that no child is capable of enjoying an art museum? Or, as the authors states flatly, that kids hate scenery, and that your teen would much rather stay home with his friends than actually travel with his family? (Author suggests spending time at the local malls if you are travelling with teens!) Or that kids won't eat anything but hamburger-based kid's menus?
Given that the book is covering a large geographic area, and given the author's abovementioned narrow view of 'kid-friendliness', many important attractions aren't mentioned at all.
Only a few accomodations recommendations are given, and most are very expensive.
(This review, incidently, applies to all the books in this series; California, Florida, and Washington DC).
Rating: 5
Summary: Be a tourist in your own backyard
Comment: I live in southern California, and this book has inspired countless Saturday family outings. I had no idea what was in my own backyard! It is fabulous to have someone's advice on what is worth spending the time, with kids, in traffic for. We have loved this book-and hope to find a similar one when we move to Philadelphia!
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Title: Fun with the Family in Southern California, 4th: Hundreds of Ideas for Day Trips with the Kids by Laura Kath, Pamela Joy Price ISBN: 0762721952 Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Fodor's Around Los Angeles with Kids, 2nd Edition : 68 Great Things to Do Together by Fodor's ISBN: 0679009140 Publisher: Fodor's Pub. Date: 05 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Fodor's Around San Francisco with Kids, 2nd Edition : 68 Great Things to Do Together by Fodor's ISBN: 0679009167 Publisher: Fodor's Pub. Date: 05 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Fun Places to Go With Children in Northern California: 9th Edition over 350 Listings, Completely Revised and Updated by Elizabeth Pomada ISBN: 0811838153 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: FamilyFun Vacation Guide: California & Hawaii by Carole Terwilliger Meyers ISBN: 0786853034 Publisher: Disney Editions Pub. Date: 01 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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