Book 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!
From the Inside Flap
From the author of NEW YORK'S 50 BEST PLACES TO FIND PEACE AND QUIET comes the ultimate guide to guaranteed good-time spots for kids in New York City. From Abracadabra, the store known as the Halloween capitol of the city, to Winnie-the-Pooh at the Donnell Library, Ishac lists dozens of kid-tested sights for sports, arts, science and just plain fun. This completely revised second edition has many new entries.
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.
New York's 50 Best Places to Take Children FROM THE PUBLISHER
From the author of New York's 50 Best Places to Find Peace and Quiet comes the ultimate guide to guaranteed good-time spots for kids in New York City. From Abracadabra, the store known as the Halloween capitol of the city, to Winnie-the-Pooh at the Donnell Library, Ishac lists dozens of kid-tested sights for sports, arts, science and just plain fun. This completely revised second edition has many new entries.
Author Biography: Allan Ishac is an advertising copywriter and creator of the Telly Award-winning Hard Hat Harry(tm) children's video series. He is also the author of New York's 50 Best Places to Find Peace & Quiet. Allan lives in Manhattan and seeks serenity through balloon sculpting.