Awesome Adventures at the Smithsonian: The Official Kids Guide to the Smithsonian Institution

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.

EMILY KORRELL is an elementary and middle school teacher and former Smithsonian museum docent. Korrell’s extensive experience developing multi-dimensional teaching and learning aids to stimulate and encourage deep involvement by all types of learners has played a central role in her development of Awesome Adventures at the Smithsonian.