Tad and his aunt Hattie take an imaginary trip to Hong Kong.Armed with a globe, an illustrated almanac, and their imaginations, Tad and Aunt Hattie...
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Jul 14, 2009
Anne
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Tad's family owns a tailor shop in Brooklyn. And the whole family is involved, aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc. Tad has jobs, too - some he likes and some he doesn't. They live above the shop and everyday his grandma makes them lunch. After that his favorite aunt takes him to his room where they play his favorite game: "The Travel Game" involving a globe and a picture book featuring 1001 places in the world. After they determine where they will go, they lok at the pictures and ad
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Aug 29, 2009
Dolly
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This is a wonderful tale that describes a very close Polish family, with Aunts, Uncles and Grandparents living together with the young boy's family; they work together, eat together an help one another. His aunt helps him settle down for an afternoon nap by playing the travel game, where they go anywhere in the world using their imagination and a book with pictures from all over. This time, they go to Hong Kong and describe the things they do and see there (some of them obviously untrue and ju
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Sep 18, 2011
Jenny
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Cute story about a boy, Tad, who plays the Travel Game with his aunt. They spin the globe, point to a spot, look it up in a book to see some photos and then make up a great adventure...traveling to that destination in their imagination. What a fun way to teach geography and an appreciation for the worlds' cultures.
Nov 18, 2010
Smizler
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A fun read about a boy who escapes to far of lands with the help of a globe. I used to do this as a kid. The best part - the author is a Buffalonian and the book is set here in town.
Nov 06, 2010
I read it but don't remember it. This is the sort of book that I would remember, so it must not have been remarkable.
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