Demetra Tsavaris-lecourezos

Young World Travelers and the Magical Crystal Globe Demetra Tsavaris-lecourezos

With a Magical Crystal Globe, where would you go? Six children from a small Florida town set off on an adventure to New York, using their imaginations and Mrs. Eva's Magic Crystal Globe. "Close your eyes . . ." she says. Imagine . . . Poof! The Young World Travelers are in Queens, New York, for their first Magical Crystal Globe adventure, where they visit famous sites, such as the Queens County Farm, a civil war fort, and Flushing Meadows, the site of the 1938 and 1964 World's Fairs! They ride a train, a covered wagon, and a classic car to their various destinations, sometimes even dressed in the clothing of the times! Suddenly faraway places are not so far, and history meets the present in a colorful display of imagination. Will you become a Young World Traveler too? ~~~~~ "EDU-TAINMENT" The Young World Travelers? series The Young World Travelers? invite you on many exciting journeys to explore THEIR worlds ... The series is intended to be a "reference library" of travel from a child's perspective. From story to story, the Young World Travelers? will share the histories of each place they visit, the cultures, the architecture, the modes of travel, currency, food and music, to name a few. The stories will also incorporate the concepts of sharing and manners, compassion and empathy, and integrity. The educational aspect along with the uplifting camaraderie combine to offer a new form of learning: edu-tainment!