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| Adventure Walks for Families in and Around London | 
 enlarge | Authors: Becky Jones, Clare Lewis
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers
Category: Book
List Price: £8.99
Buy New: £3.71
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 14618
Media: Paperback
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 0711227527
EAN: 9780711227521
ASIN: 0711227527
Publication Date: June 12, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
a breath of fresh air October 9, 2008
Adventure walks is a model volume - small enough to tuck into an anorak pocket, big enough to contain all the kinds of information you really really need when exploring somewhere new with children in uncertain British weather. The illustrations are an utter delight, and the tone just perfect - inspiring and realistic, rather than hectoring or high-minded. And however well-read in children's literature you might imagine yourself, you're bound to find yourself musing at some point.. "I didn't know that!"
This book actually works...! June 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We took this book for a spin last weekend and ended up having the time of our lives. I took our camping stove and a lemon (would you ever think of taking this on a walk?) and made nettle tea.
Yes! It turned from green to pink, the kids loved it and my 10-year old actually drank it. Oh, and my husband now thinks he is Ray Mears and has gone all survivalist. Plus, I've been inspired to start reading some classic children's literature to my kids which makes welcome change to Jaqueline Wilson. Thank you.
inspirational June 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
How I wish there'd been a book like this when my own children were small - but at least it's arrived in time for the grandchildren. It's such a brilliant idea - in fact it's perfect...it makes one long to get out and what I love about it is that it makes it so easy to make it fun and reminds one of all the things that all children used to do but that are now being forgotten - how to make catapults and to have real adventures. Every family who longs to get out more but is daunted by the logistics now has no excuse - this book leads them by the hand and makes it the greatest possible fun. (and whisper, it not, will teach most adults a thing or too as well) ..get your rucksacks out now...it'll be worth it
Full tilt family refreshment! June 1, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is beautifully produced and really well organised. It is packed with fascinating, leading information without crowding you or being too earnest. So, you read it on the loo or in the bath on Friday night, picking up lots of ideas that you might have had yourself but never seem to find time for and then fit it snugly into a pocket when you and gang set out. All the risks which can turn an adventure with children into a nightmare, because you miscounted the miles or run out of sandwiches, are taken out of the equation by this fantastic little volume. A stylish, quirky must for every London family!
something amazing happened May 28, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I handed this book to my couch-potato husband and within an hour he had switched off Sky Sports, packed a bag with penknife, string and a picnic and was herding the children into the car for a family day out. The book is brilliant - the authors have thought of everything: loads of great walks, how to get there, things to look out for, how to keep grumbling kids amused, and the best pubs to head for when you're done.
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