Amsterdam, Netherlands (Holland) has more museums than any other city in the world But if you ask a kid, most kids really don't like museums and stuff like that much, unless it happens to be a place for Kids, like the Nemo Science Center--yes, that's right, Nemo, like the fish And you can even take a tour boat to get there for a fun hands on science experience Some of the other museums you can see are the Anne Frank Museum, the Van Gogh Museum (the guy who cut off his ear) and Rijksmuseum, just to name a few. People get around Amsterdam by bike, by bus and by boat, and sometimes by car....

Archaeological research has shown the Cahuilla people have lived and thrived in the Palm Springs area for the past 350-500 years. The Cahuilla name for the area was "Se-Khi," which means "boiling water." Some think the name Palm Springs originated from early Spanish explorers who called the area as "La Palma de la Mano de Dios," which means "The Palm of God's hand." Written by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, with photographs by John D. Weigand, this book lets kids glimpse a bit of what they can do when they go to this beautiful place, set way out in the...

Volendam, Netherlands is known for its old fishing boats and the traditional clothing still worn by some local residents. The high pointed bonnet and dress style is one of the most recognizable of the Dutch traditional costumes; and visitors can have their pictures taken in traditional Dutch costumes at more than one of the many shops you will find along the waterfront. Volendam was originally the harbor of nearby Edam, situated at the mouth of the IJ bay. In 1357, a shorter canal was dug to the Zuiderzee, and it had its own harbor. The original harbor was dammed. Farmers and fishermen...

Leiden is the home to the Netherlands' oldest university, and it's the birthplace of Rembrandt. It is also someplace where a kid can be surprised, and where you can sometimes expect what is the unexpected Leiden served as a stop off point in the 17th century for America's Pilgrim founders. The best way to get to Leiden today is by train. The journey takes 10-15 minutes from The Hague, 20 minutes from the Schiphol Airport, the main airport in the Netherlands, and between 30 and 40 minutes to get there from Amsterdam. Written by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope...

The city of Delft sits between The Hague and Rotterdam in Netherlands's southwest. The name, Delft, comes from the Dutch word for digging; and this makes sense, because there are a lot of canals in Delft, which also seems to be a big highlight of other places in the Netherlands as well. You can see the 13th-century Old Church, the 15th-century New Church, and the Prinsenhof, once home to the great William of Orange, now a museum. Delft has long been a center for fine ceramics, and traditional hand painting methods can still be witnessed at Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles. But this 'learn to read'...

Zaanse Schans is one of the highlights of the Netherlands. It's located just outside of Amsterdam, and you can get there by taking the suburban train from the Amsterdam Central Station. Here you will find a working community dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries full of wooden windmills, barns, houses and museums Built in the Dutch wooden architectural style, this town was actually relocated here piece by piece . The Zaanse Schans will surprise you with what you see, taste, smell and experience Most of what you will see is free; and shopping is loads of fun, an important thing for any...

It's lots of fun to visit the place where a famous writer lived, to walk the cobblestone streets and to imagine what a place was really like long ago. Where does imagination begin? Does it begin with inspiration? Just about every kid is familiar with the work of the famous Hans Christian Andersen, and Hans Christian Andersen was once a kid just like you (And he was born in Odense, Denmark.) Written by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, this 'learn to read' book, with its word recognition, word repetition and rhyme is filled with the wonderful photographs of...

Sometimes a person needs to go right back to the beginning; and that's what photographer John D. Weigand did when he visited Aarhus, Denmark, the birthplace of his grandfather, the inventor, Julius Petersen, who knew Thomas Edison and Orville and Wilber Wright, and who left Denmark as a young man to seek his fortune in the world There are lots of fun things to do and see when you go to Aarhus, Denmark; and there is even a place they call the 'old town' (Den Gamle By) where you can have some old-fashioned fun and see exactly how things used to be. Take a trip with award winning author,...

here is a wonderful castle, Kronborg Castle, that is a must see when you travel to Helsingor, Denmark; but there is something else that is very special in Helsingor that award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, and photographer John D. Weigand discovered along the way, a wonderful library, where a kid can have fun exploring hundreds of wonderful books, The Culture Yard - Centre For Knowledge - Children's Library And yes, there are books written in English as well as Danish Use this 'learn to read' book to practice your reading skills using word recognition, word...

Sometimes it's fun to just pretend you are a Viking for a day And that is very easy to do when you are in Oslo, Norway; because you can see first hand how Vikings really used to live, and then you can imagine going back in time to live like a real Viking In Oslo, there is a lot to see From the modern day town to the wonderful museums, that aren't really like museums at all, but truly reflect (in life-size ) replicas and restorations of Viking boats and other Viking artifacts, to the Norsk Folkemuseum ( Norway's largest open air museum) to the Oslo Viking Ship Museum (and more) there is a...