Backseat A-B-See
By Maria van Lieshout
While adults use road signs to help them drive safely, kids can have a lark looking at the symbol signs arranged in this book as an alphabet: an airport, a bike route, children at play, gas, keep right, one way, and yield.
Journey
By Aaron Becker
In this magical tale, a girl uses her red maker to draw a door on the wall of her bedroom and begins a trip that is filled with strange sights and unfamiliar places — and revelations of
her empathy, kindness, and heroism.
My Travels with Clara
By Mary Tavener Homes
In this true account, a Dutch sea captain takes a rhinoceros from India named Clara on a tour of Europe in 1741, where most people had never seen a rhinoceros before. Her story lets young would-be travelers see Germany, Austria, France, and Italy.
New York, Baby!
By Ward Jenkins
In this positive view of city travels, a young boy experiences the excitement and energy of the Big Apple, starting with a bagel with cream cheese for breakfast and winding up with an ice cream cone treat on Bleecker Street.
Which Way?
By Marthe Jocelyn
This enchanting picture book is aimed at children from ages two to five who enjoy traveling as much (and maybe even more) as arriving at the destination. It shows that the world is a very helpful place and there are signs everywhere to guide us.
A World of Cities
By James Brown
Each page spread of this gloriously oversized book serves as a combination travel poster and treasure-hunt for fascinating facts. It covers 30 cities in all and not only gives a world tour, but also a chance to explore some of the best of what the human spirit can achieve.
You Are Home: An Ode to the National Parks
By Evan Turk
This book immerses children in the sights, sounds, and smells of these cherished lands, continually returning to the title refrain: "You are home." It speaks of the parks not only as cherished American monuments of nature preserved for public use but also as sacred places to Native Americans.
