The Travel Activity Book, Lonely Planet Kids

This travel companion for the incurably curious is your guide to finding the world's most amazing secret places. So grab your compass and let's get started as you explore the far corners of our world. Start your adventure in the west at Hawaii's Pineapple Garden Maze, before traveling along the line of longitude to Vanuatu's underwater post office.

Get ready to bungee jump off a road to nowhere in the Brazilian jungle, or lose yourself in the world's largest maze. Whether deep underwater in a prehistoric grotto or high on a cliff at the tip of a rock troll's tongue, afloat on waters as pink as a rose or swimming with pigs on a sandy beach, adventure awaits around every corner.

About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids--an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet--published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travelers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore

In each city there are all kinds of things to spot, from tasty festival food and traditional hats to a famous landmark, a unique souvenir, and a local animal or two. You'll need to hunt high and low, peep inside buildings, and search among the crowds. Get ready. Set. Seek and find

About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids--an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet--published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travelers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore

101 Small Ideas to Change the World is a practical, fun and creative book to inspire you at home, school and in your local community and beyond Remember, all big ideas start with just one person who decides to do things differently. You could be that person.

Ideas for Caring for Others include:

• Talk to a new kid in class
• Start an after-school club
• Donate clothes and food

Ideas for Caring for the Planet include:

• Say "no" to plastic
• Buy local food and drink
• Plant a tree

Ideas for Caring for Yourself include:

• Love yourself and stand tall
• Disconnect and get outside
• Spend more time with family

About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet - published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travelers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore

Retold by Alli Brydon and beautifully illustrated by Julia Iredale, these fascinating myths and legends will transport you to every corner of the globe and link you to the people who preserved these tales through oral tradition. The souls of ancestors, the lives of heroes, and the fates of mortals are waiting to be discovered.

Myths from Africa include:

• 'The Creation of the World' from the Kuba people of the Democratic Republic of Congo
• 'The Tale of the Ghosts and the Flutes' from the Beba people of Cameroon
• 'Anansi and the Box of Stories' from the Ashanti people of present-day Ghana

Myths from Europe include:

• The Selkies from Scottish mythology
• 'Athena, Arachne and the Dueling Looms' from Greek mythology

Myths from Asia include:

• Lord Ganesh from the Hindu pantheon
• 'Nyai Loro Kidul, Queen of the Sea' from Indonesian mythology

Myths of Oceania include:

• 'The Legend of Maui' from Polynesian mythology
• Uluru from the Anangu people of Australia
• The Rainbow Serpent from the Aboriginal people of Australia

Myths of the Americas include:

• 'Coyote Steals Fire for the People' from the Native American people of the United States
• 'The Hero Twins Visit the Underworld' from the Mayan People of Mesoamerica
• The Mapinguary from Brazilian mythology

Myths from the Arctic include:

• Sedna, the Mother of the Sea from Inuit mythology
• Niekija and the Northern Lights from Sami Shamanism

About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids--an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet--published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travelers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore