This book was such a delight to read! My children were hooked after the first sentence. Being able to teach them about important landmarks from all over the world in such a fun way is an absolute ingenious idea. Not only did they learn some geography but they really did like that they were using their imagination to get on that plane and travel around the world. It was so easy to make it into a game where before we landed in a new destination we flew around the house to get there. This book is something that we will definitely go back to night after night. The layers of learning were a truly appreciated part of this book. I loved that we really did have to go back to the details of each destination to answer the questions. This just helped implant the information that they were getting about these amazing places. I highly recommend this book to read during the long summer break when kids’ brains can sometimes turn to mush. I even learned a thing or two! I am terrible at geography and this book uses maps, countries flags, and actual images from the destination to help give you more context of where the seven wonders are making it much easier to comprehend.
The pictures, although simple in design, were colorful and well done. I loved that they used both real images and graphics to help make the imagery pop and hold your interest. I cannot say enough about how much fun this book was. There are many books we go through nightly, some we revisit once in a while and there are some that we love to read over and over. “My First Travels” is without a doubt a definite staple read in our house!