Family travel: Teddy bear travel guide informs kids of National Parks

We travel to bear witness and now, a bear can witness our travel. The bear’s name is Tedrick and he’s the star of “Teddy’s Travels: America’s National Parks,” billed as a “personal guidebook and journal all in one place.” If all of this sounds like a quick OD on cute, fear not: Ted also is a pretty darn good tour guide as he takes kids through a selection of U.S. parks. He (and author Trefoni Michael Rizzi) can’t take us to all the parks, but he hits many of the high points (Grand Canyon and Yosemite) and some of the lesser-known spots too (Muir Woods and Lava Beds national monuments). He asks his young readers to explain erosion, how the valley in Yosemite was formed, who John Muir was.

Ages: Good for the traveler or the dreamer, from about age 5 and up.

Cost: $19.95, plus about $9 for shipping (depends on your ZIP Code)

Where: Available through online bookstores and through www.teddystravels.com.

— Catharine Hamm, Los Angeles Times Travel editor

[Photo: Tdb Press]

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