DEL-Kidding Around Nashville What to Do, Where to Go, and How to Have Fun in Nashville
Tracy BarrettPublished1998
Pages134
Formatpaperback
PublisherAvalon Publishing
Synopsis
The Kidding Around series proves that travel guides aren't just for adults anymore! With eye-catching graphics, calendars of events, and a wealth of information on sights for young explorers, children can have fun learning about their travel destinations. Geared for children ages 6 to 10, these guides enhance family vacations for children and their parents.Young visitors to the home of world-famous country music stars will discover that Nashville is known around the world as "Music City, U.S.A". Fun sights for kids that readers aren't likely to find in typical guidebooks include the Hohenwald Elephant Sanctuary, where retired circus elephants live, visits to the Grand Old Opry and the thrilling Opryland Theme Park, and Centennial Park, home of the world's only full-sized copy of the famous Parthenon.
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About Tracy Barrett
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Tracy Barrett
Born 1955
Tracy Barrett is the author of numerous fiction and nonfiction books for young readers, including the award-winning YA biographical novel, Anna of Byzantium (Delacorte, 1999). Her most recent publications are The 100-Year-Old Secret (Book 1 of “The Sherlock Files,” Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, 2008), The Ancient Chinese World (Oxford University Press, 2005) and On Etruscan Time (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, 2005). Under contract with Holt are three more novels in “The Sherlock Files” and a young-adult novel with the working title King of Ithaka. Some of her past publications include: Growing Up in Colonial America (The Millbrook Press, 1995); Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, in the series Celebrate the States (Benchmark Books, Marshall Cavendish, 1997-1999); The Trail of Tears: An American Tragedy (Perfection Learning Corporation, 2000); “The Children’s Crusade” (AppleSeeds Magazine, December 2001); and Cold in Summer (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, 2003). Tracy is Regional Advisor for the Midsouth chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and was awarded the SCBWI Work-in-Progress Grant in 2005. She holds a B.A. from Brown University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. She is married and has two young-adult children. She lives in Nashville, TN, where she teaches at Vanderbilt University. Visit her at www.tracybarrett.com.
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