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Chilren's Books, Games Add Fun to Holiday Travel, AAA Says.


Business Editors

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 2003

Planning holiday travel can be stressful for parents. Which side of the family do you visit first? And how do you keep the kids from asking "Are we there yet?"

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 can't tell you who to visit, but they can help keep your kids busy while traveling with fun and educational books, games and toys:

-- "Are We There Yet?" Travel Games ($12.95 US), winner of 15

National and International awards, can help make sure you

never hear that question again. Time and distance pass more

quickly as each player tries to spot the most items appearing

on their travel cards before reaching their destination.

-- Two new books, "Here, There, and Everywhere" and "Wheels,

Wings, and Other Things" ($4.99 US each) are age-specific

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 designed to entertain

and educate for hours.

-- Games, such as backgammon backgammon (băk`găm'ən, băk'găm`ən), game of chance and skill played by two persons upon a specially marked board divided by a space, called the bar, into two tables (inner table and outer table), each of which has 12  and Hangin' Harry hangman HANGMAN. The name usually given to a man employed by the sheriff to put a man to death, according to law, in pursuance of a judgment of a competent court, and lawful warrant. The same as executioner. (q.v.)  ($4.99 US

each), as well as a Value Pack Trivia game ($12.99 US)

featuring four other games, and a handheld electronic "256

Games in 1" by Toys R Us will keep everyone in the car busy.

-- Playing cards playing cards, parts of a set or deck, used in playing various games of chance or skill. The origin of playing cards is unknown, and almost as many theories exist as there are historians of the subject.  focusing on National Parks This is a list of national parks ordered by nation. Africa
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youngest of card players (from $4.99 to $6.99 US each)

Each of these travel products is available at participating AAA club offices or online at aaa.com/barnesandnoble.

As North America's largest motoring and leisure travel organization, AAA provides more than 46 million members with travel, insurance, financial and automotive-related services. Since its founding in 1902, the not-for-profit, fully tax-paying AAA has been a leader and advocate for the safety and security of all travelers.
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