{"id":15265,"date":"2011-08-31T10:03:22","date_gmt":"2011-08-31T00:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=15265"},"modified":"2011-08-31T10:03:22","modified_gmt":"2011-08-31T00:03:22","slug":"new-illustrated-childrens-book-takes-young-readers-to-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=15265","title":{"rendered":"New illustrated children&#8217;s book takes young readers to zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Amazing Adventures of Thomas and Erin with Granddad &#8211; The Zoo&#8221; by John Vasey follows the fun-loving trio on a new outing to see gorillas, tigers, elephants and more<\/p>\n<p>SYDNEY, Australia (MMD Newswire) August 30, 2011 &#8212; &#8220;The Amazing Adventures of Thomas and Erin with Granddad &#8211; The Zoo&#8221; (ISBN 1463522843), an illustrated children&#8217;s book by John Vasey, is the latest installment in a series of adventures that follow two precocious children and their grandfather at interesting locations.<\/p>\n<p>Written as a sequel to the successful publication of &#8220;The Amazing Adventures of Thomas and Erin with Granddad &#8211; The Market,&#8221; the book continues Vasey&#8217;s emphasis on simple descriptions and colorful illustrations. This time around, the trio visits a local zoo where they see giraffes, elephants, gorillas and even a group of bears eating lunch. Thomas and Erin eat lunch at the zoo and eventually leave after a long day of exciting sights, sounds and smells.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After the incredible success of the first book, I wanted to continue the theme of connecting grandchildren to their grandparent in a simple, straightforward way&#8221; says Vasey. &#8220;It provides an entertaining tale that any granddad can read to his grandchildren.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by Vasey&#8217;s grandchildren, the real-life Thomas and Erin, the book is designed for children ages 5 and under. Young readers will identify with the children&#8217;s relationship with their grandfather, who loves spending time with them and provides a gentle and kind guide to the world around them. The book also features a space for children to draw a picture of their own grandparent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Amazing Adventures of Thomas and Erin with Granddad &#8211; The Zoo&#8221; is available for sale online at Amazon.com and other channels.<\/p>\n<p>About the Author<\/p>\n<p>John Vasey is an experienced technical director of live music productions and is currently touring Southeast Asia with a production of &#8220;The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber.&#8221; He is also the author of two professional guides, &#8220;Concert Tour Production Management&#8221; and &#8220;Concert Sound and Lighting Systems.&#8221; Vasey is the proud father of three children and grandfather of the real-life Thomas and Erin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Amazing Adventures of Thomas and Erin with Granddad &#8211; The Zoo&#8221; by John Vasey follows the fun-loving trio on a new outing to see gorillas, tigers, elephants and more SYDNEY, Australia (MMD Newswire) August 30, 2011 &#8212; &#8220;The Amazing Adventures of Thomas and Erin with Granddad &#8211; The Zoo&#8221; (ISBN 1463522843), an illustrated children&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=15265\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15265"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15266,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15265\/revisions\/15266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}