Mission Paris

Great book to help keep kids engaged and excited to tour through Paris. Recently used it on our trip with 5-8 year olds and had a blast searching for paintings in museums or various sites through the city. Had some interesting facts/history to share about the various places (although wish it had more)

This book was an excellent addition to our trip to Paris! We just returned home and finished adding up our points and I know I enjoyed the book as my own resource as much as the kids (ages 10 & 7) enjoyed it as a scavenger hunt. Before hand, and then as we were visiting sites, we would read about the site, then keep the book on hand. There were a few things that we may have missed if we hadn't known to look out for them. My daughter was a fan of the additional challenges, such as the carousels and speaking French! My son is not a big fan of reading or many books in general, but there were a few times in the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre, as well as other sites, when he would get ahold of this book and excitedly track down items and really be involved in the entire experience. That makes this worth 5+ stars for us! Looking forward to choosing our next trip and Mission book!

We purchased this book for a trip to Paris with our 7 year old. This book kept her excited and constantly wanting to explore. It was so fun reading the challenges and then seeing how excited she was when she accomplished the mission. Also, I love that’s it’s not a screen and that she was more present on the trip. I highly recommend this book.

This book is awesome! I enjoyed reading it just as much as my kids did! I love the layout and the way that the book assigns the kids to be secret agents, but defers to the case officers (parents) for the final say. We were in Paris for 1 week and although the weather was less than cooperative, we were able to capture our 100 points and award our 4yo and 7yo their secret agent certificates. I love the fact that you can work on this book in any order and do as little or as much as you want at each attraction. The price was awesome and worth every penny. My 7yo particularly enjoyed the challenges at the Musee D'Orsay and the Louvre and it was a great way to keep those visits focused and entertaining for the kids. My 4yo was a little young to stay engaged with every "mission", but the activities were easy enough that she could help (ex. finding a winter scene in the Musee D'Orsay). I loved that this book engaged the kids but didn't detract from any of our visits (we didn't feel like we had to go "out of our way" to find anything). The only disappointment was that they didn't include Versailles and Sainte Chappelle. I have not only recommended this book to all my of friends traveling to Paris (honestly with or without kids), but I have also already purchased the similar books for London, New York, and Washington DC. Can't wait to see what other cities they add!

I bought this for my 10 year old for our trip to Paris. It contained some activities that kept him interested during our museum/castle trips. It even lead us to Chateau de Vincennes which we wouldn’t have found on our own! The Louvre hunt had us going all over the place (mainly because he can’t leave anything incomplete) but it helped initiate conversations about history.The only issue is that the Notre Dame challenge is sadly impossible to complete now based on the fire in April. I also wish something would be added regarding Les Invalides.If you have elementary aged kids then I would highly recommend.

We bought these 3 months before our trip and have been LOVING them! They are packed with incredible stories and info. It is just the right length on info, so it helps to appreciate what you are seeing, without being boring or overwhelming. I have recommended it to friends also going to Paris. Love it!

Just got back from Paris with my 11 and 9 year old granddaughters and their Mom. The Mission Paris book was a super fun activity for them to complete as we visited the sites. They learned a lot about history, art, architecture in a very engaging way. They were very motivated to explore thoroughly, be super observant and rack up points. This was my 3rd trip to the Louvre, and I’ve never gone to as many parts of it as on this trip because the girls wanted to find as many items as they could (even the Mummy Cats). Highly recommend for any kids (& their adult companions).

I bought this book for my 10-year-old son as we were preprint for a trip to Paris. He loved the idea of a secret mission and the book was very engaging. I wish I had these books for other cities in the world that we might visit. The book helped him identify certain sites in Paris.