Book excerpt: This delightful book is written in English and then translated into Japanese on each page. Adventure Travel Activity and Coloring Book is educational and unique. This children’s book author and teacher has created an activity and coloring book that is filled with mazes, puzzles, activities, and facts meant to create hours of fun and learning for a child. Children will experience the excitement of learning about distant lands; from the mysterious pyramids of Egypt to the beautiful gardens in Japan, children can learn without ever leaving their own backyard. This is an exciting way for children to learn some basic words in both languages with the various activities that they will learn to master. Children’s author and teacher Karen Jean Matsko Hood has created a truly educational and fun book that parents will enjoy sharing with their children. This would make a wonderful gift for a friend and their child also.