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			Monet's House and Garden (Giverny) – Stand on the Japanese bridge overlooking the waterlily pond and kids can imagine themselves into a Monet painting. Enjoy wandering through the weeping willows around the water garden and among the exuberant flowers in the main garden. Tip: It's easy to make Giverny a day trip from Paris, just take the train.

			Parc Asterix (Plailly) – If your kids read the Asterix comic books, this theme park is a must. Plenty of water fun, exciting rides, shows and Asterix characters. The park is open April to September. Click here for more info.

			Air and Space Museum (Le Bourget) – At the end of his solo flight across the Atlantic, Charles Lindbergh landed at Le Bourget airport. The Air and Space Museum at Le Bourget (Musee de l'Air et de l'Espace) has a particularly good collection of hot air balloons, early planes in aviation history including the Bleriot XI, as well as planes from World War II and a prototype of the Concorde. Tip: Free with the Paris Museum Pass.

Monet's Impressions
Claude Monet, Metropolitan Museum of Art

"Flowers in the spring, trees against the blue sea." Claude Monet's own words, paired with his paintings, are a magical combination. Poetic phrases focus on light and nature in each picture – the morning mist, a passing cloud, red sunset like a fireball – make the paintings really come alive. A fabulous book for all ages, kids and adults alike. (Picture book)

Katie and the Waterlily Pond
James Mayhew

Little Katie gets in the picture, when she climbs into Monet's paintings, joining boaters on the river and skipping through a field of poppies. In the garden at Giverny, she paints her own picture of the waterlily pond. Fun for younger kids. (Picture book)

Asterix and the Golden Sickle
Goscinny and Uderzo

Asterix and Obelix (carrying a menhir as a present for his cousin Metallurgix) journey to Lutetia (Paris), to find new golden sickle for the old druid. Bandits, snarling wolves in the Bois de Boulogne, conniving Romans, are child's play for the invincible pair. (Picture book)

The Glorious Flight
Alice and Martin Provensen

Before you visit the Air and Space Museum, discover family life with Louis Bleriot, who flew across the English Channel in 1909. His first flying machine, Bleriot I, flaps like a chicken, Papa Bleriot flies Bleriot V in circles, Bleriot VI ends in a slight crash, but Bleriot XI soars across the water. A sparkling story, beautifully illustrated. (Picture book)

(More children's books on other France pages)

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