BackPax FAQ

What is BackPax?
What is the BackPax Trailblazer’s Club?
Why should my child join the BackPax Trailblazer’s Club?
In the spotlight
How does club membership work for my child?
Join the Club!

What is BackPax?

Created by Janus Adams in 1986, BackPax™ is a multimedia publisher of books, audios, games, and new media, for the child who's going places. With the fun of travel and adventure, BackPax engages children in history and culture. For a love of adventure, think of a backpack, for a commitment to honor our children and their world, think pax (Latin for peace). BackPax titles expand children's horizons and set their spirits soaring.

For BackPax: Adventures in Learning books and audios click here:
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What is the BackPax Trailblazer’s Club?

The BackPax Trailblazer's Club™ is an idea whose time has come: an interactive sight, sound, and online experience for adventurous young minds aged 8 and older. Club members discover the world the BackPax way – via BackPax books, audios (recorded on the actual locations where history was made), experiential games, and guided online explorations.

Why should my child join The BackPax Trailblazer’s Club?

The BackPax Trailblazer’s Club (www.BackPaxKids.com) is perfect for adventurous young minds, for the child who’s going places….

Key to every child’s growth, BackPax adventures spark the imagination as a state of mind where children:

• dare to dream

• develop critical thinking skills
• learn the art of risk-taking
• gain self-confidence through guided explorations
• enjoy discovery and self-discovery.

The BackPax Trailblazer’s Club sets children’s spirits soaring on wings of knowledge and pride.

In the spotlight:

BackPax is being there. Follow authentic routes of the Underground Railroad, meet Harriet Tubman’s great-grandniece, blast off to the moon with the astronauts via actual NASA communications, hear music made from the shells of a conch and an armadillo, dance to the steel bands of Trinidad carnival, discover the Japanese art of nengajō, explore early Native American civilization at Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology; take a journey to the stars from the observatories of ancient Africa, South America, and a 19^th century woman astronomer; pick up your pen pal message from Tobago, enter the earth’s mysterious underworld at the Hannibal cave, and so much more:

• Meticulously researched books and live-action journeys to the sites where history was made fills gaps in the curriculum with a world of achievement

• Experiential games build critical thinking skills, sparking a love of adventure and creative risk-taking
• Correlates with the 3rd through 6th grade curriculum
• Nurtures strong reading skills and supports family reading rituals
• Pure enjoyment just for the fun of it!

How does club membership work for my child?

Your membership fee of $19.95 (plus s/h) includes these benefits:

One-year subscription to weekly online member virtual tour/newsletters from BackPaxKids.com	$19.95
One-year subscription to monthly parents’ guides from JanusAdams.com	9.95
BackPax’ award-winning book/CD set, Underground Railroad Escape to Freedom autographed by Janus Adams	14.95
10% discount on all BackPax purchases	--
TOTAL VALUE	$44.85

So, JOIN THE CLUB! We’re glad to have you along.

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