The Cities Book: Discover 86 Amazing Places | Packed with Beautiful Photography, Illustrations & Maps | Learn Awesome City Living Facts (The Fact Book) - Hardcover

Kids, Lonely Planet; Carswell, Heather; Gleeson, Bridget; Kinsella, Patrick; McNaughtan, Hugh; Williams, Nicola; Zimmerman, Karla

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 178657019X ISBN 13: 9781786570192

Publisher: Lonely Planet, 2016

Synopsis

Do you know where in the world you can buy drinkable gold; why an 'elephant's foot' is one of the most dangerous objects in the world; or where you might have to swim to school? Discover the answers to these questions and loads more mindblowing facts in The Cities Book, where readers aged 8+ are taken on an incredible world tour through 86 of the world's greatest cities.

Sister title to the bestselling The Travel Book, every page is packed with facts on city living, and gives kids a flavour of what it's like to grow up in each place featured. From food and festivals, to awesome architecture and amazing history - there's something for everyone. A mix of wow photography, beautiful illustrations and hand drawn maps bring each page to life. It's the perfect gift for curious kids everywhere.

Contents:

• Toronto
• Montreal
• Vancouver
• San Francisco
• Los Angeles
• Las Vegas
• New Orleans
• Nashville
• Chicago
• New York
• Philadelphia
• Washington DC
• Miami
• Havana
• Kingston
• Mexico City
• Oaxaca City
• La Paz
• Cartagena
• Manaus
• Rio de Janiero
• Cuzco
• Buenos Aires
• Ushuaia
• Reykjavik
• Tromso
• Stockholm
• Copenhagen
• Edinburgh
• London
• Dublin
• Amsterdam
• Brussels
• Paris
• Berlin
• Munich
• Krakow
• Prague
• Vienna
• Moscow
• Pripyat
• Istanbul
• Athens
• Rome
• Vatican City
• Venice
• Madrid
• Barcelona
• Lisbon
• Marrakesh
• Cairo
• Timbuktu
• Dakar
• Addis Ababa
• Nairobi
• Zanzibar Town
• Cape Town
• Jerusalem
• Mecca
• Dubai
• Samarkand
• Mumbai
• Varanasi
• Thimphu
• Ulaanbaatar
• Beijing
• Chengdu
• Hong Kong
• Bangkok
• Singapore
• Hanoi
• Manila
• Tokyo
• Kyoto
• Pyongyang
• Seoul
• Darwin
• Perth
• Ballarat
• Melbourne
• Sydney
• Auckland
• Rotorua
• Queenstown
• Apia
• South Tarawa

About Lonely Planet Kids: From the world's leading travel publisher comes Lonely Planet Kids, a children's imprint that brings the world to life for young explorers everywhere. With a range of beautiful books for children aged 5-12, we're kickstarting the travel bug and showing kids just how amazing our planet can be.

From bright and bold sticker activity books, to beautiful gift titles bursting at the seams with amazing facts, we aim to inspire and delight curious kids, showing them the rich diversity of people, places and cultures that surrounds us. We pledge to share our enthusiasm and love of the world, our sense of humour and continual fascination for what it is that makes the world we live in the diverse and magnificent place it is.

It's going to be a big adventure - come explore!

About this title

Reviews

Gr 4–8—Take a wild ride through 86 cities located all around the world. The journey begins with a two-page map of the world with the cities listed; readers can pick and choose which cities sound interesting to them and explore from there. The information provided is dynamic and accompanied by images and artifacts so that a mental picture of the city can be formed. Students will be captivated by the vibrant colors and photos depicting various sights, from the Walk of Fame in Los Angeles to the BMW headquarters in Munich. Additionally, for each city, there's a map that pinpoints where it is located both within its country and in the world. Elementary and middle school students will love poring over these pages. VERDICT An ideal option for browsers that's bound to rouse students' interest in geography.—April Sanders, Spring Hill College, Mobile, AL

Edition details

• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 178657019X
• ISBN 13: 9781786570192
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Gosling Livi, Woolley Tom
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 212