Lonely Planet Kids How Cities Work (How Things Work) - Hardcover

Feroze, Jen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 178657022X ISBN 13: 9781786570222

Publisher: Lonely Planet, 2016

Synopsis

Get ready to explore the city in a whole new way. This innovative book for younger readers is packed with city facts, loads of flaps to lift, and unfolding pages to see inside buildings and under the streets.

Children aged 5+ can learn about skyscrapers, subway systems and stinky sewers. Discover where people live and peek behind closed doors to see what's going on in houses and apartments, or why not find out about what goes on underneath the streets you walk on every day?

Each page is stylishly illustrated by James Gulliver Hancock, creator of the All The Buildings That I've Drawn So Far series (Universe Publishing) and there are loads of quirky details to spot. How many giant cowboy hats can you find through the book?

Created in consultation with Jill Sterrett, lecturer with the department of Urban Planning at the University of Washington.

Contents :

• The birth of a city
• In and out of the city
• City living
• Build, build, build!
• High-rise life
• Green spaces
• Going underground
• City hall
• Emergency services
• Recreation and culture
• Night and day
• Cities of the future

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!

2018 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Gr 3–6—Employing cartoonlike drawings, Feroze introduces elementary students to the evolution of a nameless city from its small, humble beginnings to a thriving metropolis. The book begins with a drawing of a tiny village with a river, fields, pastures, and a few buildings. Over the next several pages, readers see the locale grow as more structures are built, more people move in, and civil services such as police and fire departments are created. High-rises, recreational opportunities, and parks are also presented. Finally, the author provides a vision of how cities may look in the future. The addition of foldout pages and flaps enhances the reading experience. The intricate, colorful drawings, dominated by gray and green hues, are the primary attraction and are aptly complemented by the writing. VERDICT The detail in the illustrations and text makes this an attractive offering to children and superior to other titles, such as Esther Porter's Peeking Under the City.—Margaret Nunes, Gwinnett County Public Library, GA

Review:

"This upbeat and thorough guide to what makes a city a city lets readers peek inside buildings, vehicles, and various attractions." - Publishers Weekly

"Likely to prompt young city dwellers to a broader understanding of their environment."- Kirkus Review

"It's Richard Scarry grows up and meets urban planning. " - Shelf Awareness

"This clever guide to the inner workings of a big city will provide long and lasting activity to the young and inquisitive mind." - Story Monsters Ink

"With whole pages that fold out and lots of smaller, subsidiary foldouts, the book invites children ages 3-7 to explore construction sites, urban green spaces and the anatomy of an apartment building." - Wall Street Journal

"Using a series of flaps and gatefolds, How Cities Work gets to the heart of the intricate functions of metropolitan areas. To the casual observer, cities can look and sound like chaos, but in this interactive book, young readers learn about(more...) - Booklist

About this edition

• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 178657022X
• ISBN 13: 9781786570222
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 24
• Illustrator: Hancock James Gulliver