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Lonely Planet Kids The Cities Book

Series: The Fact Book
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Lonely Planet Kids The Cities Book takes young readers on a vibrant journey around the globe, exploring 86 of the world's busiest cities through captivating facts and photographs. It dives into the culture, history, and unique features of each city, making it an educational and exciting adventure for children keen to learn about different places and peoples. Perfect for curious minds interested in grasping the diversity and dynamism of urban life.
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Lonely Planet Kids The Cities Book

Take a trip through 86 of the world's greatest cities. A mix of photography, beautiful illustrations and hand drawn maps take readers on an incredible world tour. Each page is packed with facts on city living - from food and festivals to architecture and history. This stunning compendium of cities is the perfect gift for curious kids everywhere.

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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.

A 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 stunning 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 Janeiro, 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!

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781786570185

Publisher: Lonely Planet Global Limited

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 September 2016

Country: Ireland

Imprint: Lonely Planet Kids

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Tom Woolley
  • Illustrated by Livi Gosling

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 236.0mm

Height: 311.0mm

Weight: 1212g

Pages: 212

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