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 mind-blowing 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 flavor 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.---from the publisher
212 pages 978-1786570192 Ages 8-13
Cities included:
- 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
