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The Cities Book

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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. 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!

ISBN: 9781786570185
Pub Date: 9th September 2016
Publisher: Lonely Planet Global Limited
Imprint: Lonely Planet Global Limited
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 212

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This is Book 32 in the Lonely Planet Kids Series. See all Lonely Planet Kids books here.

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Bobbin Aged 9 220 books

5th November '16

Bobbin read it themselves aged 9 aged 9

This is another fantastic book from the Lonely Planets kids series. A sturdy hardback book, it includes facts and fun information about 86 famous cities. Each city has two pages dedicated to it, and there is a mix of photographs, drawings, maps and text used to present details. The information is quite detailed, so I would say this book is aimed at older primary school aged children. It is a great resource for supporting school work and general interests. We got this at Halloween, so the first section we looked at was Oaxaca City in Mexico to find out more about the Day of the Dead. My elder son took this off to bed to have a look through and read to himself, and he immersed himself in the book until it was time to sleep.

A great book for curious minds, which allows you to travel the world from the comfort of your own home! Highly recommended.

TCR75 Adult 335 book reviews

5th November '16

I read it myself (an adult)

Much like the Lonely Planet Travel Book that we won last year, we love this book.
We love to travel and have been to many of the cities in this book. It is full of interesting information and facts and trivia as well as lots of photos.
I love reading it and the kids haven't yet had too much of a look-in! This is going to be a family book for years to come as visit more places and use it for school projects

birchbear Aged 8 16 books

6th November '16

birchbear read it themselves aged 8 aged 8

I really liked the book because it gives you loads of fantastic information about the cities that are in it.So far the fact that I found most interesting was that people from Rotorua bathe in mud from an active volcano.
I think that the book could be improved by ...nothing.

dannylee Aged 6 58 books

17th November '16

dannylee read it themselves aged 6 aged 6

Amazing illustrations and really interesting facts and stories. There is a great map and it has certainly helped with my geography

JaBee Aged 8 8 books

3rd January '17

JaBee read it themselves aged 8 aged 8

Jason won this & it is great for looking at cities in countries of the world for a quick cultural reference. If you have a child in KS1 or KS2 and need a few facts about a city it is perfect. Also has a lot of cities I would not have thought to look for.
My son is 8 & I have found him telling fun facts to Grandma about Paris and Agadir.

Leonjames Aged 10 60 books

6th November '16

Leonjames read it themselves aged 10 aged 10

This book is great it's full many different cities which have a two page spread of pictures and lots of information . I enjoy learning about new places and finding out fun facts about them. This book will be ideal for me for school when we do more on other cities . It's a larger book than normal but I like it as means more information in it. It's also hardback which I like. My sisters will also be able to use this when they get abit bigger and need it for school

Calvin Aged 11 34 books

19th November '16

Calvin read it themselves aged 11 aged 11

The Cities book is something you should have because if you are visiting loads of different countries the book will tell you what you need to know, or if your homework needs the answers to what is the capital of Russia or China, or another country then this book has the answers. When I looked at it I found countries that I didn't even know existed such as Copenhagen, Stockholm of Tromso and guess what they are all right next door to each other! I will get an awful lot of information from this book, so I am going to keep reading and looking at it. There are a lot of colourful pictures in it to interest you. I really like it.

goodisongates Adult 7 book reviews

7th November '16

I read it myself (an adult)

This book is a great, colourful fact full book. It is a nice hardback book about the cities of the world. It has chosen a good variety of cities and each page is dedicated to a city, so it is laid out with lots of colour and pictures with short facts and interesting things about the city. Each page has a mini map so you can see exactly where the city is in the world. This book can be picked up and dipped in and out of. I would say it is for children aged between 4 and 14 as it can just be looked at by younger readers and read fully by older readers. It is a great journey across the world and would inspire any child to want to go and visit many of these places.

Toppa Adult 130 book reviews

7th November '16

I read it myself (an adult)

This Book Takes U From China 2 Canada, India 2 America And U Don't Have 2 Leave Your Home.

Phoebe08 Aged 8 37 books

13th November '16

Phoebe08 read it themselves aged 8 aged 8

This is a fab hard back book by Lonely Planet kids. It is full of information and great pictures. Each city has a double page. Full of all the info you would need to know. Such as dress code, festivals, language,food, disasters etc.

popsy Aged 11 11 books

4th November '16

popsy read it themselves aged 11 aged 11

The cities book is absolutely a journey through 86 of the worlds greatest cities ranging from American cities all the way to Australian cities. See what life is like in all different parts if the world. It has a appealing layout that makes you eager to read more. Also it improves your geography knowledge in a fun way. I would recommend this book to anyone !!!

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