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
