The cities book

Carswell, Heather2016

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This series for children looks at different cities around the world with a child's viewpoint. This title focuses on a host of incredible cities from around the globe including Auckland, Beijing and Copenhagen all the way to Zanzibar Town. It is packed full of interesting facts, statistics, and trivia about each destination. Discover where might you come across a poisonous boomslang? Which city hosts a famous goat derby? What metropolis has such a hectic transport system that "train-stuffers" have to help passengers aboard? The answers to all this and more are revealed in this book, it's time to take the trip of a lifetime.

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Main title:

The cities book / by Heather Carswell, Bridget Gleeson, Patrick Kinsella, Hugh McNaughton, Nicola Williams, Karla Zimmerman ; illustrated by Livi Gosling and Tom Woolley.

Author:

Carswell, HeatherGleeson, Bridget, authorKinsella, Patrick, authorMcNaughton, Hugh, authorWilliams, Nicola, 1971-, authorZimmerman, Karla, authorGosling, Livi, illustratorWoolley, Tom, 1981-, illustrator

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Collation:

207 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 31 cm.

Series title:

Lonely Planet kids

Notes:

Includes index.

Audience:

Interest grade level: Upper primary.

Contents:

Toronto, OntarioMontréal, QuébecVancouver, British ColumbiaSan Francisco, CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaLas Vegas, NevadaNew Orleans, LouisianaNashville, TennesseeChicago, IllinoisNew York , New YorkPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaWashington, D.C.Miami, FloridaHavana, CubaKingston, JamaicaMexico City, MexicoOaxaca City, MexicoLa Paz, BoliviaCartagena, ColombiaManaus, BrazilRio de Janeiro, BrazilCuzco, PeruBuenas Aires, ArgentinaUshuaia, ArgentinaReykjavík, IcelandTromsø, NorwayStockholm, SwedenDenmark, CopenhagenEdinburgh, ScotlandLondon, EnglandDublin, IrelandAmsterdam, NetherlandsBrussels, BelgiumParis, FranceBerlin, GermanyMunich, GermanyKrakơw, PolandPrague, Czech RepublicVienna, AustriaMoscow, RussiaPripyat, UkraineIstanbul, TurkeyAthens, GreeceRome, ItalyVatican CityVenice, ItalyMadrid, SpainBarcelona, SpainLisbon, PortugalMarrakesh, MoroccoCairo, EgyptTimbukto, MaliDakar, SenegalAddis Ababa, EthiopiaNairobi, KenyaZanzibar Town, TanzaniaCape Town, South AfricaJerusalem, Israel/PalestineMecca, Saudi ArabiaDubai, United Arab EmiratesSamarkand, UzbekistanMumbai, IndiaVaranasi, IndiaThimphu, BhutanUlaanbaatar, MongoliaBeijing, ChinaChéngdū, ChinaHong Kong, ChinaBangkok, ThailandSingapore, SingaporeHanoi, VietnamManila, PhilippinesTokyo, JapanKyoto, JapanPyongyang, North KoreaSeoul, South KoreaDarwin, AustraliaPerth, AustraliaBallarat, AustraliaMelbourne, AustraliaSydney, AustraliaAuckland, New ZealandRotorua, New ZealandQueenstown, New ZealandApia, SamoaSouth, Tarawa, Kiribati.

ISBN:

9781786570185 (hardback)

Dewey class:

910.2

Language:

English

Added title:

The cities book : a journey throuh 86 of the world's greatest cities

Subject:

Cities and towns -- GuidebooksVoyages and travelsCities and townsWorld geography -- StatisticsCities and towns -- Pictorial worksCities and towns -- Trivia

BRN:

346053