[Lonely Planet Kids 01] • The Cities Book

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!

**Important Notice:** The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

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