Getreadytoexplorethecityinawholenewway.Thisinnovativebookforyoungerreadersispackedwithcityfacts,loadsofflapstolift,andunfoldingpagestoseeinsidebuildingsandunderthestreets.Childrenaged5+canlearnaboutskyscrapers,subwaysystemsandstinkysewers.Discoverwherepeopleliveandpeekbehindcloseddoorstoseewhat’sgoingoninhousesandapartments,orwhynotfindoutaboutwhatgoesonunderneaththestreetsyouwalkoneveryday?EachpageisstylishlyillustratedbyJamesGulliverHancock,creatoroftheAllTheBuildingsThatI’veDrawnSoFarseries(UniversePublishing)andthereareloadsofquirkydetailstospot.Howmanygiantcowboyhatscanyoufindthroughthebook?CreatedinconsultationwithJillSterrett,lecturerwiththedepartmentofUrbanPlanningattheUniversityofWashington.Contents:ThebirthofacityInandoutofthecityCitylivingBuild,build,build!High-riselifeGreenspacesGoingundergroundCityhallEmergencyservicesRecreationandcultureNightanddayCitiesofthefutureAboutLonelyPlanetKids:Fromtheworld’sleadingtravelpublishercomesLonelyPlanetKids,achildren’simprintthatbringstheworldtolifeforyoungexplorerseverywhere.Witharangeofbeautifulbooksforchildrenaged5-12,we’rekickstartingthetravelbugandshowingkidsjusthowamazingourplanetcanbe.Frombrightandboldstickeractivitybooks,tobeautifulgifttitlesburstingattheseamswithamazingfacts,weaimtoinspireanddelightcuriouskids,showingthemtherichdiversityofpeople,placesandculturesthatsurroundsus.Wepledgetoshareourenthusiasmandloveoftheworld,oursenseofhumourandcontinualfascinationforwhatitisthatmakestheworldweliveinthediverseandmagnificentplaceitis.It’sgoingtobeabigadventure-comeexplore!2018TexasTopazNonfictionReadingList
