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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!