Cities of the World

by Becky Davies, Josie Portillo (Illustrator)

Overview

This engaging book with die-cut pages invites children to visit exciting cities around the globe. Features fun facts about some of the world's most iconic locations.

This fabulous first adventure around the globe showcases many of the world's well-known cities, such as New York City, London, Venice, Rio de Janiero, Dubai, Sydney, and more. Young readers will learn all about each city, including what the population is, what the weather is usually like in the winter and in the summer, and what the country's flag looks like. The die-cut pages in this engaging book act as a portal into the discovery of fun facts about some of the most exciting and iconic cities in the world!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781944530358
Publisher:	Tiger Tales.
Publication date:	09/21/2021
Pages:	16
Product dimensions:	7.81(w) x 9.31(h) x 0.79(d)
Lexile:	IG760L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Becky Davies is a children's book editor and author from the South West of England. Her favorite things are animals, books about magic, and anything sparkly. In a parallel universe she lives in Hawaii, where she works in a dog sanctuary and surfs until the sun sets beyond the horizon.

Josie Portillo was born, raised, and currently works in Los Angeles, California as a freelance illustrator. Josie received a BFA in Illustration with a focus in Entertainment Arts at Art Center College of Design in Fall 2009. She draws inspiration from mid-century design, vintage children's animation, folk art, nature, and traveling.

Editorial Reviews

Children ages 3-6 will thoroughly enjoy discovering and learning about twelve fascinating cities from around the world with Cities of the World by author/storyteller Becky Davies and artist/illustrator Josie Portillo. This simple and striking cut-out style board book with lots to spot, fascinating facts, and layered peep-through pages for a real immersive adventure makes Cities of the World especially recommended for family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community library collections.—Midwest Book Review

From the Publisher

2021-09-24
A skyline tour of eight cities around the world.

Each double-page spread focuses on one city, including Moscow, London, Venice, Sydney, and more. With three cities in Europe included, the fact that not one from the continent of Africa is covered is troubling. The main feature of the book is a cutout on almost every page in the shape of the city’s skyline; however, that tall buildings, mountains, and landmarks from subsequent or upcoming cities are visible through the cutout may confuse youngsters. Text in a narrow panel at the top of each page highlights a few facts about each city along with infographics outlining the climate and the population. Blurring of lines among entities may confuse readers; New York City, readers are informed, is nicknamed the Empire State, and each entry includes the national tree, animal, and flag rather than local information. White, circular panels share additional facts, and small text labels landmarks and features. Racially diverse people with skin tones from dark brown to paper white populate the various scenes as either locals or tourists. Ideas about dress, particularly in Dubai and Rio de Janeiro, may be inaccurately skewed, with figures mainly wearing traditional Middle Eastern and Carnaval attire, respectively, or beach wear and little else. In Tokyo, more people are depicted wearing kimonos than is typical.

This is one world tour to sit out. (Board book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews