Lonely Planet Kids Cities

by Lonely Planet Kids, James Gulliver Hancock (Illustrator)

Overview

In this fun and light-hearted introduction to cities, find out about the different styles of homes, types of transport, places to visit, emergency services, and much more. From skyscrapers to museums, and rooftop gardens to houseboats, discover what makes cities tick around the clock with this engaging book.

With bright, bold and colorful illustrations by James Gulliver Hancock and easy-to-read text throughout, toddlers and very young children will gain an invaluable insight to how urban areas work. Covering a range of topics from housing to sporting events and everything in between, this is perfect for curious young minds to learn more about the world.

As part of a series which also includes 'Airports' and 'Trains', this is the perfect introduction to cities for infants and very young children.

About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet - published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travellers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781838690533
Publisher:	Lonely Planet
Publication date:	06/16/2020
Series:	Lonely Planet Kids Series
Pages:	26
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.62(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 2 Years

Editorial Reviews

"This clever guide to the inner workings of a big city will provide long and lasting activity to the young and inquisitive mind."

Story Monsters Ink

"It's Richard Scarry grows up and meets urban planning. "

Shelf Awareness

"Using a series of flaps and gatefolds, How Cities Work gets to the heart of the intricate functions of metropolitan areas. To the casual observer, cities can look and sound like chaos, but in this interactive book, young readers learn about the interdependent systems that make cities hum, including transportation, utilities, housing, and sanitation...Delightfully intricate illustrations invite readers to notice new, small details with every look...Complex STEM topics share space with fun trivia in this interactive and informative science and geography resource."

Booklist

"With whole pages that fold out and lots of smaller, subsidiary foldouts, the book invites children ages 3-7 to explore construction sites, urban green spaces and the anatomy of an apartment building."

Wall Street Journal

2016-10-19
A survey of typical urban features and structures, with flaps and gatefolds offering peeks beneath the surface.In simplified schematic views populated by small, generic figures of diverse age and skin color, Hancock (who also illustrated Jane Price's Underworld: Exploring the Secret World Beneath Your Feet, 2014) traces the growth of a city from early village and walled town to bustling metropolis. Closer street-level looks at types of buildings and green spaces, high rises, general services, government buildings, and recreational facilities follow, capped by an unlikely but properly futuristic vision of self-contained cities built within stacked-up domes. The tidbits within are tailor-made for detail-hungry young readers, as in one flap that lifts to reveal Big Bertha, the "biggest tunnel boring machine in the world" at over 17 meters across, and a gatefold that opens to present a cross section of what lies beneath the streets. The city presented is fairly generically European, but specific examples are taken from all over the world, including Toronto, Hong Kong, and Seoul. Though the commentary scattered through each scene occasionally devolves to chatter ("How many things can you see?"), Feroze's concise explanations of spaces, processes, and elements of infrastructure are generalized enough to be applicable to many specific locales. Likely to prompt young city dwellers to a broader understanding of their environment. (Informational novelty book. 7-10)

Kirkus Reviews