Lonely Planet Kids - The Cities Book (Lonely Planet Kids)

THE CITIES BOOK

Published in September 2016
by Lonely Planet Global Ltd.
CRN 554153
eISBN 978 1 78657 678 1
www.lonelyplanetkids.com
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Publishing Director Piers Pickard

Publisher Tim Cook

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Designer Andy Mansfield

Illustrators Livi Gosling and Tom Woolley

Authors Heather Carswell, Bridget Gleeson, Patrick Kinsella,
Hugh McNaughtan, Nicola Williams, Karla Zimmerman

eBook Production Craig Kilburn

Thanks to Joe Bindloss, Laura Crawford, Megan Eaves, Helen Elfer, Gemma
Graham, Alexander Howard, Bailey Johnson, Flora McQueen, Ma Sovaida
Morgan, Matt Phillips, James Smart, Anna Tyler, Branislava Vladisavljevic,
Tasmin Waby, Rebecca Warren, Clifton Wilkinson.

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CONTENTS

NORTH

AMERICA

SOUTH

AMERICA

The world is full of fascinating cities! Put your
finger on the map and pick one out. The dotted
line will lead you to the right page number for the
city. You can explore whole continents or jump
from place to place the choice is up to you.

OCEANIA

AFRICA

EUROPE

ASIA

Turn to page 167 to find out about life in the
gleaming skyscrapers of Hong Kong.

Explore the flamboyant favelas of Rio de Janeiro on page 52.

In which city could
you discove r...

The bones of a fire-breathing dragon?
Page 90 .

Castles made out of human
building blocks?
Page 119 .

Market stalls selling roasted rodents?
Page 57 .

Space-age babies climbing up
a tower?
Page 93 .

People bathing in mud from an
active volcano?
Page 201 .

THE CITIES
BOOK

You probably think you know what a city is. Its a place where lots of
people live like a town, only bigger. You even might live in a big city
yourself, and be tempted to think that all of them are the same.
This book is going to blow your mind.

Around the world people come together to live, work and play in thousands
of exciting and extraordinary locations. Each time, the geography of the land
combines with the culture and history of its people to create a city that is as
incredible as it is unique.

In the pages of this book youll discover cities filled with sand-swept mud
houses, beautiful felt yurts, ancient stone buildings and eye-popping modern
architecture. Some have canals instead of streets, others cling to snowy
mountain peaks while some are lapped by ocean waves.
Find out about daily life for the people that live there
their clothes, the food they eat, their festivals and
the sports they love to play.

Are you ready to get up and go?
The ultimate city break starts now!

LOOK OUT FOR
THE LOCATOR

At the start of each new city page, youll find a handy
locator map. It pinpoints where the city sits within its
country, but also where it is placed in the world. Each
continent is shown in a different colour. The introduction
underneath will give you a flavour of the city before you
dive down into its streets.