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 FranciscoLos AngelesLas Vegas New OrleansNashville Chicago New YorkPhiladelphia Washington DCMiami HavanaKingston Mexico City Oaxaca City La Paz Cartagena ManausRio de Janiero CuzcoBuenos AiresUshuaia Reykjavik Tromso StockholmCopenhagenEdinburghLondon Dublin Amsterdam Brussels Paris Berlin Munich Krakow Prague ViennaMoscow Pripyat Istanbul Athens RomeVatican City Venice Madrid BarcelonaLisbon Marrakesh Cairo Timbuktu Dakar Addis Ababa Nairobi Zanzibar Town Cape TownJerusalem MeccaDubai Samarkand Mumbai Varanasi Thimphu Ulaanbaatar Beijing ChengduHong KongBangkok SingaporeHanoi ManilaTokyo Kyoto Pyongyang Seoul Darwin Perth Ballarat Melbourne Sydney Auckland Rotorua Queenstown Apia South Tarawa