Les grandes villes du monde

EDMIL

Description:

48 richly illustrated pages about the world’s biggest cities.
What is a town? When did the first towns appear? Why and how did people group together in huge numbers? Situated on strategic commercial routes (Istanbul), places of pilgrimage… Read more (Varanasi), imperial or royal cities (Fez), authentic open-air museums (Paris), centres of a powerful cultural influence (Timbuktu), some cities develop in height (Kuala Lumpur) or at a hectic pace (Cairo), others seem to be locked in time (Havana). Some were born in man’s imagination (Brasilia) while others have a unique style and atmosphere that resist the passage of time (Valparaiso)… Evoking a hundred towns, this book invites young readers on a breath-taking tour of the world!
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Author : Emmanuelle Ousset

Illustrator : Aurélie Abolivier

8 and up

Collection: LES GRANDS DOCS

Publication date: 2014-10-01