Book of Cities [Hardcover]

Piero Ventura (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

Ever wondered what people are doing in cities all over the world at any given moment? Piero Ventura’s charmingly illustrated children’s book—appreciated by both young and old—brings bustling scenes of major cities to life in intricate detail. This facsimile edition of Ventura’s original book, first published in 1975, provides a colorful, educational, and unique tour of major world cities. Delight in each city as you look for the London policeman holding up traffic, children shoveling the heavy snow of the side streets in Moscow, clerks waiting on customers in a huge Parisian department store, or the steam rising from the Chinese food cooking on a tiny houseboat in Hong Kong. The finely drawn illustrations and humorous details in Book of Cities are a celebration of the many ways people live, work, travel, and have fun in the major cities of the world.

Editorial Reviews

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"...captures the hustle and bustle of life in all its beautiful humanity..." ~RalphLauren.com

“Your littlest travelers are in luck. This children’s classic, first published in 1975, is back in print. The vibrant illustrations continue to charm as they show us life around the globe, from Kyoto to Venice.” ~Endless Vacation Magazine

“This charmingly illustrated “children’s book” is a serious coffee table contender, presenting the defining quirks of the world’s most famous cities–from Hong Kong and Venice to Boston and LA–in stunning Where’s Waldo style detail.” ~ReadyMade Magazine

About the Author

Piero Ventura is the author and illustrator of more than eighty books, including The Magic Well and The Painter’s Trick. He lives in Italy.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Universe (March 24, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789318210
• ISBN-13: 978-0789318213
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 0.6 x 12.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #559,826 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A relavant classic, May 9, 2009

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This review is from: Book of Cities (Hardcover)

Great renderings of cities and brilliant use of white space. Allows you to fill in the blanks with your city experiences. Great book for kids and adults.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic! A heirloom piece., March 9, 2010

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This review is from: Book of Cities (Hardcover)

This book was first released in 1975. Fans of Miroslav Sasek books (This is New York, This is Paris, This is London, etc) will perhaps love (even more) BOOK OF CITIES by Piero Ventura. The detailed drawings are still very relevant. If you love beautiful drawings, you will love this book. A heirloom piece.

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent bedtime book for inquisitive 3yo, December 21, 2011

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HeidiH - See all my reviews

This review is from: Book of Cities (Hardcover)

Our son was given this book for his third birthday. We have had great fun looking at and talking about what is going on in the pictures. Some of the pictures are a little boring or busy for him, especially if he has no frame of reference for them, but he simply tells us to "turn the page." We are about to buy another copy to give to a classmate of his.