The Bumper Book of London: Everything You Need to Know About London and More
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.63 (998 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0711231451 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The best thing is that much of it is unusual - this certainly isn't your ordinary guide book. The Londonist The cover tells us that this book has 'Everything you need to know about London and more' An ambitious claim, but this book does pack in an enormous amount of information. Compact, glossy and colourful, positively bristling with facts about London. School Librarian A medley of marvellous facts, mind boggling figures and tantalising trivia for fact hungry children and grown ups. On just one two page spread, there is London lingo, Georgian houses, Georgian secrets, a poem and a recipe - I can only give a small flavour of the contents here - but do get yourself a copy of this book! - Parents in Touch Parents in Touch 'With a sharply honed instinct for what engages children they have picked out the golden nuggets of London's colourful story and dished it up in a witty, compelling and easily digestible style.' - Parent's Directory --
This entertaining and informative book includes every fact, figure, statistic and hidden secret of London that will be of interest to children. Shop till you drop at the Queen's favourite stores. Delve into London's murky past, see where notorious criminals were hanged, drawn and quartered, pirates were strung out to rot, heads were mounted on spikes and prisoners were tortured. Here children will learn about London's art and architecture, landmarks, hidden places, ghosts, pearly kings and queens, festivals, street names, games, traditions, markets, football teams, and much, much more.Discover the oldest, the tallest, the silliest, the scariest and the smallest things in London. Peer down London's oldest loo, chant with the crowds at London's first football club, and walk under the River Thames without getting wet.The Bumper Book of London will satisfy every child's appetite for facts and figures - as well as providing fodder for desperate parents who have run out of answers.. Mixing history with literature, listings with trivia, it opens windows on all areas of London's rich past and present
The success of the first book in the series, together with Clare's knowledge of London (as a true cockney, she was born and bred within the sound of Bow Bells) has led to the publication of London Adventure Walks, The Adventurer's Notebook and The Bumper Book of London. To find out more about Adventure Walks for Families, have a look at the websiteadventurewalksforfamilies or sign up to their facebook page Adventure Walks for Families and
no name said The bumper book of London. As a Londoner this is basically a book for children ,but has so much more .Much ,much more full of interesting facts for me to enjoy about my citywho knew so many secrets about a wonderful city ,you will not be able to put it down