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Rob Hunt, Author
Victor Beuren, Illustrator
Series: Cities of the World
Imprint: Franklin Watts
Publication date: January 12, 2023
Category: People & places (Children's / Teenage)
ISBN: 9781445168944
An engaging and visually exciting look at some of North America’s major cities
This series offers readers of 9 and up an engaging and visually exciting look at some of the world’s major cities.
Cityscapes draw in the reader with facts about the iconic buildings that help to shape each city’s unique identity. Data-packed pages give the essential details about each featured city, including where to go, what to do and things to eat on a visit, as well as information about the city’s history.
The cities of North America covered in the book are Mexico City, Mexico; Toronto, Canada; New York, USA; Havana, Cuba; Montreal, Canada; Nuuk, Greenland; Washington D.C, USA; Managua, Nicaragua; San Francisco, USA; Guatemala City, Guatemala; Ottawa, Canada; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Kingston, Jamaica; Calgary, Canada; Las Vegas, USA; Chicago, USA; Port-au-Prince, Haiti and Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Titles in the 6-book series feature the cities of Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America.
Rob Hunt is a writer and former primary school teacher. He has worked on a wide variety of children’s information books, mostly specialising in geography. His other interests include history, music, film and sport.
The illustrator, Victor Beuren, lives in Santa Catarina, Brazil. He worked in art direction in the advertising industry for many years before becoming a full-time artist. His work, in ink, watercolour and digital media, has won international recognition, including by the Society of Illustrators.