An infographic guide to London
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An infographic guide to London
Wayland, 2016
- : pbk
Available at 1 libraries
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Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
London is a modern, stylish and ever-changing city and this pocket-sized book takes you on a tour with a vibrant, bold and new approach to information that matches the capital perfectly.
Using infographics to bring nuggets of information to life through images and graphics, readers can enjoy hundreds of fascinating facts in a beautiful book that's easy to read and ideal for children.
Whether you're visiting, curious from afar or live in London, you can tour its boroughs, ride the transport, look back at London's disease-ridden history, meet the famous residents - past and present - and much more. Find out which tuve station has the most escalators, where has a Roman bikini on display and how many executions happened at the Tower of London, all within this one packed book.
This is non-fiction for the modern generation. With a map of the city and pages filled with vivid colours, graphic visuals and bold designs, this guide brings London's facts, history and events to life like never before.
Table of Contents
1: Welcome to London
2: A London Timeline
3: Days that Changed a City
4: The Great Fire
5: Illness, Disease and Plague
6: London's Boroughs
7: London's People
8: Famous Londoners
9: Parliament
10: Buildings from History
11: Modern London
12: London's Visitors
13: Shopping!
14: Museums and Galleries
15: Royal London
16: Transport in London
17: The Tube Network
18: Stories from the Streets / London Streets
19: The River Thames
20: London's Bridges
21: Wildlife in the City
22: Parks and Zoos
23: Active City / Sporty London
24: An Olympic City
25: Footballing London
26: Unknown London
27: Haunted London
28: Festive City
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