100 Facts Around Town

From Clive Gifford, award-winning author of 100 Inventions that Made History and the Kingfisher Football Encyclopedia, comes this wonderful lift-the-flap look at urban life. Lift the flaps to find secret histories, gob-smacking records and inspiring inventions around town. Kids will discover how: - there are 6 million skeletons buried in tunnels beneath the city of Paris. -the most people to have ridden a motorbike at one time is 54 -the world's fastest lift travels 80 floors in just 37 seconds. Eyes will boggle and jaws will drop. This is perfect non-fiction for kids aged 5+. With fun and vibrant illustrations from Brendan Kearney.