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Title: WOULD YOU BELIEVE...VATICAN CITY IS A COUNTRY?!
AND OTHER METROPOLITAN MARVELS
By: Richard Platt
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0199119708
ISBN 13: 9780199119707
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Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pub. date: 1 April, 2010
Series: Would You Believe...
Pages: 48
Description: The next instalment in the innovative Would You Believe series takes a look at the fascinating social history of towns and cities all over the world. Read this book from start to finish for a riveting social history or dip in and out for some fascinating, weird and wonderful facts.
Synopsis: Young readers will get a real sense of how towns and cities have developed all over the world from medieval towns and the extreme cities in the jungle and polar regions. What is suburban bliss and why are some of our cities dying? Read this book from start to finish for a riveting social history or dip in and out for some fascinating and often hilarious facts. The informal style of writing is supported by wonderful illustrations and photographs throughout; this is a book that will engage and inform children of 8 years and above.
Illustrations: in full colour
Publication: UK
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Returns: Returnable
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