 Using both traditional and digital techniques, Benoit Tardif highlights the amazing differences that we see in many of the metropolises around the world. With 34 different cities in this non-fiction picture book, readers will take a trip around the world exploring sights, smells, and sounds as they flip through the pages. The cities are from every continent except Antarctica and show a fantastic variety of cultures. Beautiful world-map end papers show the location of all of the cities. With a table of contents and legend in the front of the book, as well as a glossary of foreign words at the end, readers will be highly informed after completing this book. amo |
| Title: Metropolis Author: Benoit Tardif Illustrator: Benoit Tardif Publisher: Kids Can Press Copyright: 2016 Original Language: French Translator: Original Title: Metropolis Original Publisher: Comme des geants inc. Original Copyright: 2015 ISBN: 978-1-7713-8721-7 Hardcover pages: 72 Age range: 4-8 Genre: Non-Fiction, Picture Book Book setting: Around the World Author’s ethnicity: Canadian Author’s residence: Montreal, Canada Illustrator’s ethnicity: Canadian Illustrator’s residence: Montreal, Canada Subjects: Food, Landmarks, Metropolises, Sports |
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