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Hidden cities : explore beneath your feet and above your head / Irene Noguer-Laufer ; [illustrated by Laura Fernandez Arguisola (Laufer) ; translated by Howard Curtis].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Spanish Publisher: London : Orange Mosquito, 2022Copyright date: ©2021Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 33 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • volume
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781914519222
  • 1914519221
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "We often know and recognize the skyline of cities but are completely unaware of what is hidden underground: discover the underground city in the Australian desert, learn about Canada's shopping arcades or New York's spider web like underground transport network"--Amazon.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 307.76 N778 Available 33111010998025
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 307.76 N778 Available 33111010876742
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Discover the underground city in the Australian desert, Canada's subterranean shopping arcades, New York's web-like subway system, and other cities hidden beneath the ground.

"There are several subterranean settlements around the world, and this intriguing STEAM picture book profiles 15 of them....the illustrations steal the show, laying out tunnels, passageways, and interconnected levels....With applications across multiple curriculum areas, this book will capture browsers' attention and demand multiple readings."-- Booklist

When we think of cities, we imagine high-rise buildings and streets full of busy people and traffic. If we slow down to look around, we can discover other cities in the most unexpected places--some are hidden in plain sight, others lie deep below us in lakes and deserts.

Explore sites such as the Wieliczka salt mine in Poland, the Shinjuku metro station in Japan, and the lost city of Kweneng in South Africa. The last page features the most striking and audacious underground constructions such as the Channel Tunnel linking the United Kingdom to France.

Text in English, translated from the Spanish.

"We often know and recognize the skyline of cities but are completely unaware of what is hidden underground: discover the underground city in the Australian desert, learn about Canada's shopping arcades or New York's spider web like underground transport network"--Amazon.

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