This popular London guide has been fully updated for the 2012 Olympics. A lavishly illustrated and comprehensive guide to England's capital city for children - giving its history and geography and recommending the best places to visit from Royal Palaces and parks to museums and galleries. Packed with suggestions for fun days out and making the most of a family visit to London. Including plenty of practical advice, such as addresses and websites of London's top attractions, alongside handy transport guides, this is a great gift for children aged 8 upwards, before or after a visit to London.

 

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Hachette Children's Group .

Catherine Coe has been a children's book editor for more than 10 years. Jan McCafferty is the illustrator of such children's books as "How to Draw Fairies and Mermaids" and "How to Draw Princesses and Ballerinas. " Jill Bailey trained as a scientist, and is experienced at writing for young people.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: I Love London
• 2: A River Crossing - The Thames and its bridges
• 3: City Limits - London's walled city and St Paul's
• 4: A Tale of Two Cities - Westminster v the City, the Abbey
• 5: London Rules - Houses of Parliament and Whitehall
• 6: Royal London - London's palaces
• 7: Green London - London's parks
• 8: Bloody London - The Tower and other Gory bits
• 9: London's Markets - Street markets
• 10: The West End - The main shopping streets
• 11: On Stage - London's theatres
• 12: Haunted London - Some famous ghosts
• 13: Museums and Galleries - Dinosaurs, puppets and paintings
• 14: Just for Fun - Fun things to do and days out
• 15: Olympic City of Sport - All about sport and the Olympics
• 16: A London Year - Parades and carnivals through the year
• 17: How it Works - A guide to getting around in London
• 18: Address Book - Addresses, phone numbers, websites
• 19: Index and picture credits