London is thousands of years old. Ancient treasures, long-forgotten buildings and even skeletons of long-gone Londoners lie hidden beneath the bustling crowds and the brand-new skyscrapers of today. Imagine if you could step into a time machine and travel through the centuries to discover some of those hidden secrets for yourself!Written by award-winning children's author Moira Butterfield, London: A Time Traveller's Guide is packed with amazing facts, history, maps, personalities and trivia from London's incredible past to help make a trip to the capital really memorable for readers aged 9 and up. Features include how to behave and what to wear in each historical era, as well as all kinds of places to visit today.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published in 2014 by Hachette Children's Group .

Moira Butterfield is an experienced children's non-fiction author, with more than 100 books to her credit.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Get ready to time travel
• 2: Witness a mystery
• 3: Run for your life
• 4: Try a taste of Rome
• 5: Pick up a penny
• 6: Watch the water
• 7: Help build a tower
• 8: Bow to the Lord Mayor
• 9: Buy a pie
• 10: Fun at the feast
• 11: Walk Shakespeare's way
• 12: London kills a King
• 13: Fire!
• 14: All change
• 15: Go grand!
• 16: Watch your purse!
• 17: Wave a flag
• 18: Ride the rails
• 19: See some wonders
• 20: Catch a tram
• 21: Metroland
• 22: Take cover!
• 23: Fight on the home front
• 24: Get with it
• 25: The river reborn
• 26: Walk the riverside
• 27: Into the future
• 28: Timeline, Places to visit, Glossary, Endmatter