Colorful family friendly book cover labeled "This is Washington D.C.". Image on cover shows a view from the road in front of the White House.
Two stacks of children's books, each listing different cities on earth.
Yellow family friendly book cover for a children's book on New York City. Two men in a car are featured with a cityscape in the background.
Person sitting and holding This is America book.
Person sitting and looking at illustration of the White House.
Books lined up as if you were seeing them on a bookshelf.
Person sitting and looking at illustrations of astronaut and space monkey.
Brown family friendly book cover labeled "This is Edinburgh". Image on cover shows man playing bagpipes.
Blue family friendly book cover labeled "This Is America". Images on cover are stickers of Statue of liberty, cable car, rocket ship, and Whitehouse.
Sample page from one of the books. Page shows a harbor map with muted colors in cartoonish style.
Several books displayed as if seeing them on a shelf, held up by someone's hand.
Green family friendly book cover labeled "This is Ireland". Image on book shows a couple riding a cart led by a horse.
Red family friendly book cover labeled as "This is the World". Image on cover shows several famous buildings from around the world.
Deep red family friendly book cover labeled as "This is Paris". Image on cover shows man holding a ticket next to an opera house.
Red childrens book labeled "This is Australia". Image on cover shows woman holding a koala bear in front of Sydney Opera House.
Colorful children's book labeled "This Is Hong Kong" with a child wrapped onto mothers back.
Family friendly cover with a Royal Guard for a children's book on London.
Family friendly cover of a arid landscape for a children's book on Israel.
Light blue family friendly cover for a children's book to Rome.
Yellow family friendly cover for a children's book to Munich, Germany. German man is standing alongside a cathedral.
Teal cover for a children's book to Greece. Greek man standing up front with classical architecture in the background.
Coral family friendly cover for a travel book on San Francisco, California. Illustration features a lift with people hanging out the sides.
Family friendly cover for a book on space travel to the moon. Cover features two rocket ships and shocked bystanders.
Blue family friendly cover for a children's book to Venice. Features man on boat and iconic architecture.
Green cover for a children's book on Great Britain. A man and a crow are featured on the cover.
Orange cover for a children's book on Texas. Cowboy sits up against car with a longhorn bull nearby.
Red cover for a children's book on Australia. A piggy-tailed little girl holds a koala.
A brown cover for a children's book on Edinburgh. A man plays the bagpipes in a tartan kilt.
Colorful family friendly book cover labeled "This is Washington D.C.". Image on cover shows a view from the road in front of the White House.
Two stacks of children's books, each listing different cities on earth.
Yellow family friendly book cover for a children's book on New York City. Two men in a car are featured with a cityscape in the background.
Person sitting and holding This is America book.
Person sitting and looking at illustration of the White House.
Books lined up as if you were seeing them on a bookshelf.
Person sitting and looking at illustrations of astronaut and space monkey.
Brown family friendly book cover labeled "This is Edinburgh". Image on cover shows man playing bagpipes.
Blue family friendly book cover labeled "This Is America". Images on cover are stickers of Statue of liberty, cable car, rocket ship, and Whitehouse.
Sample page from one of the books. Page shows a harbor map with muted colors in cartoonish style.
Several books displayed as if seeing them on a shelf, held up by someone's hand.
Green family friendly book cover labeled "This is Ireland". Image on book shows a couple riding a cart led by a horse.
Red family friendly book cover labeled as "This is the World". Image on cover shows several famous buildings from around the world.
Deep red family friendly book cover labeled as "This is Paris". Image on cover shows man holding a ticket next to an opera house.
Red childrens book labeled "This is Australia". Image on cover shows woman holding a koala bear in front of Sydney Opera House.
Colorful children's book labeled "This Is Hong Kong" with a child wrapped onto mothers back.
Family friendly cover with a Royal Guard for a children's book on London.
Family friendly cover of a arid landscape for a children's book on Israel.
Light blue family friendly cover for a children's book to Rome.
Yellow family friendly cover for a children's book to Munich, Germany. German man is standing alongside a cathedral.
Teal cover for a children's book to Greece. Greek man standing up front with classical architecture in the background.
Coral family friendly cover for a travel book on San Francisco, California. Illustration features a lift with people hanging out the sides.
Family friendly cover for a book on space travel to the moon. Cover features two rocket ships and shocked bystanders.
Blue family friendly cover for a children's book to Venice. Features man on boat and iconic architecture.
Green cover for a children's book on Great Britain. A man and a crow are featured on the cover.
Orange cover for a children's book on Texas. Cowboy sits up against car with a longhorn bull nearby.
Red cover for a children's book on Australia. A piggy-tailed little girl holds a koala.
A brown cover for a children's book on Edinburgh. A man plays the bagpipes in a tartan kilt.

"This Is..." Book Series by Miroslav Sasek

From $ 17.95
Title: This Is...
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Miroslav Sasek shines in this collection of children's travel guides to big cities around the world. Each features true facts about the city, as well as delightful watercolors of the folks, food, and fame of some of the globe's favorite places. Board the underground at Piccadilly Circus in This is London, slide your hand in the "Mouth of Truth" in This is Rome, and ride a rickshaw through the bustling Chinese streets in This is Hong Kong.

A wonderful way for young minds to get to know the cultures, sights, and modes of living of foreign places.

Give to: children who are bright-eyed and curious about other countries, the world traveler, the student or stay-at-home mom anxious to get out and see the world

Give as: a consolation gift to your spouse in a stretch of years when you aren't able to travel; a graduation gift to one about to embark on life's journey

Give with: a globe; monthly date nights to restaurants (Chinese with This is Hong Kong, Greek with This is Greece, etc.)

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Measures 9" x 12.5".

Hardcover.

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