Cities of the World: Cities of Africa

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An engaging and visually exciting look at some of Africa's major cities

This series offers readers of 9 and up an engaging and visually exciting look at some of the world's major cities.

Cityscapes draw in the reader with facts about the iconic buildings that help to shape each city's unique identity. Data-packed pages give the essential details about each featured city, including where to go, what to do and things to eat on a visit, as well as information about the city's history.

The cities of Africa covered in the book are Lagos, Nigeria; Cairo, Egypt; Kampala, Uganda; Nairobi, Kenya; Algiers, Algeria; Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Cape Town, South Africa; Marakesh, Morocco and Maputo, Mozambique, as well as Tripoli, Libya; Harare, Zimbabwe; Monrovia, Liberia; Las Palmas, African Spanish Islands; Tunis, Tunisia, Windhoek, Namibia, Antananarivo, Madagascar and Johannesburg, South Africa.

Titles in the 6-book series feature the cities of Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America.

Author Bio

Liz Gogerly (Author)

Liz Gogerly is a writer and editor of children's information books and a former teacher. She has worked on a wide variety of books and has a specialist knowledge of history and biographies.

Victor Beuren (Illustrator)

The illustrator, Victor Beuren, lives in Santa Catarina, Brazil. He worked in art direction in the advertising industry for many years before becoming a full-time artist. His work, in ink, watercolour and digital media, has won international recognition, including by the Society of Illustrators.