A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 25 CITIES chosen as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection.

Very happy to report that our book A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 25 CITIES, co-written with Tracey Turner, and illustrated by the amazing Libby VanderPloeg has been picked as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection in America.

The Junior Library Guild is a collection development and book review service that’s used by thousands of schools and public libraries all across the USA. Find them at www.juniorlibraryguild.com. They are a great organisation that helps busy American librarians chosen books for their libraries by providing them with picks and reviews. It’s an honour to have our book chosen for the list.

Our publisher, Nosy Crow, describes 25 CITIES as: “A gorgeous, large-format gift hardback with a stunning neon cover, A History of the World in 25 Cities features 25 beautifully illustrated city maps from all over the world, from ancient history to the present day.

Co-authored by award-winning children’s authors Tracey Turner and Andrew Donkin in consultation with specialist curators at the British Museum, readers can visit cities from every inhabited continent on Earth, from the walled city of Jericho built over 10,000 years ago, to the modern-day metropolis of Tokyo, the most-densely populated city in the world today.

Featuring vibrant, beautifully detailed artwork from Libby VanderPloeg, each carefully researched map takes readers on a city tour at a unique moment in time – from exploring Athens in ancient Greece during the birth of democracy, to walking the beautiful lamplit streets of medieval Benin, deep in the West African rainforest. Readers can even visit China’s long-lost capital city of Xianyang – a city for which no original map exists, which was brought to life with support from the British Museum‘s fantastic team of experts.

Each map is followed by two gorgeously illustrated pages of fascinating information about what life was (or is) like for the inhabitants of each city, including a bite-sized look at each city in numbers. Packed with countless facts for curious readers to return to again and again, this is a perfect gift for adults and children who want to explore history from around the world. 

Cities featured include Jericho, Memphis, Athens, Xianyang, Rome, Constantinople, Baghdad, Jórvík, Benin City, Tenochtitlán, Granada, Beijing, Venice, Delhi, Cuzco, Amsterdam, Sydney, Paris, London, Bangkok, Saint Petersburg, New York City, Berlin, San Francisco and Tokyo, plus an exploration of Cities of Today and Cities of Tomorrow.”