A funny, heart-warming sibling story from Claire Freedman, author of the bestselling Aliens Love Underpants series & picture books Oliver & Patch & The Great Snortle Hunt. Florence`s curly-whirly, wild & crazy hair couldn`t be more different from her brother Ben`s sleek & shiny do. She begs her mum to let a hairdresser try & tame it, but when she gets the restyle she`s after, will Florence be happy with the outcome? Claire Freedman`s rhyming text & Jane Massey`s gorgeous illustrations perfectly combine to create laugh-out-loud moments & deliver an important message about being comfortable in your own skin. ...

Florence in the Inside Out city guides series, which combine bite-size expertise with unique, pocket-size, fold-out maps. Each title

Includes:: an illustrated 64-page guide which is cross-referenced with the foldout maps themselves. Text covers all the city sights, shopping, entertainment, food & drink, practical information & where to stay. Practical information also

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Durable & waterproof, with a handy slipcase & an easy-fold format, Lonely Planet Florence City Map is your conveniently-sized passport to traveling with ease. Get more from your map & your trip with images & information about top city attractions, transport maps, itinerary suggestions, extensive street & site index, & practical travel tips & directory. With this easy-to-use, full colour navigation tool in your rear pocket, you can truly get to the heart of Florence. Covers Piazza della Signoria, Santa Maria Novella, San Lorenzo, San Marco, Fiesole, Santa Croce, Boboli, San Miniato al Monte. ...

Florence in the Luxe city guides series, which are slim & small enough to fit easily in a pocket or handbag. Information is distilled from elite suggestions by city residents, specially selected for their style, knowledge & expertise. Luxe guides aim at the upper end of the market & subjectively edit to choose the very best recommendations for shopping, restaurants, leisure options & nightlife. Half day shopping & activity itineraries are suggested for you to mix & match your visit to suit your timetable. When folded close the cardboard guide slots into its own protective plastic frame. Vanity Fair magazine calls them “delightful, de-lovely, & deluxe”, & that’s just what they are. ...

Florence in the Everyman Map Guide series; comprising a range of practical guide books incorporating large scale maps to a number of international cities & regions. Including a unique binding method, each district, neighbourhood, area or region has an accompanying fold-out page with a large scale overview map which is fully indexed. Each Map Guide also has details of more than 100 shops, restaurants, bars, clubs, markets & other local attractions, in addition to more practical guidance, listed underneath & on the reverse of the fold-out map. All of the main attractions also have accompanying illustrations, & there are also transport maps & a street index to help visitors find their way around. ...

Waterproof & tear-resistant street plan of Florence with its outer suburbs at 1:15, 000 from Marco Polo Travel Publishing with an enlargement of the city centre, a diagram of the minibus lines, a road map of the environs, & an index with lists of places of interest, etc. Coverage extends north-east beyond Fiésole, south-west to include Scandicci & north-west to take in the Perètola (Amerigo Vespucci) Airport. The plan highlights principal traffic arteries, indicates the city’s restricted entry zones & pedestrianized streets, & shows one ways streets & selected car parks. The tram line to Scandicci is shown with stops. Important buildings are highlighted & named. Street index on the reverse side

Includes:: separate lists & where appropriate contact details of various places of interest & facilities, such as public transport offices, accommodation agencies, museums & churches, etc. Central Florence, including the city’s historic heart is shown in greater clarity on an enlargement at 1:10, 000. Also provided is a diagram of the minibus services within central Florence, plus a road map of the environs including Prato, Pistoia, Empoli, & San Godenzo. Cartography in this title is from the renowned German map publishers Mair Dumont & the multilingual map legend

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Marco Polo Florence: the Travel Guide with Insider Tips Experience all of Florence`s attractions with this up-to date, authoritative guide, complete with ` Best Of` recommendations. It

Includes:: hand selected ideas for accommodation, eating out, shopping & nightlife, trendy places to go & cultural attractions, as well as Insider Tips & low-budget suggestions. Further sections include: the Perfect Day, Festivals & Events, Travel with Kids, Travel Tips, Links, Blogs, Apps & more, Italian phrasebook & a comprehensive index. Florence is a sophisticated & atmospheric world city, & a fun one at that! It isn`t without reason that the city on the Arno has been consistently ranked among the world`s best cities to visit. Young & old, singles & families, culture buffs & gourmets, fashionistas, shoppers & globetrotters can all have a good time in Florence. With Marco Polo Florence you`ll discover one of the world`s great art Meccas. This practical, pocket-sized guide takes you back to the era of the Medici, when the city was home to the world`s most renowned artists. You can admire their sculptures & paintings in the city`s unique museums & churches, before relaxing in the idyllic gardens of one of its mighty palazzi. Take in the magnificent view from the Piazzale Michelangelo & enjoy dolce far niente over your cappuccino on one of the numerous squares in the citta. The Insider Tips propose a visit to the Market where you can join the Florentines for a st&-up lunch at Nerbone, or to the old Teatro del Sale for a real culinary treat. Panels in each chapter propose things to do if you`re on a tight budget & where to pick up some real bargains. The Best Of pages highlight some unique aspects of Florence, recommend places to go for free, & contain tips for rainy days & where you can relax & chill out. The City Walks guide you through the city along well-known thoroughfares as well as unfamiliar alleys: a bus takes you to some great viewpoints, you can shop where the Florentines shop, & when you get to Fiesole the city lies at your feet. Finally the Dos & Don`ts advise to keep calm when looking for a house number & deciding which chic shoes to buy. Marco Polo Florence provides comprehensive coverage of all areas of the city. To help you find your way around there`s a detailed street atlas inside, a practical plan of bus routes in the back cover, plus a handy pull-out map. Don`t go on holiday without a Marco Polo guide!

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Marco Polo Handbooks offer expert advice & are aimed at travellers looking for in-depth coverage of a destination
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Florence in the Marco Polo Spiral Guides series is a practical guide presenting the most important things to see & do in the city in a nutshell, & aimed at travellers who don’t have a lot of time to prepare & research for a trip. The guide highlights the top 10 sights, suggests tours & great ideas for exciting days out, & features colour photographs & a pull-out city map & street atlas pages. The guide opens with introductory chapters offering general information about the city, its history, art, geography & the people & things that make it worth visiting. Then, the guide divides the area into sections, & for each offers more specific information organised by Getting Your Bearings, Perfect Days giving examples of planned itineraries, the Top 10, Don’t Miss & At Your Leisure. There are planned day itineraries for each area including the best places to eat & drink along the way, accompanied by local map extracts & dotted with useful tips. An additional chapter offers inspirations for walks & tours. The guide concludes with general & practical information, street atlas pages & a removable pull-out map, conveniently stored in a plastic pocket on the back cover. The format is designed with practicality in mind; the spiral binding & the colour coding makes it easy to keep the book open where is needed & render orientation fast & easy, ideal for travellers on the go. ...

Michelin’s street plan of Florence at 1:10, 000 is primarily designed to be used for access to & travel across the city by car, given its wide coverage of the outer suburbs, including Fiesole, & detailed presentation of the surrounding motorway network. The city’s historic centre is shown on the reverse enlarged to 1:5, 000. Main traffic routes are highlighted & motorway junctions are clearly laid out. One way streets & car parks are marked. The plan also indicates what appear to be locations of petrol station, although no reference is made to it in its legend. Public buildings & various facilities, including churches, museums, etc, are highlighted & named, but without particular emphasis on popular tourist sights. Map legend which

Includes:: English & the street index are on the reverse side, together with a road map of the city’s environs at 1:150, 000.PLEASE NOTE: the choice of type face & the placing of street names make some parts of the plan more difficult to read than may appear from our sample. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.

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