This entertaining & informative book
Includes:: every fact figure statistic & hidden secret of London that will be of interest to children. Mixing history with literature listings with trivia it opens windows on all areas of Londons rich past & present. Here children will learn about Londons art & architecture landmarks hidden places ghosts pearly kings & queens festivals street names games traditions markets football teams & much much more. Discover the oldest the tallest the silliest the scariest & the smallest things in London. Shop till you drop at the Queens favourite stores. Delve into Londons murky past see where notorious criminals were hanged drawn & quartered pirates were strung out to rot heads were mounted on spikes & prisoners were tortured. Peer down Londons oldest loo chant with the crowds at Londons first football club & walk under the River Thames without getting wet. The Bumper Book of London will satisfy every childs appetite for facts & figures
- as well as providing fodder for desperate parents who have run out of answers.