Not-For-Parents New York City
Lonely Planet Not For Parents Series
Author: Lonely Planet
Book 5 in the Lonely Planet Not For Parents series
Pages: 8
Published: 2011
Age: 18+
This is not a guidebook. And it's definitely 'not-for-parents'. It is the real inside story about one of the world's most famous cities: New York. In this book you'll hear fascinating tales about towering skyscrapers and deep subways, and the Yankees loudest fans.
Check out cool stories about hot dogs and snapping alligators, bulls in the stock exchange and sports on the street. You'll find superheroes, famous battles, cops, cooks, and millions of rats.
Which lady moved to New York from Paris in 350 pieces?
Did Martians really invade New York in 1938?
Which skyscraper was meant to double as an airship dock?
Would you like to spend a night inside an elephant?
This book reveals a New York City your parents probably don't even know about. Featuring over 12,000 words and 400 photos, maps and illustrations, Not-For-Parents: New York City opens up a world of intriguing stories and fascinating facts about one of the world 's most exciting cities.
About the Lonely Planet Not For Parents Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Not-For-Parents Travel Book(2011)
- 2.Not-For-Parents Rome(2011)
- 3.Not-For-Parents London(2011)
- 4.Not-For-Parents Paris(2011)
- 5.Not-For-Parents New York City(2011)
- 6.Not-For-Parents Great Britain(2012)
- 7.Not-For-Parents China(2012)
- 8.Not-For-Parents Australia(2012)
- 9.Not-For-Parents USA(2012)
- 10.Not-For-Parents Africa(2013)
- 11.Not-For-Parents South America(2013)
- 12.Not-For-Parents Europe(2013)
- 13.Not-For-Parents Asia(2013)
- +Extreme Planet(2012)
- +How to be a Dinosaur Hunter(2013)
- +How to be a World Explorer(2012)
- +The Real Wonders of the World(2013)
Reading age: 8+ years
Lonely Planet are all about inspiring and empowering people to get out there and explore the world, no matter who you are or where you’re from. But recently they realised that they had been unintentionally leaving a very important group of travellers out of the picture: kids.
No longer. That’s why they have released a brand new Not For Parents series – for budding travel lovers 8 and up.
Not For Parents opens up the world to a whole new generation of adventurers – with intriguing stories and fascinating facts about people, places, history and culture from around the world. From hideous histories to funky food, they cover all the cool stuff to know and are jam-packed with photos, illustrations and cartoons.
A warning to parents: these might not be the same ‘really interesting’ (read: boring) bits that you like…where to buy coffee, how many stars the hotel has, and other things likely to put your kid right to sleep. Instead these books cover actually cool stuff everyone should know like where you can see Platform 9 ¾ in real life, why New York taxis are painted yellow, and—that burning question that every youngster is dying to ask—did the ancient Romans wear underpants? You'll just have to wait and see...