Monday, July 30, 2012

Pop-Up London

Some of you may have read my previous post about the London Olympics which included a book list.  Most of the books on that list are specifically about the Olympics but one that has stood out from the rest is Pop-Up London.  It shows off all of the major London landmarks following the Thames from Kew Gardens to the Olympic Village.

I'm not generally a fan of pop up books, not because they aren't lovely but because they end up trashed and not working properly and that just makes me sad.  Finally the children are old enough to enjoy this format and not attempt to destroy it, well, all bar Possum.

I thought I would share with you some of the beauty of this book so you can see for yourself.


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Royal Albert Hall

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When you turn the book around you can see inside some of the buildings.  Inside Royal Albert Hall.

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Buckingham Palace

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Tower Bridge

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Tower Bridge opens up to let a boat pass under.

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Under the flap you will find Olympic Park.
This is a beautiful book!  There is plenty more to see.  It is constructed to a very high standard and all of the pop-ups work smashingly.  All of us have thoroughly enjoyed pawing over the pages and I'm sure it will be treasured for many years.

Amber xx

3 comments:

  1. I don't often get pop-up books either, but this one looks great! :)

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  2. Absolutely gorgeous! We have a great pop-up 'Moby Dick', which looks to be of similar quality—I'll show you next time you're by.

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