I read this with my 6-year-old daughter over several bedtimes and it really struck a chord with her, even without her knowing a lot about the subject matter of London beforehand.
She loved how the facts and non-facts were presented with an introduction followed by a “And the truth is…” section. She liked to guess whether the myths were truth or busted before the reveal.
The presentation is probably one of the things that really appealed to her in the first place. There are glossy pages with bold black and white design throughout, lots of pictures too.
As well as the truth or busted bits there were other sections on London things, like explanations of Cockney rhyming slang, and it is quite interesting just how many of these have made it into the English dictionary without people, or me at least, even realising it. Other articles cover things that originated from London (e.g. tennis and pavements), the smelliest jobs in London over the years, and a few other things too.
For me the book was maybe a bit short, being under 100 pages, and it seemed to be running out of ideas right at the end but for my daughter’s reaction it gets 5 stars.
I got this book through Amazon Vine. It is listed HERE,
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