Metropolis

In a cursory visual overview of 34 cities across six continents, a patchwork assemblage of brightly colored rectangles house monuments, foods, and geographical features specific to each location, a format Tardif used in 2015’s Sport-o-Rama. Working in a naïve, posterlike style, Tardif populates the pages with dot-eyed cartoon figures, objects, and buildings defined by loose, black lines. London highlights include Big Ben, fish and chips, and a “typical rainy day,” while the Istanbul spread makes room for the Bosphorus Bridge, Galata Tower, and Turkish delight. The text is limited to image captions and brief mentions of the local population and language, so outside research is required if readers want to learn more about the buildings and objects presented; maps on the endpapers help place the cities in a larger global context. Ages 4–8. (Oct.)