Paperback
Details: condition: brand new format: paperback isbn: 9781803700755 publisher: usborne series: build your own sticker book age range: 5 overview: build your own futuristic cities is an interactive usborne sticker book that turns young readers into city planners of tomorrow. Written by sam smith with artwork by gong studios, it invites children aged five and up to design space stations, underwater domes and cyberpunk metropolises using reusable stickers. Created with input from a futures specialist, it blends hands-on play with ideas about technology, sustainability and city design, making it a screen-free activity that's entertaining and quietly educational. About the book: inside this bright, illustrated paperback, children flick through half-built futuristic skylines waiting to be completed. Using sheets of reusable stickers, they add towers, transport pods, androids, solar arrays and vertical gardens to bring each scene to life, then read short captions explaining how every city works. One spread explores a colony on mars, another a city floating on the ocean powered by wind and wave energy. The book nudges children to think about real questions planners face today, such as moving people cleanly or generating power without harming the planet. Because stickers can be repositioned, the same pages can be rebuilt again and again, so no two cities need look alike. The tone stays playful and optimistic, treating climate change and future technology as exciting puz...