Miroslav Sasek (a children's author)

So, I had never heard M. Sasek, a 1960's author of children's books titled This is _____ until today.

I had to share, because the books look exciting.

If you click on the "look inside" for the This is Paris book on Amazon, it shows how Miroslav Sasek incorporated words from the French language into the book. Plus, the illustrations are gorgeous! At the end of each of his books, the author has side notes about how the area in question has changed since he wrote the book originally!

I may be tempted to purchase a few of his books. :)