A compilation of abridged versions of M. Sasek'smost popular children's travel books. FromLondon to Hong Kong, Sydney to San Francisco,readers will delight in this charming journeythrough the world's great cities.With deft strokes of his paintbrush and a witty voiceto match, master illustrator and storyteller M. Sasekcaptured the essence of the world's major capitals andbrought them to life for an entire generation of youngreaders. Now, more than fifty years later, those samereaders are passing these stories down to their childrenand their children's children, and Sasek's This isseries has officially reached iconic status.Collected here for the first time in one affordablevolume are some of Sasek's most beloved adventures.From Notre Dame in Paris to a trolley car in the hills ofSan Francisco, with stops for sausages in Munich anda yacht race in Sydney, this book takes children andadults alike on a whirlwind trip to some of the world'sgreatest destinations. An inspirational travelogue thatintroduces readers to the art, architecture, music, food,and traditions of multiple cities and countries, This isthe World is the perfect book for internationalcommuters and would-be travelers of all ages.