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Lonely Planet Kids How Airports Work

Lonely Planet Kids

by Lonely Planet Kids, Clive Gifford and James Gulliver Hancock
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/10/2018
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Where does luggage go after check in?

What happens in the control tower? How do planes actually fly? This interactive, lift-the-flap book takes you behind-the-scenes to uncover the hidden secrets of the airport – from a peek inside the cockpit to the hustle and bustle of departures.

In this follow-up to How Cities Work, we explore the earliest airports through to today’s giant transport hubs and what airports could look like in the future. Packed with amazing facts and illustrations from James Gulliver Hancock, it’ll surprise and delight readers young and old, ensuring they never look at air travel in the same way again.

Created in consultation with Tom Cornell, VP Airspace / Airfields, Americas at Landrum & Brown.

Contents include:

  • Airports Through the Ages 
  • The Great Get-to-the-Airport Race
  • Find Your Way Round the Airport 
  • The Maintenance Hangar 
  • In the Terminal 
  • Inside an Aircraft 
  • The Control Tower Sees All 
  • Preparing Planes
  • Ship That Cargo 
  • The Incredible Luggage Journey 
  • Airports of the Future
ISBN:
9781787012929
9781787012929
Category:
Pop-up & lift-the-flap books
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
01-10-2018
Publisher:
Lonely Planet Global Limited
Country of origin:
Ireland
Pages:
24
Dimensions (mm):
259x282x17mm
Weight:
0.98kg
Lonely Planet Kids

Come explore! Let’s start an adventure. Lonely Planet Kids excites and educates children about the amazing world around them.

Combining astonishing facts, quirky humour and eye-catching imagery, we ignite their curiosity and encourage them to discover more about our planet.

Every book draws on our huge team of global experts to help share our continual fascination with what makes the world such a diverse and magnificent place – inspiring children at home and in school.

James Gulliver Hancock

James Gulliver Hancock is a well travelled illustrator known for his playful illustration style. His obsession with drawing everything in the world has seen him work for major projects around the globe, seeing his work appear on everything from billboards, to TV commercials, to ceramics, to books, to board games.

He undertook artist residencies all over Europe and most recently has been living in New York where he has worked for a wide variety of high profile clients and taken to the city with his personal project.

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