Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections
Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections

Author: Stephen Biesty

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2019-05-14

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 0744020735

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This children's book explores the innermost workings of some extraordinary buildings and machines. From helicopters to submarines, skyscrapers to coal mines, open up a fascinating world packed with unique and detailed cutaway drawings. Whether it's a Spanish galleon or a medieval castle, each cross-section slice or exploded view reveals what's going on inside. See the people swarming inside the Empire State Building, the workers busy backstage at the opera house, and where the crew sleeps on a jumbo jet. Included also are two impressive foldouts showing an ocean liner and a steam train. There are lots of fun facts to be discovered, and curious details are highlighted and explained. Did you know one of the funnels of the Queen Mary liner was fake and used for storing deckchairs? And in almost every scene, there's the challenge to find a man on the toilet! With more than a million copies sold, Stephen Biesty's award-winning illustrated book is as fascinating today as it was when first published in 1992. Incredible Cross-Sections is the ultimate way to see how things work.

Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections Castle
Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections Castle

Author: Richard Platt

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2019-05-14

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 0744020751

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History comes alive in this incredible children's illustrated book about castles. Slicing through different areas of a medieval fortress, extraordinary views reveal the people busy inside, preparing for battle as an enemy army approaches. Packed with facts, you'll find out what it takes to build a massive 14th-century castle, dress a knight in armor, or prepare a feast fit for a king or queen. From the drawbridge to the dungeon, Cross-Sections Castle swarms with the people who keep the castle going--the workers, craftsmen, and servants. And, as you pore over every page, look out for the villainous spy. Is he in the well... the keep... the moat? No? Keep looking, he's there somewhere! Back in print after 20 years, you can now cheer on jousters, be entertained by a troubadour, and witness the gory details of a traitor's demise. This unique illustrated book for kids is not just the story of a castle; it brings medieval history to life.

Stephen Biesty's Incredible Everything
Stephen Biesty's Incredible Everything

Author: Stephen Biesty

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9780751356168

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Each illustration in this book traces a craft or manufacturing process from raw materials through to the finished product. The illustrations make many of the processes self-explanatory, and where further explanation is needed, Chester the Tester and Q provide the answers, along with the text.

Stephen Biesty's Incredible Body Cross-Sections
Stephen Biesty's Incredible Body Cross-Sections

Author: Richard Platt

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Published: 2020-08-06

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 0241484200

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A book that actually takes you inside - and around - the human body to see how it works, with the help of some truly unique illustrations and some very small people! Explore your brain, your bones, and everything in between in incredible cross-section drawings of all the body systems. Inside each one are teams of tiny characters busy at work, and explaining what's going on. Every page includes jaw-dropping facts. Did you know that the skin is your largest organ - in an adult it's 2 sq m (22 sq ft). Have you ever thought about how heavy the brain is? Well, it's about 1.4 kg (3 lb) and is crammed with 100 billion nerve cells that help you think and move. And by the time you turn 75, your heart will have pumped blood around your body 4,000 million times! With the challenge of finding two tiny explorers making their way through the body, learning about anatomy has never been so much fun!

Stephen Biesty's More Incredible Cross-sections
Stephen Biesty's More Incredible Cross-sections

Author: Richard Platt

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Published: 2019-10-03

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 0241430836

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This illustrated book for children shows you how things work. Look inside the human body, explore the magic of Venice, and take a tour around a movie studio - and much more! Part of a unique series that the Guardian in 2016 voted one of the best illustrated non-fiction books ever, More Incredible Cross-sections is Stephen Biesty at the top of his game. In this updated edition with a refreshed, contemporary style, he gives readers an exploded view of 12 objects, places, landmarks, and modes of transport. But look closer! In every picture is an alien who has lost his way: can you find him? As you pore over Stephen Biesty's superbly detailed pages, you will also discover loads of awesome facts. Did you know that steam engines were notoriously difficult to stop, leading to frequent accidents? Or that people at an Antarctic research base rely on supplies from an aircraft's parachute drops during winter? From windmills to cities, airports to space stations, More Incredible Cross-sections is for curious minds of any age interested in finding out how our amazing world works.

Castle
Castle

Author: Stephen Biesty

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 27

ISBN-13: 9780751350463

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Enter through the keep and be transported back in time to everyday life in a medieval castle. The format draws readers into this hive of activity in realistic and compelling detail - the luxurious apartments of the lord and the lady of the manor, the squalor of the cesspit cleaner, and prisoners left to rot in the secret dungeons, all embellished by text with odles of astonishing facts.

Stephen Biesty's Incredible Body
Stephen Biesty's Incredible Body

Author: Stephen Biesty

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9780751358414

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Find out how your body works. Let the explorers show you... What happens when you are sick. Why the brain is the most sophisticated computer in the world. What makes your tummy rumble. What makes you dizzy.

Stephen Biesty's Incredible Explosions
Stephen Biesty's Incredible Explosions

Author: Richard Platt

Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780789410245

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Text and cross-section illustrations present inside views of a variety of subjects including a space station, airport, and windmill.

Stephen Biesty's Incredible Pop-up Cross-sections
Stephen Biesty's Incredible Pop-up Cross-sections

Author: Stephen Biesty

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 6

ISBN-13: 9780751353426

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This giant pop-up book, combining Stephen Biesty's cross-sections with paper engineering, presents detailed views inside various subjects with illustrations and pop-ups.

Battles Map by Map
Battles Map by Map

Author: DK

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2021-05-04

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0744048265

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Experience the world's most significant battles through bold, easy-to-grasp maps. Covering everything from the battlefields of the ancient world to the bomb-scarred landscapes of World War II and beyond, this ebook includes engrossing maps telling the story of history's most famous battles. Using brand new, in-depth maps and expert analysis, see for yourself how legendary military milestones were won and lost, and how tactics, technology, vision, and luck have all played a part in the outcome of wars throughout history. Additionally, historic paintings, photographs, and objects take you to the heart of the action; profiles introduce famous commanders and military leaders and analyze their achievements; and the impact of groundbreaking weapons and battlefield innovations is revealed. Bursting with lavish illustrations and full of fascinating detail, Battles Map by Map is the ultimate history ebook for map lovers, military history enthusiasts, and armchair generals everywhere.