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Stephen Biesty's incredible cross-sections / illustrated by Stephen Biesty ; written by Richard Platt.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Biesty, Stephen. Cross-sections ; Publisher: New York : Dorling Kindersley Ltd , 2019Copyright date: 1995Edition: Revised edition; 25 years anniversary editionDescription: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781465483898
  • 1465483896
Other title:
  • Incredible cross-sections
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Castle -- Observatory -- Galleon -- Ocean liner -- Submarine -- Coal mine -- Tank -- Oil rig -- Cathedral -- Jumbo jet -- Car factory -- Helicopter -- Opera house -- Steam train -- Subway station -- Fishing trawler -- Empire State Building -- Space shuttle -- Index.
Summary: 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 sleep on a jumbo jet. Included also are two impressive fold-outs 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 books are as fascinating today as they were when first published, in 1992. Incredible Cross Sections is the ultimate way to see how things work.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 620 B589 Available 33111009356227
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 620 B589 Available 33111009159472
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 620 B589 Available 33111008234607
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

Includes index.

Castle -- Observatory -- Galleon -- Ocean liner -- Submarine -- Coal mine -- Tank -- Oil rig -- Cathedral -- Jumbo jet -- Car factory -- Helicopter -- Opera house -- Steam train -- Subway station -- Fishing trawler -- Empire State Building -- Space shuttle -- Index.

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 sleep on a jumbo jet. Included also are two impressive fold-outs 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 books are as fascinating today as they were when first published, in 1992. Incredible Cross Sections is the ultimate way to see how things work.

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