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A charmingly illustrated journey through New York City,
neighborhood by neighborhood, updated to include newer buildings
and more classic favorites. All the Buildings in New York is a love
letter to New York City, told through James Gulliver Hancock s
unique and charming drawings of the city s diverse architectural
styles and cityscape. His buildings are colorful and chock-full of
fun and offbeat details, and this book is full of new discoveries
as well as old chestnuts for anyone who loves the Big Apple.
Organized by neighborhood, this revised and updated edition
features iconic New York buildings, such as the Empire State
Building, Rockefeller Center, and Flatiron Building; other beloved
landmarks, such as the New York Public Library and Brooklyn Museum;
and new skyline-changing buildings constructed in the last ten
years, such as One World Trade Center, Oculus, and Via 57 West.
Also included are the everyday buildings that make up New York City
the boutique shops in SoHo, timeless brownstones in Brooklyn, and
rows of busy markets in Chinatown. Cultural musings, accessible
histories, anecdotes, and informative details accompany the
illustrations throughout, making this volume as practical as it is
beautiful. New Yorkers and tourists alike will savor this
one-of-a-kind book that uniquely celebrates the energy and spirit
of the city that never sleeps.
The latest title in the popular 'How Things Work' series will make
the ordinary seem extraordinary. Featuring the beautifully detailed
illustrations of James Gulliver Hancock, How Everything Works will
take a close-up look at the world around us to examine well-known,
everyday environments and reveal how all the various objects and
machines found there operate. Full-page gatefolds showcase large,
dense scenes while smaller flaps can be opened to uncover the
secrets of the latest gizmos and gadgets. Explore a home, a
building site, a factory, a shopping mall, an office and a busy
street; find out how a car, a computer, a conveyor belt and mobile
phone work, and much more! Contents includes: A History of Things:
watch as a street changes through time Down on the Farm: from
tractors to combine harvesters and wind turbines At the
Construction Site: mix cement, dig underground, and then look
upward to cranes and skyscrapers Staying in Touch: connect through
mobile phones, wireless tech and satellite communications Getting
Around - local: hit the road with cars, buses, bicycles, motorbikes
and even electric vehicles Getting Around - long distance: jump
aboard trains, planes and boats In the Home: the inner workings of
washing machines, lightbulbs and electricity At the Office:
computers, photocopiers, air con Entertainment: from rollercoasters
to video games Shopping: scan barcodes and watch CCTV At the
Factory: from assembly lines to automation, robots and fork-lift
trucks At the hospital: uncover modern medicine About Lonely Planet
Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the world's leading travel
authority Lonely Planet - published its first book in 2011. Over
the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global
community of travellers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for
exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and
encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the
world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature,
history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of
global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in
a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore!
All aboard! From the fastest to the longest, the oldest to the
newest, through tunnels, across bridges and up mountainsides, take
a fascinating ride through the world of trains in this brilliant
new book from illustrator James Gulliver Hancock. In this follow-up
to How Cities Work and How Airports Work, young readers travel
through history and around the world to find out everything they
ever wanted to know about trains. Unfold pages and lift flaps to
reveal bustling stations, old steam locomotives fuelled with coal,
and high-speed trains zooming across Japan at almost 400 miles per
hour! And that's not all. See how trains reach the top of
mountains, transport people under cities, and work beneath the sea.
And don't forget to dress up - we'll take you on some luxurious
journeys including the Trans-Siberian Railway from Moscow to
Vladivostok, and The Ghan, which runs all the way across Australia!
How Trains Work is jam-packed with amazing facts and awesome
illustrations, and was created in consultation with Anthony Coulls,
Senior Curator of Rail Transport & Technology, National Railway
Museum, UK. About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an
imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet -
published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely
Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travellers, many
of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their
children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers
at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books
on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more.
We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help
kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every
day an adventure. Come explore!
Blast off into the cosmos with the latest title in the popular 'How
Things Work' series which includes How Cities Work, How Airports
Work, How Trains Work and How Ships Work - books that reveal the
inner workings of familiar places and vehicles. Featuring fantastic
illustrations by James Gulliver Hancock, this title explores the
ultimate vehicles: spaceships - how they do what they do, what
they're used for and their development through history. Spreads
will look at how rockets blast off into space, how people were sent
to the Moon and back, how space centres prepare spaceships and
astronauts for amazing adventures across the cosmos. It will also
look at all different types of spacecraft: space stations and
satellites orbiting Earth, rovers trundling over the surface of
Mars, and probes travelling at thousands of miles per second
through the outer reaches of the Solar System on incredible
journeys of discovery. Full-page gatefolds and flaps explore
spaceships both big and small, inside and out. It's going to be out
of this world! Contents: Leaving Earth: The history of spaceflight
Satellites Rockets Manned Spaceflights Space Probes Landers Moon
Missions Rovers Space Centres Space Telescopes Space Stations
Spaceships of the Future About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet
Kids - an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely
Planet - published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years,
Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travelers,
many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their
children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers
at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books
on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more.
We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help
kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every
day an adventure. Come explore!
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 About 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.
The latest in our How... series takes to the waves to reveal the
wonders of ships, boats and ferries and answers the questions of
how they do what they do, what they're used for and how they have
changed over time. Featuring fantastic artwork by celebrated
illustrator James Gulliver Hancock, words by author Clive Gifford
and loads of flaps to lift, this is the quintessential kids guide
to all things ships! Raise anchor as you set sail through the ages,
from wooden paddle boats and tiny coracles to swanky mega-yachts
with helipads and paddle steamers in this companion to How Airports
Work and How Trains Work. From gigantic cruise liners to beautiful
sailing ships, young readers will travel through history and around
the world to find out everything they ever wanted to know about
ships. Lift the flaps to unfurl papyrus sails on an Ancient
Egyptian ship sailing up the Nile, tour a historic Spanish galleon,
zoom across the water at almost 320 miles per hour in a speedboat,
and much more. See how ships stay afloat, cultivate wind power, and
navigate using just the stars. Learn all about how the first simple
boats carved out of tree trunks evolved into the giant super yachts
and cruise liners of today, and take a look at the limitless
possibilities of the ships of the future. How Ships Work is
jam-packed with amazing facts and awesome illustrations, and was
created in consultation with the National Maritime Museum, UK.
About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the
world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet - published its
first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown
a dedicated global community of travellers, many of whom are now
sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely
Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in
school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture,
sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to
inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and
their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an
adventure. Come explore!
The holiday begins at the airport, and in this fun introduction to
air travel for very young children, find out all about what happens
before and after you take to the skies. Packed full of vivid,
eye-catching illustrations by James Gulliver Hancock and
easy-to-read, simple text, this engaging book is a great
introduction to the wonderful world of planes and airports. From
checking in your bags to walking through the body scanner at
security, this book delves into all the goings on at airports, as
well as preparing the plane, what happens during the flight and
landing safely. Readers will take a closer look inside the
aeroplanes themselves, including a peek inside the cockpit! As part
of a series which also includes Cities and Trains, this is an
exciting and inspiring introduction to the world of airports and
air travel for very young children. About Lonely Planet Kids:
Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the world's leading travel
authority Lonely Planet - published its first book in 2011. Over
the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global
community of travellers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for
exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and
encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the
world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature,
history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of
global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in
a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore!
Get ready to explore airports inside and out in this jam-packed
activity and sticker book! Design your own passport, get through
the runway maze, colour in a futuristic airport, unscramble
anagrams, fill the skies with aeroplane stickers and much more.
With over 200 stickers, bright illustrations and amazing facts
about airports around the world, this is the perfect way to keep
kids occupied whether on your travels or at home! Flying can be an
exciting way to travel, and there's plenty of inspiration
throughout this book for learning about airports and air travel.
With vivid illustrations by James Gulliver Hancock of baggage
systems, in-flight meals and the plane's entertainment systems to
name but a few, young kids will find plenty to keep them occupied
and challenged. They can decorate and design their own airports,
and with 48 pages of activities and over 200 stickers, there's
plenty of fun to be had at home or in the air! Activities include:
Navigating your way through the baggage carousel maze Draw your own
in-flight entertainment with felt-tip pens Spot the two identical
airline meals on board the flight Colour in the aeroplane and
design your own airline logo Add stickers to complete the air
hangar jigsaw Find the odd plane out in the airport scene And much,
much more! About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an
imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet -
published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely
Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travellers, many
of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their
children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers
at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books
on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more.
We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help
kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every
day an adventure. Come explore!
Get ready to explore the city in a whole new way. This innovative
book for younger readers is packed with city facts, loads of flaps
to lift, and unfolding pages to see inside buildings and under the
streets. Children aged 5+ can learn about skyscrapers, subway
systems and stinky sewers. Discover where people live and peek
behind closed doors to see what's going on in houses and
apartments, or why not find out about what goes on underneath the
streets you walk on every day? Each page is stylishly illustrated
by James Gulliver Hancock, creator of the All The Buildings That
I've Drawn So Far series (Universe Publishing) and there are loads
of quirky details to spot. How many giant cowboy hats can you find
through the book? Created in consultation with Jill Sterrett,
lecturer with the department of Urban Planning at the University of
Washington. Contents : The birth of a city In and out of the city
City living Build, build, build! High-rise life Green spaces Going
underground City hall Emergency services Recreation and culture
Night and day Cities of the future About Lonely Planet Kids: From
the world's leading travel publisher comes Lonely Planet Kids, a
children's imprint that brings the world to life for young
explorers everywhere. With a range of beautiful books for children
aged 5-12, we're kickstarting the travel bug and showing kids just
how amazing our planet can be. From bright and bold sticker
activity books, to beautiful gift titles bursting at the seams with
amazing facts, we aim to inspire and delight curious kids, showing
them the rich diversity of people, places and cultures that
surrounds us. We pledge to share our enthusiasm and love of the
world, our sense of humour and continual fascination for what it is
that makes the world we live in the diverse and magnificent place
it is. It's going to be a big adventure - come explore!
In this fun and light-hearted introduction to cities, find out
about different styles of houses, types of transport, places to
visit, emergency services and much more. From skyscrapers to
museums, and rooftop gardens to houseboats, discover what makes
cities tick around the clock with this engaging book. With bright,
bold and colourful illustrations by James Gulliver Hancock and
easy-to-read text throughout, toddlers and very young children will
gain an invaluable insight to how urban areas work. Covering a
range of topics from housing to sporting events and everything in
between, this is perfect for curious young minds to learn more
about the world. As part of a series which also includes 'Airports'
and 'Trains', this is the perfect introduction to cities for
infants and very young children. About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely
Planet Kids - an imprint of the world's leading travel authority
Lonely Planet - published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45
years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of
travellers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration
with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages
young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with
engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history,
space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global
citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way
that makes every day an adventure. Come explore!
Full steam ahead! From underground trains, luxury safari trains and
speedy Japanese Shinkansen trains, explore EVERY different type of
train available in this colourful book for very young children
(aged 0-2), as well as railway stations, the history of trains and
much more. With eye-catching illustrations and easy-to-read text,
this is an engaging introduction for little train-lovers. Starting
with the first trains pulled by horses, explore the history of
trains right up to the modern day. Discover steam trains powered by
coal, sleeper trains with beds for a good night's kip as well as
super speedy modern trains with buffet cars and hi-tech engines.
And it's not just the trains themselves; explore the whole process
of train travel throughout this fun, colourful book, from ticket
purchase to boarding to what you can do on the actual journey
itself. As part of a series which also includes Airports and
Cities, this is an exciting and inspiring introduction to the world
of trains and train travel for very young children. About Lonely
Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the world's leading
travel authority Lonely Planet - published its first book in 2011.
Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global
community of travellers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for
exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and
encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the
world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature,
history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of
global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in
a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore!
Get ready to explore cities inside and out in this jam-packed
activity and sticker book! Design your own futuristic building,
untangle the cyclists, spot the missing spanners at the building
site, use stickers to fill the zoo with animals and much more. With
over 200 stickers, colourful illustrations by renowned illustrator
James Gulliver Hancock and amazing facts about cities around the
world, this new activity book, based on the artwork from the
bestselling How Cities Work, is a fun new release for kids. With so
much going on in a city environment, there's plenty of scope here
to discover, explore and get creative. Packed with amazing facts
about the inner workings of the city as well as wonderful
illustrations of scenes including rush-hour traffic, high-rise life
and even a cat stuck up a tree, kids will find plenty to keep them
occupied and challenged either at home or on the road. They can
decorate and design their own cityscape scenes, and with 48 pages
of activities and stickers galore, there's plenty of fun to be had!
Activities include: Search and find in a busy cityscape scene
Colour in a high-rise skyscraper with felt-tip pens Spot the
difference between two pictures of 'Fluffy' the cat stuck up a tree
Add stickers to the community garden Design your own protest
posters Complete a city-themed word search And much, much more!
About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the
world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet - published its
first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown
a dedicated global community of travellers, many of whom are now
sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely
Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in
school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture,
sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to
inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and
their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an
adventure. Come explore!
From Griffith Observatory and the Getty Museum to the Hollywood
Bowl and Rodeo Drive, All the Buildings in Los Angeles allows
readers to experience the sun-kissed pleasures of Los Angeles
without having to deal with its famously terrible traffic. James
Gulliver Hancock s unique and charming drawings capture the city as
it is today, including classic landmarks like Grauman s Chinese
Theater and the Capital Records Building, as well as newer
favorites like the Broad contemporary art museum and the Walt
Disney Concert Hall. Cultural musings, accessible histories,
anecdotes, and informative details accompany the illustrations
throughout, making this volume truly as practical as it is
beautiful. The careful artistry, insider s musings, and
approachable read-ability both visually and texturally in this book
are sure to appeal to readers of all stripes.
How do you land a rover on Mars, resolve a perpetual traffic jam or save a herd of caribou from potential extinction? Ask an engineer! Author Shannon Hunt presents nine real-life problems for which engineers designed inventive (and even crazy!) solutions. Each was solved using a different field of engineering --- from aerospace and mechanical to the new field of geomatics. A helpful seven-step flowchart of the engineering design process is also featured: define the problem, investigate the requirements, develop solutions, design a prototype, test it, improve it and share the idea. These steps are highlighted in each chapter with helpful icons that refer back to the flowchart. Sidebars, biographies of the engineers and fun detailed illustrations by James Gulliver Hancock help flesh out the stories and bring them to life.
This terrific introduction to some fascinating practical applications of engineering is sure to inspire the natural engineer in every child. With its emphasis on real-world connections to the math, science and technology skills applied with critical thinking and creative problem solving, this book is a natural for encouraging STEM education (science, technology, engineering, math). With so many direct curriculum applications for grades three to seven, and in following with the guidelines in the Next Generation Science Standards, this book is a perfect resource for classrooms and libraries, as well as anywhere a makerspace is found. Includes a table of contents, glossary and index.
A modern take on the classic Gulliver's Travels in the form of a
colouring book.In Gulliver's New Travels, illustrator James
Gulliver Hancock brings together his obsessions with re-imagining
the world and travelling with his attention to scale and detail.
The result is a creative colouring book inspired by Swift's
18th-century classic, featuring different worlds and playing with
scale as in the lands of teeny Lilliput and giant Brobdingnag.There
is a whole imaginary world to colour in. Taking in places from
around the world, from all landscapes, and even future worlds and
those in galaxies far away, the illustrations are playful and
fanciful but always wonderful to look at.You are encouraged to
engage with the drawings and make them your own whether you are
using pencils or pens. As you colour in, you'll discover great
little details you hadn't spotted before, such as the diver
swimming through the flowers and the tiny climber scaling a cactus.
A must have for anyone with a passion for colouring in and
illustration from a major creative talent.
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