Description

By (author) Jones Rob Lloyd; Illustrated by Tognetti Stefano

Short /annotation:
Airports are thrilling and fascinating places for children, full of unusual equipment, strange machines and – of course – lots of planes. This book allows young children to find out more about how an airport works. Richly informative, with colourful, friendly illustrations and lots of flaps to lift and look beneath.

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See behind the scenes at a bustling airport, as planes speed along the runway and soar into the sky in this fascinating book with over 50 flaps to lift. Young children will be fascinated to find out how an airport works, and see the equipment and machines, vehicles and passengers, all colourfully illustrated. Scenes include ”Handling baggage”, ”Preparing the plane”, ”Taking off” and ”Carrying cargo”. Richly informative and full of surprises, this book is perfect for little fingers and curious minds.

Biographical note:
Rob studied Egyptology at university, but never thought he”d do much with it. Since joining Usborne in 2005, he”s written loads of books about Ancient Egypt, and on topics ranging from space to the story of Islam. He is also the author of several award-winning historical adventure novels, and a hopeless cook.

Biographical note:
Rob studied Egyptology at university, but never thought he”d do much with it. Since joining Usborne in 2005, he”s written loads of books about Ancient Egypt, and on topics ranging from space to the story of Islam. He is also the author of several award-winning historical adventure novels, and a hopeless cook.