Incredible Explosions (Stephen Biesty's cross-sections) - Hardcover

Platt, Richard; Biesty, Stephen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0751354422 ISBN 13: 9780751354423

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, 1996

Synopsis

What's inside an Antarctic research station?How are feature films made ?What's under a city street ?Let talented artist Stephen Biesty take you to 12 amazing places both past and present. From the spectacular natural world of the Grand Canyon in the United States to a busy international airport Biesty's humorous and detailed views of the world will captivate delight and astonish. Lively absorbing text by author Richard Platt provides hundreds of fascinating facts and insights along the way adding up to a fabulous journey of discovery that will appeal to children of all ages.

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Review:

Don't let the title mislead you--this book isn't about things that blow up like volcanoes or chemistry experiments gone awry. Instead, illustrator Stephen Biesty and author Richard Platt (Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections Castle, Stephen Beisty's Incredible Body) have once again blown the cover off places as big as Venice and as off-limits as a Space Station so that young ones can see what's inside. This talented duo knows exactly the kind of things that interest children. For example, at the Space Station young readers get to see insider's cool stuff like cockpit controls and the module where space experiments are performed, as well as disgusting stuff, like what happens to an astronaut with space sickness. Looking inside a movie studio, kids can peek at the make-up and hairstyling rooms (where glamour girls and demon monsters come to life) as well as an ocean liner in a huge water tank being attacked by a remote-control giant squid. With so much of the big world remaining hidden or inaccessible to children, fact-filled books like these are instantly fascinating, fun and even (sneakily) educational. (Ages 7 and older) --Gail Hudson, Amazon.com

Synopsis:

How is a space ship put together? What is really going on in the ground under your feet? How does a windmill work? Taking its title from the first artwork in the book, an exploded view, the book goes on to present each subject in an unusual way. It may be cross-sectioned, viewed from a fish-eye perspective or illustrated inside-out to show what's going on. The pictures are accompanied by informative text which expains what it happening. A strange alien can be found in every scene.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0751354422
• ISBN 13: 9780751354423
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Biesty Stephen