New Releases by Stephen Biesty

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.

Ob Polizeiauto, Feuerwehrwagen oder Hubschrauber - Rettungsfahrzeuge üben auf Kinder eine ganz besondere Faszination aus. Zu welchem Einsatzort sind sie wohl unterwegs? Warum sind sie so laut und bunt? Und wo nimmt ein Löschfahrzeug eigentlich das ganze Wasser her? Stephen Biesty weiss die Antwort und präsentiert in diesem Buch nicht nur die grössten, schnellsten und modernsten Rettungsfahrzeuge der Welt, sondern auch die mutigen Menschen, die mit ihnen im Einsatz sind. (Quelle: Website des Verlags).

An intimate guide to the inside of a castle and the lives of its residents, this Stephen Biesty classic, Cross-Sections Castle, details the workings of a medieval fortress. With intricately detailed cross-sections, readers can explore layer upon layer of castle life including the people, their possessions, and how they lived, as well as how they defended themselves from enemy attacks and settled down for an evening of entertainment. Each time readers turn the page, they''ll discover new details, making this the ultimate "insider''s guide" to the structure of a castle and the lives of its inhabitants.

14 Entdeckungsreisen von 340 v.Chr. bis 1969 werden in diesem aufwendig gestalteten Buch beschrieben. Neben dem ausführlichen Text zeigen detailreiche Querschnitte die Reiserouten sowie die Bauweise einzelner Schiffe, eines Zeppelins und anderer Expeditions-Fahrzeuge. Ab 10.

Stephen Biesty''s astonishingly detailed cross-sections reveal the splendours of Ancient Rome, Greece and Egypt. Uncover the glories of art, architecture and the minutiae of every day life. The illustrations are beautifully constructed and teeming with enough detail to keep readers pouring over the pages for hours.

Trois voyages au côté de jeunes enfants vous guident à travers les civilisations égyptienne, grecque et romaine. Au fil du Nil, suivez Dedia dans une navigation pleine d''imprévus qui vous emmène jusqu''au palais de Pharaon. Au temps de la splendeur d''Athènes, Nélée vous accompagne dans les hauts lieux de la Grèce antique où vous pourrez même assister aux jeux Olympiques ! À Rome, Titus vous fait partager les moments de sa journée, depuis sa maison jusqu''au Circus Maximus en passant par le Forum. Embarquez pour un tour du monde antique !

The Ancient World is the perfect subject for Stephen Biesty''s illustrations - beautifully constructed, technologically advanced, and teeming with life. There are cross-sections, cut-aways and explosions, authoritative annotations, lists and explanations.Covers:Rome - including the Colosseum, the Forum, the Baths and chariot racing at the Circus MaximusEgypt - including the Valley of the Kings, the pyramids and Sphinx of Giza and preparation of a mummy and Egyptian funeralGreece - including Athenian warships at the sacred island of Delos, the rich silver mines of Laurion, the Acropolis and the sacred oracle at DelphiThis book is destined to bring the ancient world to life for a wide range of readers.

Serez-vous capable de retrouver la cité perdue ? Vous allez vous lancer dans une aventure passionnante tout autour du monde au côté de Stephen Biesty, un incroyable illustrateur. De Notre-Dame à l''Empire State Building, en passant par Angkor Vat et bien d''autres monuments célèbres, vous devrez résoudre une série d''énigmes grâce à ses extraordinaires illustrations. L''intérieur et l''extérieur de dix très grands monuments du patrimoine mondial se révèlent à vous. La recherche de la cité perdue sera un inoubliable tour du monde.

Join this mind-boggling quest around some of the world''s greatest buildings, following the clues with famous artist Stephen Biesty. A mysterious postcard arrives at Stephen''s home. It contains a clue to an incredible quest for treasure. Somewhere in the world there''s a lost city of gold- and you can help find it! Join Stephen for a whirlwind dash around the globe to track down the secrets of the most famous buildings in history. You''ll find messages in invisible ink, maps, code breaking notes and more to help you. Plus, thanks to Stephen''s fantastic ''inside-out'' drawings, you''ll get an amazing view of the nooks and crannies of each site and find out what they were like in their heyday. From the Empire State Building to the Colosseum, the Sydney Opera House to Angkor Wat- solve the clues, crack the codes, answer the riddles, and discover who the mystery postcard writer is.

This is a portrait of ten real castles in history. Stephen Biesty''s illustrations combined with Meredith Hooper''s text bring the castles to life by introducting their knights and kitchenmaids, sultans and samurai, soldiers and spies.

Following on from his internationally bestselling books on Rome and Egypt, master illustrator Stephen Biesty brings his magic touch to the cradle of civilization - classical Greece.The year is 436 BCE - Olympic year - and 11-year-old Neleus is about to embark on the journey of a lifetime. Setting off from his home in Miletus with his father and brother, our young hero''s final destination is the great games at Olympia, but he has many adventures and sees many sights along theway: fearsome Athenian warships at the sacred island of Delos; the rich silver mines of Laurion; the hurly-burly of the port and streets of Athens; the splendour of the Agora and the Acropolis; and a visit to the sacred oracle at Delphi.Biesty''s Greece is an illustrated tour-de-force, featuring a stunning array of cross-sections, cutaways and explosions. Each drawing highlights Biesty''s trademark attention to detail and is backed up by authoritative text and annotations. Biesty''s terrific eye for the quirky details of daily lifecombines with a witty and engaging text to provide an unforgettable window into the world of ancient Greece.Pitched at the 9-12-year-old, this book is destined to bring the ancient world to life for a wide range of readers. No aspect of Greek life is left out...domestic life, religion and the gods, the role of women, children and education, philosophy and learning, myths and legends, government, politics and law, economy and trade, warfare and slavery, the Olympic Games, music and drama, painting, pottery and sculpture, building and architecture, ships andseafaring

Aan de hand van de reis die de 12-jarige Neleus in 436 voor Chr. met zijn vader maakt door het oude Griekenland, kom je van alles te weten over het leven en de cultuur van de oude Grieken. Groot formaat boek met gedetailleerde tekeningen in kleur. Vanaf ca. 10 jaar.

Detailed illustrations with explanatory captions and narrative text survey some sites in ancient Rome.

Op het feest van de goden Castor en Pollux in het jaar 128 gaat Titus met zijn vader, de senator Marcus Cotta Maximus, de stad in. Door zijn ogen kom je van alles te weten over het leven en de cultuur in het oude Rome. Groot formaat boek met gedetailleerde tekeningen in kleur. Vanaf ca. 10 jaar.

Detailed illustrations with explanatory captions and narrative text survey some sites in ancient Egypt, including the Valley of the Kings, and the harbour at Elephantine.

Allows readers to get an idea of ancient Egyptian civilization by examining a series of detailed cross-section and cutaway illustrations.

''The ancient city of Rome is the perfect subject for Stephen Biesty''s illustrations - beautifully constructed, technologically advanced, and teeming with life. Titus''s Roman Holiday takes in the Temple, the Forum and the Baths, the Colosseum and chariot racing at the Circus Maximus, allillustrated in stunning, painstaking detail. There are cross-sections, cut-aways and explosions, authoritative annotations, lists and explanations. Biesty captures the epic scale of the city - the capacity crowd at the Colosseum, for example - and there is some wonderful attention to detail in thearchitecture and the engineering. But he also succeeds in capturing the humanity of the city and has a great eye for the quirky minutiae of daily life A well-researched reference work with a sizeable glossary and index, Rome is a witty and brilliantly illustrated book, pitched at the 9-12 year old,but destined to bring the ancient city to life for a wide range of readers.''[From a review in The School Librarian]