Best Selling Books by Steve Noon

Take a 12,000-year walk through history Think of the street you live on. Now think of how it may have looked in 10,000 BCE, or in Roman times, or in Victorian England at the height of the Industrial Revolution. Steve Noon''s A Street Through Time takes you on a time travelling journey that you won''t forget. Beautiful double-page illustrations bring fourteen key periods in history to life. You will see magnificent buildings go up and come down, new churches built on the site of ancient temples, wooden bridges destroyed and then remade in stone, and statues demolished then unearthed many years later. You''ll find out how people lived long ago - the tools they used, what they wore, what they ate and what they did all day. In an added twist, you can search for the time traveller in each period and locate the objects that have managed to survive through the ages. Revised and updated for a new generation, Steve Noon''s A Street Through Time is perfect for parents and children to look at together. The more you look, the more you''ll see.

Follow the story of a city from an ancient colony to a vast modern metropolis through stunning full-colour illustrations. A City Through Time will transport you back to another age, as the award-winning Steve Noon brings the past to life in style. Panoramic scenes presented in a unique cutaway style are packed with colourful pictures showing everyday life in the city across the centuries. Clear descriptions surround each beautiful and jam-packed illustration to make sure the details aren''t lost as you meet the characters who live and work there. Plus, each scene has a page devoted to key features, so you can get up close to a Roman bath-house, a medieval castle, or a modern skyscraper. A photographic section profiles great cities throughout history and a glossary tells you what you need to know about architecture, technology, work, and costumes throughout the ages. Steve Noon''s A City Through Time is perfect for parents and children to look at together or for school projects. The more you look, the more you''ll see.

Viaja a los puertos de antaño. ¿La Edad Media o la época de los grandes transatlánticos? Puedes escoger el período que prefieras y descubrir en las ilustraciones qué edificios eran los que predominaban o qué actividades tenían lugar de forma más habitual. Diviértete, además, siguiendo los pasos de un personaje que aparece en todas las páginas y que siempre provoca problemas.Cada doble página, dedicada a una época histórica, incluye un texto general que sitúa el puerto en su contexto y ofrece unas pinceladas para que se comprenda mejor la ilustración. Asimismo, las numerosas leyendas aclaran ciertos aspectos del dibujo, como, por ejemplo, quiénes son los diferentes personajes representados, mientras que las últimas páginas del libro se dedican a describir los puertos más importantes del mundo y a explicar cómo se ha desarrollado la navegación con el transcurso del tiempo.

Traces the development of one street from the Stone Age to the present day, from dirt track to the rebuilding of inns as wine bars, showing how people lived and what they did all day.

Sumérgete en un espectacular viaje en el que descubrirás la historia de una ciudad. Desde los primeros asentamientos griegos hasta la metrópoli industrial, observa cómo crece la ciudad y descubre cómo ha cambiado la forma de vivir de sus habitantes a lo largo de los siglos.

Pendant près de trois siècles, les gladiateurs ont fait la démonstration de leur force et de leur habileté en se battant dans le Colisée, le plus grand amphithéâtre de l''empire romain. Revivez leurs faits d''armes dans cet ouvrage exceptionnel.

Die Steinzeit. - Die ersten Ackerbauern. - Die Eisenzeit. - Zur Zeit der Römer. - Die Völkerwanderung. - Überfälle der Wikinger. - Das Dorf im Mittelalter. - Die Stadt im Mittelalter. - Die Pest wütet!. - Kriegszeiten. - Zeit der Kunst und Kultur. - Industrielle Revolution. - Die Stadt wächst. - Die Strasse heute. - Das Zeitreisequiz/schwierige Wörter.

Présente à travers le panorama de quatorze sites le long du Nil, quatorze périodes de l''histoire de l''Egypte, de 2500 av. J.-C. à 1862, date de la découverte des sources du Nil blanc.

In an exploration of history and architecture, readers are taken on a tour through seven buildings set in different time periods, with multiple foldout flaps that enable readers to open doors, look in hallways, peek into bedrooms and closets, and much more.