Description

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 airportfrom 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 todays giant transport hubs and what airports could look like in the future. Packed with amazing facts and illustrations from James Gulliver Hancock, itll 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! Lonely Planet Kids excites and educates children about the amazing world around them. Combining astonishing facts, quirky humor 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.

Author: Tom Cornell, Clive Gifford
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Published: 09/18/2018
Series: How Things Work
Pages: 24
Weight: 2.12lbs
Size: 10.20h x 11.10w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781787012936
Language: English