How ships work : explore the world of ships inside and out with loads of flaps to lift! (Lonely Planet kids)
by Gifford, Clive (Author)
Series
Summary
"Coming about! From dinghies to freight liners, pirate ships to submarines, across oceans and up rivers, set sail on a fascinating journey through the world of ships in this new book from illustrator James Gulliver Hancock. In this companion to How Airports Work and How Trains Work, young readers tr... Full description
Summary: |
"Coming about! From dinghies to freight liners, pirate ships to submarines, across oceans and up rivers, set sail on a fascinating journey through the world of ships in this new book from illustrator James Gulliver Hancock. In this companion to How Airports Work and How Trains Work, young readers travel through history and around the world to find out everything they ever wanted to know about ships. Lift the flaps to unfurl papyrus sails on an Ancient Egyptian ship sailing up the Nile, tour a historic Spanish galleon, zoom across the water at almost 320 miles per hour in a speedboat, and much more."--Amazon. |
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Item Description: |
Cover title. "Explore the world of ships inside and out with loads of flaps to lift"--on cover. |
Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 27 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781838690595 183869059X 9781838690588 1838690581 |
Author Notes: |
Clive Gifford is a highly experienced journalist and author with over 170 books published and more than 800 features and stories written for adults and children. Clive is an unique author who likes to work in both fiction and non-fiction. Perhaps this reflects his unusual life which, so far, has seen him travel to over 70 countries, be held hostage in Colombia, go parachuting, coach several sports and run a computer games company. His title,The Official Rugby World Cup 2015 Fact File, made The New Zealand Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography) |