Stephen Biesty’s Incredible Cross-Sections
Stephen Biesty’s Incredible Cross-Sections, published by National Geographic Books on May 14, 2019, is an anniversary edition that spans 48 pages in English. This children’s book explores the innermost workings of extraordinary buildings and machines, featuring detailed cutaway drawings that reveal the inner mechanisms of various structures, from helicopters and submarines to skyscrapers and coal mines.
Readers will find a captivating array of cross-section slices and exploded views that showcase the bustling activity within iconic locations, such as the Empire State Building and a medieval castle. The book includes two impressive foldouts of an ocean liner and a steam train, along with fun facts and curious details that enhance the learning experience. With topics covering technology, architecture, and transportation, this edition invites young readers to discover how things work in an engaging and visually stimulating manner.
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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.
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