Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781787413481
Publisert
2019-11-14
Utgiver
Vendor
Templar Publishing
Vekt
780 gr
Høyde
310 mm
Bredde
248 mm
Dybde
13 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
72
Forfatter
Illustratør
Om bidragsyterne
Colin Hynson (Author)After several years working in museum and heritage education, including the Science Museum in London, Colin Hynson became a children's and educational writer. He has written over thirty non-fiction books for young people. He has also been a script writer and appeared on BBC children's radio programmes and Teacher's TV. He has also written for the Guardian, the Times Educational Supplement, BBC History Magazine and various computing magazines.
Giulia Lombardo (Illustrator)
Giulia Lombardo lives in Italy in the beautiful city of Florence, and works in her little house surrounded by cats, dogs, rabbits and a particularly cute chicken named Calimero. She graduated as an Entertainment Designer at the Nemo Academy of Digital Arts in 2013 and since then, has worked as a children's illustrator. She has illustrated many different subjects, but she especially loves to draw buildings, cities and architecture.
Have you ever wondered how the Golden Gate Bridge was built? Or how workers with basic tools created enormous monuments in ancient times? And how do you build a flying laboratory in space? This fascinating book reveals some of the greatest feats of engineering in history. From enormous bridges and tunnels that run for hundreds of miles, to towering skyscrapers and massive space stations, discover how some of Earth's most colossal structures were made in beautifully illustrated detail.Contents: Sphinx, Golden Gate Bridge, Shanghai Tower, International Space Station, London Underground, Panama Canal, Hoover Dam, Trans-Siberian Railway, Great Wall of China, Palm Islands, Eiffel Tower, Stonehenge, Statue of Liberty, Tokyo Skytree, SS Great Eastern, The Future of Engineering
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Colossus explores some of the greatest feats of engineering in history; from ancient pyramids, to enormous bridges to towering skyscrapers.
Colin Hynson explains complex ideas simply but not simplistically, while Giulia Lombardo's illustrations are colourful and exciting, lending this subject matter beauty and vivacity
Colossus explores some of the greatest feats of engineering in history; from ancient pyramids, to enormous bridges to towering skyscrapers.
An informative look at how different structures are built.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781787413481
Publisert
2019-11-14
Utgiver
Vendor
Templar Publishing
Vekt
780 gr
Høyde
310 mm
Bredde
248 mm
Dybde
13 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
72
Forfatter
Illustratør
Om bidragsyterne
Colin Hynson (Author)After several years working in museum and heritage education, including the Science Museum in London, Colin Hynson became a children's and educational writer. He has written over thirty non-fiction books for young people. He has also been a script writer and appeared on BBC children's radio programmes and Teacher's TV. He has also written for the Guardian, the Times Educational Supplement, BBC History Magazine and various computing magazines.
Giulia Lombardo (Illustrator)
Giulia Lombardo lives in Italy in the beautiful city of Florence, and works in her little house surrounded by cats, dogs, rabbits and a particularly cute chicken named Calimero. She graduated as an Entertainment Designer at the Nemo Academy of Digital Arts in 2013 and since then, has worked as a children's illustrator. She has illustrated many different subjects, but she especially loves to draw buildings, cities and architecture.