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How Airports Work

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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 airport - from 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 today's giant transport hubs and what airports could look like in the future. Packed with amazing facts and illustrations from James Gulliver Hancock, it'll 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! Let's start an adventure. Lonely Planet Kids excites and educates children about the amazing world around them. Combining astonishing facts, quirky humour 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.

ISBN: 9781787012929
Pub Date: 14th September 2018
Publisher: Lonely Planet Global Limited
Imprint: Lonely Planet Global Limited
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 24

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mini217 Adult 26 book reviews

16th November '18

I read it to racer217 aged 5 aged 5

this book was one of the best and interesting reads in awhile and was great to read all the facts and see pictures to explain and show my son that cannot read just yet.
son is already wanting to now visit airports and asking to go on a plane, so think best get saving now!!
would reconmend to all little ones and big ones to read being i enjoyed it has much has my nearly 6 year old son :)

JS06 Adult 3 book reviews

11th November '18

I read it to The LT Boys aged 6 to 8

Loved the styling of this book, the size, colours, the flaps.

It's just so modern, the kids love the feel of it and the expanse of the pages.

It's good and factual, it makes sense to a child who has visited an airport and flown. What a wonderful way to make explanations come to life.

Utterly recommended.

fifebooklovers Adult 154 book reviews

11th November '18

I read it to fifebookboy aged 6 aged 6

This book exceeded our expectations so much! I thought my 6 year old would enjoy learning about the airport but I hadn't realised how much there was to this book, he absolutely loves it and has been reading it and playing with it daily. It's a lift the flap book, which is great as my son loves this type of book but they are usually aimed at very young children. The book takes you through every aspect of going to an airport (my son loves trains so he particularly enjoyed seeing the trains and underground bringing people to the airport), and the journey you take through it and when flying. There are loads of interesting little facts about airports around the world which we have found fascinating, and it has inspired us to learn more about these, especially the airport with the road going through the runway! Great book for children who love learning about transport. We've been really impressed with the Lonely Planet children's non-fiction books and this is no exception.

LittleRed Adult 11 book reviews

17th November '18

I read it myself (an adult) , to LittleRed1 aged 8 aged 8 & to LittleRed2 aged 4 aged 4

This is a really detailed and informative book, with lovely illustrations.
My 8 year old read it to herself and found it really interesting. My 4 year old keeps coming back to it,desperate to learn more.
I think most children would find something to enjoy in this but it’s absolutely brilliant for families who live near an airport, travel by air or have family working in the industry. It would also be a nice way to prepare a child for a first flight.
There’s a surprising level of detail, but the way the pages are laid out means it isn’t overwhelming.
It’s very nicely done and I expect we’ll be sharing this one as a family for a long time.

Tariq Adult 119 book reviews

23rd November '18

I read it to Jaanu aged 6 aged 6

My family absolutely adore this book. My son adores airports - so he has spent hours going through this book, reading it and enjoying it. We love that it is really detailed, which makes it a very informative book. It also has such lovely illustrations.

TeamD3 Aged 6 16 books

12th November '18

TeamD3 read it themselves aged 6 aged 6

I love this book! There are so many interesting facts, and information about airports I think I will need to read it at least three more times to try and remember them.
I took this book with me when I visited my great granda who is 87 and we went through this book together - he loves airports, and even he didn't know some of the facts in here!
I've also sat with my mum & dad and read some bits with them. They didn't know about the lights on a plane & what the different colours mean.
My teacher didn't believe me about a Kangaroo in Melbourne airport - she had to google to check it was true!
I have asked Santa for other lonely planet kids books this year as I love this one so much!

BeanMummy Adult 33 book reviews

13th November '18

I read it to Bean912 aged 6 aged 6

Wow! What an amazing book! My son and I learnt so much about airports and planes and the way they both operate. Every double page folded out to make it a 4-page-spread, so allow lots of space to read it. The illustrations really brought the facts to life, and the interactive questions where you have to find things on the pages really helped to hold his attention. The flaps really appealed to my son, as usually they are only included in books for younger children which is a shame, but a word of warning on these, they are very delicate and it isn't always obvious on the first read of the book which way they fold down, so one of our flaps was damaged. The book appeals to any person who is interested in planes and airports, and it has lots of lovely anecdotes about unusual events that have occurred at them. It has made me as an adult want to visit some of the airports in the book, so I'd better get saving those pennies! We would thoroughly recommend this book.

Beach11 Adult 100 book reviews

7th November '18

I read it to Beach20 aged 4 aged 4

This book is absolutely brilliant. It clearly explains all of the goings of the airport from where the luggage goes to air traffic control. The unfits in way that children can understand.
The book has pull out pages to enlarge pictures and flaps to lift to add to the enjoyment.
The book literally answers every possible question a child might have about the airport. My son feels very special knowing all of this inside information.
110% recommended

Racoon0075 Adult 2 book reviews

21st September '18

I read it to Cooper2009 aged 8 aged 8

I was going on holiday and id never been on an aeroplane before and i was a bit scared.

This book showed me that there was nothing to be scared off to the refuelling of the planes to where my luggage goes.

Its made me feel i might quite like to be a pilot one day and take people on their holidays.

So watch this space

littlesleepybird Adult 71 book reviews

4th November '18

I read it to FreyasBooks aged 5 aged 5

This book is amazing. It tells you all about the insides and out of how things work at airports. My daughter loves planes and was fascinated from page 1!

apple5054 Adult 29 book reviews

9th November '18

I read it to Hann aged 6 aged 6 , to Momo aged 4 aged 4 & to Asmat aged 8 aged 8

We loved this book in our house! I have give it 5 stars as all the children enjoyed reading about the different stages from boarding to how how baggage is collected from a conveyer belt. Dawoud particularly liked the page showing inside the areoplane as the pages opened up. The pages had information on them, some which was aimed for older children but the kids who could read enjoyed it.
Overall, this book was a great read.

Ruksana39 Adult 26 book reviews

8th March '19

I read it myself (an adult) , to Dawoud aged 5 aged 5 , to Aimen101 aged 6 aged 6 & to Cousins101 aged 7 to 10

This book is definitely one which gets full marks for layout, illustration, interactive and how informative it was. The kids were so surprised to learn about how different elements of the airport work. In fact, I found myself learning from it too! The book was filled with flaps which uncover different secrets about the airport. I was pleasantly delighted to find how two pages unfolded to reveal a huge picture of an aeroplane and the different elements of it. I cannot fault this book!!! 10/10

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