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 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 AgesThe Great Get-to-the-Airport RaceFind Your Way Round the AirportThe Maintenance HangarIn the TerminalInside an AircraftThe Control Tower Sees AllPreparing PlanesShip That CargoThe Incredible Luggage JourneyAirports of the Future About Lonely Planet Kids: Come explore! Lets 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.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called How Things Work .

This book has been graded for interest at 6-8 years.

There are 24 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2018 by Lonely Planet Global Limited .

Clive Gifford is a writer and editor of many bestselling quiz books. Shannon Hunt is the bestselling co-author of Fantastic Feats and Failures and The Amazing International Space Station. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia. James Gulliver Hancock is an illustrator whose books include Underworld, How Cities Work and All the Buildings in New York. He divides his time between Brooklyn, New York, and Sydney, Australia.