Where can you eat dinner under the sea? Which country has the most pyramids? Can a church become a swimming pool?
Including a stunning central gatefold map that opens out to reveal where all 80 structures are located, this book is a visual celebration of the incredible structures people have built throughout history and their cultural significance. From ancient wonders such as Stonehenge to bridges spanning countries, record breaking rollercoasters and hotels where even the beds are made of ice.
Discover a floating palace, a terracotta army, a cinema in a bank vault, and a building so tall that clouds form at the top!
By:
David Long
Illustrated by:
Lou Baker Smith
Imprint: WELBECK
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 286mm,
Width: 232mm,
Spine: 14mm
Weight: 560g
ISBN: 9781803380506
ISBN 10: 1803380500
Series: Around the World in 80
Pages: 72
Publication Date: 12 March 2024
Recommended Age: From 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
,
Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Vanished civilisations Pyramids FEATURE: Tools & technology Going Underground Monumental statues Defensive structures FEATURE: The builders Palaces of power Reaching for the sky Religious structures Coping with climate change A material world FEATURE: Change of use Famous landmarks Cars, ships and trains Getting from A to B FEATURE: Reuse & recycle Places for pleasure Life after death Out of this world What will we build next? Location list: Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Libya, Cambodia, Crete, Mexico, Sudan, USA, Egypt, UK, Italy, Croatia, China, Chile, Brazil, Syria, Morocco, France, Siberia, Spain, India, Hungary, UAE, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia, Sweden, Mali, Bolivia, South Africa, Maldives, Thailand, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Canada, Panama, Japan, Switzerland, Uzbekistan, Antarctica, Outer space.
David Long is a highly acclaimed, internationally published author of non-fiction for both children and adults, whose engaging, imaginative and well-informed books reflect an unquenchable thirst for those events and personalities that illuminate the past. His book Survivors (Faber & Faber) won the Blue Peter Book Award 2017. Lou Baker Smith is a freelance illustrator and designer, working in book publishing and packaging design. Her work is diverse in subject matter and technique, the common thread that runs through it is a love of colour, textures and layers.
