Planes
Published on 1. May 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-1-85103-764-3 (ISBN)
Description
Prepare for take-off! Board one of the biggest passenger planes in the world and visit the captain's cockpit. Hover above ground in a helicopter, soar through the sky in a glider, rise above the clouds in a hot air balloon, and shoot into space in a rocket. Children will learn about different types of aircraft - past and present - fuelling their curiosity about how these mighty machines work. This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series - a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. There are 8 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises and make the pages come alive.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Reading Age: From 4 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
41 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
98 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85103-764-3 (9781851037643)
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Persons
Donald Grant was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1954. After studying Fine Arts at the Pratt Institute, he worked as a barman and musician. His learnt most from his travels, spending 6 years traveling the globe, perhaps to learn and think about the world before choosing drawing as his medium for expression. This passion for traveling led him to France, where he settled and has now lived for the last 20 years. He has illustrated numerous children's books in genres ranging from nonfiction, detective stories, and other types of fiction. He is also a children's story writer. He is the illustrator of the following titles in the My First Discoveries series: Atlas of Space, Deserts, Dinosaurs at Large, Homes, In the Sky, Music, Planes, My First Encyclopedia of Why?, My First Encyclopedia of How?, My First Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs, and Prehistoric People.