Around the World in 80 Buildings
Published on 14. March 2024
Book
Hardback
72 pages
978-1-80338-050-6 (ISBN)
Description
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!
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!
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 8 years
Product notice
Trade binding
Illustrations
clr illus
Dimensions
Height: 283 mm
Width: 235 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
572 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80338-050-6 (9781803380506)
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Other editions
Additional editions
David Long
Around the World in 80 Buildings
E-Book
03/2024
1st Edition
Welbeck Children's Books
€3.99
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Persons
David Long (Author)
David Long is a writer and journalist who has written many adult and children's books on topics such as London, popular science and the environment. His book Survivors (Faber & Faber) won the Blue Peter Book Award 2017.
Lou Baker Smith (Illustrator)
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.
David Long is a writer and journalist who has written many adult and children's books on topics such as London, popular science and the environment. His book Survivors (Faber & Faber) won the Blue Peter Book Award 2017.
Lou Baker Smith (Illustrator)
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.
Content
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.
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.