How Airports Work (How Things Works)

by Tom Cornell (Author) James Gulliver Hancock (Illustrator)

How Airports Work (How Things Works)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: How Things Work

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

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Review quotes

"If you've got a kid (or kid at heart) who loves all things airplanes and airports, this book will keep them occupied for hours."—GeekDad
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781787012936
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Lonely Planet
Publication date
September 18, 2018
Series
How Things Work
BISAC categories
JNF038000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | General
JNF058000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Travel
JNF057010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation | Aviation
Library of Congress categories
Toy and movable books
Lift-the-flap books
Airplanes
Airports

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