All Aboard The Discovery Express
All Aboard The Discovery Express
Summary
This interactive lift-flap adventure is sure to spark the imaginations of aspiring scientists and engineers everywhere, as you travel back in time to discover the history of transport.
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All Aboard The Discovery Express by Emily Hawkins
Welcome on board the Discovery Express! The year is 1937 and a conundrum is afoot: a professor on the verge of a brilliant discovery has disappeared. Can you help to solve the clues on this time-travelling adventure and track down the missing scientist? On your voyage, you'll travel the world, see some of the most important moments in the history of transport, meet the most brilliant engineers of all time, and ultimately unveil the design of the world’s first jet engine! With clues to solve on every page, this interactive lift-flap adventure is sure to spark the imaginations of aspiring scientists and engineers everywhere, as you travel back in time to discover the history of transport.'discover some of the biggest moments and changes in history. A lift-the-flap adventure that will inspire and entertain' * Smallish *
'a sophisticated and interactive flap book reminiscent of Egyptology and Chris Riddell’s activity-packed Alienography... The rich 1930s-style illustrations give a sense of lushness to the book, and there’s plenty of information for older children' * Booktrust *
(a) beautiful interactive lift the flap adventure' * BorntoEngineer *
'an inspiring volume' * Irish Examiner *
'A triumph. Quality information and simply mesmerising to look at. Come aboard!' * Minerva Reads *
Once a children’s book editor, Emily Hawkins is now a full-time author. Her work has been featured on the New York Times bestseller list (Oceanology, 2009) as well as winning the Children’s Travel Book of the Year Award (Atlas of Animal Adventures, 2016). Along with her background in children’s non-fiction Emily has a strong interest in myth, folklore and storytelling, and has written several titles in the Lost Atlases and Spin to Survive series (Wide Eyed Editions). In 2020 she wrote A Natural History of Fairies, which has been translated into twelve languages, selling more than 100,000 copies worldwide.
Tom Adams is an award-winning television producer and author. He was born in Yorkshire but now lives in Kent, UK. With a science background, he was inspired to turn his hand to writing children’s books once his eldest son, then 5, started asking questions about how the world worked. He won the Society of Authors/ ALCS Award for Educational Writing for his book Molecule Mayhem.
Tom Clohosy Cole is a London-based freelance illustrator, designer & animator. He is the illustrator of All Aboard the Discovery Express, Destination: Planet Earth and Destination: Space, which was shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards 2017.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781847809896 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847809898 |
| Title | All Aboard The Discovery Express |
| Author | Emily Hawkins |
| Series | All Aboard |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2017-09-07 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |