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illustrated by Stephen Biesty ; written by Richard Platt
More incredible cross-sections Incredible cross-sections
32 pages
colour illustrations
First published: 1996 With fold-out pages Contents: Traction engine -- Fire! -- Space station -- Airport -- Windmill -- City cross-section -- Antarctic base -- Movie studio -- Venice -- Tower Bridge -- Human body -- Grand Canyon
Summary: Look inside the human body, explore the magic of Venice, and take a tour around a movie studio - and much more! But look closer! In every picture is an alien who has lost his way: can you find him? Did you know that steam engines were notoriously difficult to stop, leading to frequent accidents? Or that people at an Antarctic research base rely on supplies from an aircraft's parachute drops during winter? From windmills to cities, airports to space stations, More Incredible Cross-sections is for curious minds of any age interested in finding out how our amazing world works