New Releases by Stephen Biesty

This children''s book explores the innermost workings of some extraordinary buildings and machines. From helicopters to submarines, skyscrapers to coal mines, open up a fascinating world packed with unique and detailed cutaway drawings. Whether it''s a Spanish galleon or a medieval castle, each cross-section slice or exploded view reveals what''s going on inside. See the people swarming inside the Empire State Building, the workers busy backstage at the opera house, and where the crew sleeps on a jumbo jet. Included also are two impressive foldouts showing an ocean liner and a steam train. There are lots of fun facts to be discovered, and curious details are highlighted and explained. Did you know one of the funnels of the Queen Mary liner was fake and used for storing deckchairs? And in almost every scene, there''s the challenge to find a man on the toilet! With more than a million copies sold, Stephen Biesty''s award-winning illustrated book is as fascinating today as it was when first published in 1992. Incredible Cross-Sections is the ultimate way to see how things work.

An intimate guide to the inside of a castle and the lives of its residents, this Stephen Biesty classic, Cross-Sections Castle, details the workings of a medieval fortress. With intricately detailed cross-sections, readers can explore layer upon layer of castle life including the people, their possessions, and how they lived, as well as how they defended themselves from enemy attacks and settled down for an evening of entertainment. Each time readers turn the page, they''ll discover new details, making this the ultimate "insider''s guide" to the structure of a castle and the lives of its inhabitants.

The Ancient World is the perfect subject for Stephen Biesty''s illustrations - beautifully constructed, technologically advanced, and teeming with life. There are cross-sections, cut-aways and explosions, authoritative annotations, lists and explanations.Covers:Rome - including the Colosseum, the Forum, the Baths and chariot racing at the Circus MaximusEgypt - including the Valley of the Kings, the pyramids and Sphinx of Giza and preparation of a mummy and Egyptian funeralGreece - including Athenian warships at the sacred island of Delos, the rich silver mines of Laurion, the Acropolis and the sacred oracle at DelphiThis book is destined to bring the ancient world to life for a wide range of readers.

Serez-vous capable de retrouver la cité perdue ? Vous allez vous lancer dans une aventure passionnante tout autour du monde au côté de Stephen Biesty, un incroyable illustrateur. De Notre-Dame à l'Empire State Building, en passant par Angkor Vat et bien d'autres monuments célèbres, vous devrez résoudre une série d'énigmes grâce à ses extraordinaires illustrations. L'intérieur et l'extérieur de dix très grands monuments du patrimoine mondial se révèlent à vous. La recherche de la cité perdue sera un inoubliable tour du monde.

Allows readers to get an idea of ancient Egyptian civilization by examining a series of detailed cross-section and cutaway illustrations.

Welcome to ten amazing real castles, from the Tower of London to Japan;s Osaka Castle. Explore their towers and ramparts, dungeons and secret passageways, throne rooms and toilets. Plunge into fierce battles, splendid tournaments, terrible executions, and join the fighting, jousting and feasting. Ages 8+.

Text and cross-section illustrations present inside views of a variety of man-made buildings and vehicles as well as cross-sections of the human body and the Grand Canyon.

Uses the perspective of tiny people traveling through a man''s body to present its various systems and organs and how they work.

Cross-sectional illustrations present an inside view of such structures as a medieval castle, factory, and subway station.

Cut-away illustrations and explanatory captions explain how such diverse objects as chocolate bars and cathedrals, false teeth and tanks are made.

In this fascinating book, artist Stephen Biesty has created marvelously detailed color illustrations that show: what is inside a human body; what goes on at an Antarctic research base; how an airport works; the amazing natural world of the Grand Canyon; what is underneath a city street; how a future space station might look; how feature films are made; what is inside a windmill; how a steam tractor works; a fire inside a multi-story building; a windmill; the city of Venice in the 17th century; and the Tower Bridge in London.

Illustrations de Stephen Biesty. En l'an de grâce 1350, en Europe. On vient de terminer la construction d'un château fort, avec ses mâchicoulis, son donjon, son pont-levis. La garnison est prête à affronter l'ennemi qui s'approche. L'assaut est imminent. Etendard claquant au vent, l'ennemi s'approche du château fort pour y mettre le siège. Catapultes et trébuchets font bientôt siffler leurs lourds projectiles, pendant que les tours d'assaut s'avancent vers les murailles. Des hourds s'écoulent huile bouillante et feux grégeois sur les assaillants. Dans l'ombre, un espion tremble : traité en héros si le château est pris, il sera pendu si l'ennemi est vaincu.

Text and cutaway illustrations depict life aboard a British warship of the Napoleonic era, covering such topics as work, leisure, discipline, navigating, and fighting.

Cross-sectional illustrations present an inside view of such structures as a medieval castle, factory, and subway station.

Cross-sectional illustrations present an inside view of such structures as a medieval castle, factory, and subway station.