Children's / Teenage general interest: Buildings & construction

Let's find out what goes on inside a hospital and meet some of the amazing people who work there. Lift the flaps to open doors and see inside the rooms, learn about having an operation and discover how X-ray machines work. There's so much to explore!

There's a whole world of cranes to explore on the busy building site - from tall tower cranes, to muddy crawler cranes and nifty truck cranes. Lift the flaps to discover how they work and to help them build a super modern train station.

How can we tell one lighthouse from another? What does a lighthouse keeper do? Where are the most unusual lighthouses in the world? Depart on an enchanting voyage with the school children in this book to discover the answers to these questions along with other fascinating facts about lighthouses ...

Get inside the machinery of the modern world and understand the science that makes it all work. Have you ever been tempted to take the back off your TV? Have you wondered about what's going on beneath your feet on the street where you live? 'How Technology Works' lifts the lid on the technology y...

Discover the intricate workings and consequences of human actions! Understand how humans have shaped the world, their actions and reactions, through fun illustrated flowcharts that demonstrate STEM processes and consequences. What happens when an astronaut needs to wee, when a bridge collapses or...

It takes hundreds of people, dozens of machines and years of work to construct a skyscraper. Lift the flaps, to see construction crews digging, drilling, pouring, heaving and hoisting as they build a brand new building at the heart of a busy city.

With detailed instructions, block hacks and build tips, this book will encourage you to learn new tricks and polish old skills as you create a wide range of fun, bite-sized builds. Each build is accompanied by exploded views, step-by-step guides and detailed instructions to show you how to comple...

Discover how to create over 20 more awesome builds! Learn how to design, build and customise 20 mini-projects in Minecraft, from pig hot-air balloons and wishing wells to giant grandfather clocks and horse-racing circuits. There's even an underwater aquarium hidden beneath an island and a skull c...

The exciting world of science and technology is broken down into fun, digestible chunks in this illustrated book for 5 to 7 year olds. Find out how robots work, what a food chain is, where lightning comes from, and how lungs allow you to breathe!

'The Spectacular Science of Buildings' is guaranteed to answer all those tricky questions that children ask about buildings, bridges, and other structures - and that parents often struggle to answer. Find out how did the Egyptians build the Great Pyramid of Giza? How can skyscrapers keep getting ...