How Airports Work

Lonely Planet Kids

by Clive Gifford, James Gulliver Hancock (Illustrations)

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.

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 About Lonely Planet Kids: Come explore! Let’s start an adventure. Lonely Planet Kids excites and educates children about the amazing world around them. Combining astonishing facts, quirky humour and eye-catching imagery, we ignite their curiosity and encourage them to discover more about our planet. Every book draws on our huge team of global experts to help share our continual fascination with what makes the world such a diverse and magnificent place – inspiring children at home and in school.

Genres: Nonfiction, Childrens, Transport, Travel, Picture Books, Aviation

24 pages, Hardcover

Published October 31, 2018

About the author

Clive Gifford is a highly experienced journalist and author with over 170 books published and more than 800 features and stories written for adults and children.

Clive is an unusual author who likes to work in both fiction and non-fiction. Perhaps this reflects his unusual life which, so far, has seen him travel to over 70 countries, be held hostage in Colombia, go parachuting, coach several sports and run a computer games company.

He says: "What drives me more than anything else is the desire to communicate, entertain and inform through the written word."

Reviews

[Erin Buhr · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is SO cool. It shows you every inch of the airport. My kids love the detailed illustrations and the pages that open up allowing you to peek behind the scenes at the airport. Learn where your baggage goes, what happens in the control tower, and so much more. This is for kids who ask all the questions. For the kids who are dying to know how things work, what all those workers are doing, and what happens behind all the closed doors. A great book to read before you go on a flight or for any kid who loves airplanes.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

My child loves this book! He especially loves the flaps to open. He also thinks the pictures are funny.

[Becky B · Rating 5 out of 5]

A look at the outer and inner workings of airports from control towers to baggage handling to airplane maintenance to passenger check in and everything in between.

As an expat I spend way too much time in airports. This was up to date, very creatively and enticingly put together, and super informative. I learned more than one thing about the behind the scenes workings of airports and commercial flights. It would be a great read for kids about to fly for the first time or those who fly regularly and are curious about how things work. Highly recommended.

[Shahidatul Munirah Zaidun · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book. Illustration are simple line and coloured in drawing but the sheer amount of details and scale is amazing. My son love picking up the little details. The flaps are effective. Amazing read for both me (37 yr old) and son (3yr old). I will enjoy the information and he will enjoy the illustration and our reading time.

The book are of high quality fully coloured and hardcover.

I highly recommend this series.

[Natalie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! Everything you could want to know about airports including the work that goes on in the complex system of moving people and goods before, during, and after planes take off and land. With lift the flap pictures and various information that highlights different airports around the world, this was a fun book to read. Highly recommend to kids who love transportation and planes!

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really cool book and I would give this to a kid (or adult) who loves planes or airports, or for someone who is flying for the first time and wants to know how everything works / runs at at airport!

Well Done, Lonely Planet Kids!

[Hitzavich · Rating 5 out of 5]

Considering that it’s a children’s book, it’s still very comprehensive and very visually accurate. Plus the fun facts make it an excellent children’s book. Recommend it for anyone who wants a basic knowledge of what goes within an airport and aeroplanes.

[Jill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible amount of information and details in this book. I bought it for my toddler son for a looking book and to help prepare him for our first international flight (now postponed). I continue to learn new things each time we look through it. The illustrations are great!

[Cora · Rating 5 out of 5]

It made me jealous at the end.

[Terri Zumbahlen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Illustrations of airplanes and airports with caption type text descriptions. Good for middle elementary grade levels.

[fruitcake · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book about the ins and outs of airports. We could read this one again and again!

[Alex Krentzin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very fun and informative. Nice drawings too!

[Deidra Chamberlain · Rating 5 out of 5]

So much to explore

[Chantal R · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read with my kids at the cottage.