Trains
Moonlight Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-85103-767-4 (ISBN)
All aboard! This storybook gives young readers an all-access, first-class ticket for some of the oldest, the strangest, the biggest, and the fastest trains in history – from the steam engines of days gone by, to the high-speed electric trains that are common today. Discover how engines work, how railways climb mountains and cut through seas, and how they help us to travel all over the world.
This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series – a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. There are 8 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises and make the pages come alive. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.
James Prunier is the illustrator of Dinosaurs, Trees, Trains and Elephants in the My First Discovery series. He was born in 1959 in Oran, Algeria. His father’s job as a pilot meant grew up overlooking Lake Constance in Germany, looking out onto the Atlantic in the Landes in France, and then finally in Provence, also in France. As an adolescent, he is marked by the discovery of the industrial landscape of Lorraine, in which he identifies a type of poetry He goes to the Epinal Art School and then to study Fine Arts at Nancy. After winning an art competition organised by the Centre for Cultural Action at Angoulême in 1981, Paris beckons. In 1982 he publishes his first illustrated book with Gallimard which offers him the chance to be more widely known. A decade later, he is named the “Official painter of the skies”, after the publication of his History of Aviation series. In 2000, The French mail service commissions him to carry out “Aerial adventures”, a work inspired by the four stamps that he designed between 1997 and 2000, based on around the theme of the airmail service. James Prunier is the illustrator of Dinosaurs, Trees, Trains and Elephants in the My First Discovery series. He was born in 1959 in Oran, Algeria. His father’s job as a pilot meant grew up overlooking Lake Constance in Germany, looking out onto the Atlantic in the Landes in France, and then finally in Provence, also in France. As an adolescent, he is marked by the discovery of the industrial landscape of Lorraine, in which he identifies a type of poetry He goes to the Epinal Art School and then to study Fine Arts at Nancy. After winning an art competition organised by the Centre for Cultural Action at Angoulême in 1981, Paris beckons. In 1982 he publishes his first illustrated book with Gallimard which offers him the chance to be more widely known. A decade later, he is named the “Official painter of the skies”, after the publication of his History of Aviation series. In 2000, The French mail service commissions him to carry out “Aerial adventures”, a work inspired by the four stamps that he designed between 1997 and 2000, based on around the theme of the airmail service.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 17.01.2022 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | My First Discovery Paperbacks |
| Illustrationen | James Prunier |
| Zusatzinfo | 38 Illustrations, color |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 170 x 200 mm |
| Gewicht | 99 g |
| Themenwelt | Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Naturwissenschaft / Technik |
| ISBN-10 | 1-85103-767-5 / 1851037675 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-85103-767-4 / 9781851037674 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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