Peter Kent

Surveys various prisons throughout time, including the Tower of London, the Bastille, and Alcatraz. Includes brief biographies and illustrations of nine famous prisoners and challenges the reader to find them in the larger illustrations.

Detailed cross-sections show a city from the Stone Age to the twentieth century, including the structures which are raised and torn down, the people who inhabit the city, and an accumulating underground collection of artifacts.

Describes recent technological innovations in the fields of transportation, aeronautics, energy resources, graphic arts, and even roller coaster engineering.

How does a plane fly? How many pilots are on a plane? What happens when you flush the toilet during the flight? This look at the fascinating world of airports and planes before, during, and after a flight anticipates the common questions children will have when traveling by air, and is perfect for putting young minds at ease. Airport scenes such as the checking-in process, the refueling and stocking up of the plane, meal times on a plane, and all the excitement of the final landing are presented in beautiful detail. There are also hidden and humorous pictures to spot on each spread, as well as fun counting activities. -Amazon

This new edition of Lucy Wooding's Henry VIII is fully revised and updated to provide an insightful and original portrait of one of England's most unforgettable monarchs and the many paradoxes of his character and reign. Henry was a Renaissance prince whose Court dazzled with artistic display, yet he was also a savage adversary, who ruthlessly crushed all those who opposed him. Five centuries after his reign, he continues to fascinate, always evading easy characterization. Wooding locates Henry VIII firmly in the context of the English Renaissance and the fierce currents of religious change that characterized the early Reformation, as well as exploring the historiographical debates that have surrounded him and his reign. This new edition takes into account significant advances in recent research, particularly following the five hundredth anniversary of his accession in 2009, to put forward a distinctive interpretation of Henry's personality and remarkable style of kingship. It gives a fresh portrayal of Henry VIII, cutting away the misleading mythology that surrounds him in order to provide a vivid account of this passionate, wilful, intelligent and destructive king.

Photographs and text explore the many aspects of the science and art of making and using things.