Stephen Biesty

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

A cargo trip down the Nile in ancient Egypt serves to portray many facets of the culture.

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

Step inside the detailed world of Stephen Biesty and find out how a wide variety of curious things are made, from tower blocks and underground tunnels; to the milk, chocolate, and donuts on your table; to matches, diamond rings, and sports shoes--not to mention race cars, planes, and rockets. The incredible artwork will have children and adults alike poring over every detail, whether it's following the production line inside a factory making anything...

Discover how the greatest explorers in history plunged into the unknown and boldly pieced together the picture of the world we have today. With the help of masterful cross sections, dramatic storytelling, and sidebars that highlight key concepts, places, and technology, readers explore fourteen historic journeys.

Cross-sectional drawings depict castle life during the Middle Ages, describing how the castle was built, food and feasting, entertainment, livestock and produce, and the strategies of attackers and defenders during a siege.

Publisher Annotation: A book that actually takes you inside - and around - the human body to see how it works, with the help of some truly unique illustrations and some very small people!

An overview of life in the Middle Ages, describing the arts and learning, religion, trading and exploration, nobilty, and life in the country, in the towns, and in the wider world.

Illustrations and text introduce some man-made wonders of the world including the Great Wall, castles, Stonehenge, Easter Island, statues, the pyramids, bridges, Versailles, and the Sydney Opera house.