Stephen Biesty S Man O War Cross Sections

Packed with extraordinary illustrations this history book for children covers everything from warship design to navigation.

Stephen biesty s man o war cross sections.

He made his name in the 1990s for his best selling incredible cross section books published by dorling kindersley which have topped global sales of 3 5 million and have been printed in 16 languages. Celebrating its 25th anniversary stephen biesty s cross sections man of war remains as entertaining as ever. Biesty s incredible drawings slice through a man of war to explore every corner from the crow s nest to the stinking hold. Poop deck the highest deck on the ship the unarmed poop deck was used mainly by officers.

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He s the one with spiky hair and there s a reward for his capture. Buy stephen biesty s cross sections man of war 3 by platt richard biesty stephen isbn. Horizontal cut through views of the decks of a man of war. London dorling kindersley 1993.

9780241379776 from amazon s book store. Read 14 reviews from the world s largest community for readers. This absorbing book will have children and adults poring over every page. The creators of stephen biesty s incredible cross sections have trained their writing and illustrative talents on an eighteenth century british man of war.

Moving from bow to stern they dissect the wooden vessel into sections and then cut away each portion to analyze the structures and the activities performed within. From here the signal lieutenant hauled up flags to signal to nearby vessels. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Stephen biesty s cross sections man of war look inside an 18th century warship as it sails into battle on the high seas.

Biesty s work has found great success notably his. Biesty is considered a master of cross section he frequently collaborates with richard platt who writes the text for the majority of his books which have covered a wide range of informative cross sections aimed at adults and children all published by dorling kindersley. This new book is a republication of the anniversary edition that will be published by dk on the 2nd of may 2019 and is currently available to pre order from amazon for around twelve pounds fifty for the 48 page hardcover version. Stephen biesty is a world renowned british illustrator.