A city through time : illustration / Steve Noon.

By:

Noon, Steve [illustrator.]

Contributor(s):

Steele, Philip, 1948-. City through time

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2013Description: 45 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781465402493
9781409364535

Subject(s):

Cities and towns -- History -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature

DDC classification:

LOC classification:

HT111 .N66 2013

Summary: Follow the story of a city from ancient colony to vast modern metropolis with A City Through Time. In this stunning update of the popular original, let the full-colour illustrations transport you back to another age, as the award-winning Steve Noon brings the past to life in style. Panoramic scenes in the unique cutaway style are packed with colourful pictures showing everyday life in the city across the centuries, and pop-up descriptions make sure the details aren't lost as you meet the characters who live and work there. Plus each scene has a page devoted to key features, so you can get up close to a Roman bath-house, a medieval castle or a modern skyscraper. Featuring a photographic section that profiles great cities through history and a glossary that tells you what you need to know about architecture, technology, work and costumes throughout the ages. Revised and updated for a new generation, Steve Noon's A City Through Time is perfect for parents and children to look at together or for school projects. The more you look, the more you'll see. -- adlibris

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Title notes ( 2 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Printed book	IES Halmstad Non-Fiction	Non-fiction	720 Noo (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		097814093645351

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Previously published in a different format: A city through time / written by Philip Steele ; illustrated by Steve Noon. 2004.

Follow the story of a city from ancient colony to vast modern metropolis with A City Through Time. In this stunning update of the popular original, let the full-colour illustrations transport you back to another age, as the award-winning Steve Noon brings the past to life in style. Panoramic scenes in the unique cutaway style are packed with colourful pictures showing everyday life in the city across the centuries, and pop-up descriptions make sure the details aren't lost as you meet the characters who live and work there. Plus each scene has a page devoted to key features, so you can get up close to a Roman bath-house, a medieval castle or a modern skyscraper. Featuring a photographic section that profiles great cities through history and a glossary that tells you what you need to know about architecture, technology, work and costumes throughout the ages. Revised and updated for a new generation, Steve Noon's A City Through Time is perfect for parents and children to look at together or for school projects. The more you look, the more you'll see. -- adlibris