The Street Beneath My Feet by Charlotte Guillain

And its foldout, laperello (or concertina) style, which extends to 2.5 metres in length, is ideal for spreading out on the floor to pore over for hours.Įxplore even more of the world with The Skies Above My Eyes (August 2018) and The World Around Me (October 2020), companion books from the Look Closer series. Mixing urban and rural settings, covering subjects such as geology, archaeology and natural history, The Street Beneath My Feet offers children the opportunity to explore their world through a detailed learning experience. The underground scenes include tunnels and pipes, creatures’ burrows, layers of rock and the planet’s molten core, each running seamlessly into the next. There are so many amazing sights to see! One side of the foldout shows the ground beneath the city, whilst the reverse side shows the ground beneath the countryside. But do you ever stop and look down? Have you ever wondered what’s going on deep in the ground under your feet? When you’re out walking around, whether on the city streets or a country trail, there’s always so much to see and hear. *Picked by the Guardian as one of ‘15 Modern Classics’ books* The pictures are packed with detail, but each one says adventure-look, diamonds!-as much as education.This award-winning, double-sided foldout book takes you on a fascinating journey down through the layers of the Earth, all the way to the planet’s core and out the other side. The text is informative.including such nuggets as 'earthworms are expert recyclers, eating dead plants in the soil.' An unusual offering for the young geology nerd.'-Kirkus Reviews- Kirkus Reviews, A 2018 Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students: K-12 (National Science Teachers Association and the Children's Book Council) - NSTA-CBC, 'The earth science is simple but made glorious by the illustrations, homely and fantastic at once, as in a picture of a subway car, headlights streaming, above a layer of sedimentary rock and, further below, caves with spiky stalactites and stalagmites. by Charlotte Guillain (Author), Yuval Zommer (Illustrator) 1,039 ratings Hardcover 29.95 11 Used from 33.68 12 New from 29.55 This award-winning, double-sided foldout book takes you on a fascinating journey down through the layers of the Earth, all the way to the planet’s core and out the other side. Zommer's illustrations are a hive of subterranean activity, and Guillain's captionlike bursts enthuse about everything readers are seeing.'- Publishers Weekly, 'The painted, stenciled, and collaged illustrations are full-bleed, and the tones graduate pleasantly from light colors at the surface of the Earth to rich pinks, yellows, and oranges as readers near the Earth's core.

'A foldout, concertina format creates a visceral sense of a journey to the center of the Earth.

The Street Beneath My Feet by Charlotte Guillain