Andrés Lozano – illustratör

Britannica's Listified! will surprise, amaze and amuse inquisitive young readers with 300 ingenious lists that organise the best bits of our awesome world.'A treasure trove of fun and fantastic facts!' - Michael MorpurgoEver wondered which 10 dinosaurs were the largest, and what they weighed...in cats? Or how much of your DNA you share with other animals...and bananas? Enter the listiverse and get ready to see the world in a whole new way. Listified! takes the best and most amazing parts of the universe - erupting volcanoes, medieval machines, jumping spiders, exploding stars and everything in between - and organises them into quirky list form for curious kids and their friends and family to enjoy.Brought to life by imaginative and hilarious artworks, each list presents subjects from new and unexpected angles. So let Britannica's Listified! take you on a journey through 300 lists that illuminate everything from the human body, to prehistoric creatures, planet Earth, outer space and the mysteries beyond. Here are three mind-blowing facts from Listified! to get you started...A Tyrannosaurus rex could swallow 15,000 hamburgers in a single bite.A bolt of lightning is the width of your thumb and five times hotter than the surface of the Sun.If you tied all your hair together into a single cord, it could support the weight of 18 cows. An utterly absorbing compendium of amazing facts and trivia that will keep children aged 8+ entertained for hours!

Tap into kids'' natural curiosity by pulling back the curtain on the below-ground workings of a typical big city. High-density, fun-to-explore illustrations and inviting text showcase water and sewer systems, transport lines and more.

It''s all about teamwork: one part of a car working with another to make the car go. From the engine to the exhaust system, steering to braking, this book explains it all with fun-to-explore, detailed illustrations and informative text.

Walk around any famous city and layers of history start to emerge. In London, Roman walls stand shoulder to shoulder with modern architecture. In Rome, ancient treasures like the Colosseum stand shoulder to shoulder with buildings from the Renaissance. In New York, skyscrapers from the 1920s and 1930s have been upstaged by enormous glass towers. In Cities in Layers, six famous world cities will be shown at different stages of their history. A clever die-cut element allows readers to really feel like they are peeling back time.

Did you know that the cheetah can accelerate faster than a racing car - or that a peregrine can swoop at prey at speeds of almost 260kph (160mph)? These are just some of the incredible facts you'll discover as 50 of the world's most awesome animal athletes compete in their very own athletics championships. From the fastest runner and deepest diver to the loudest screecher and greediest guzzler, this is a sporting contest like no other!With light-hearted text by Kate Baker, quirky illustrations by Andres Lozano and loads of flaps to lift, this interactive book will keep kids amused for hours. What’s more, with plenty of fun facts and figures dotted throughout, including where the animals live, what they like to do and their claim to fame in the animal kingdom, this is an invaluable learning resource as well as a whole lot of fun.About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids – an imprint of the world’s leading travel authority Lonely Planet – published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travellers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore!

Are you a curious kid, who wants to know everything there is to know about, well, everything?! Then you’ve come to the right place! The Curious Kid’s Book of Lists collects the most fascinating and wow-worthy facts about our Universe and organises them into deliciously bite-sized lists. You can discover:· The largest dinosaurs to have walked the Earth· The biggest stars in the Universe (and how the Sun measures up to them)· The smelliest things on the planet · The smartest breeds of dog· And the top inventions that changed the world… and how! Take this compact compendium with you anywhere and amaze your parents, friends or relatives with mind-blowing facts. Written by the brainy editor-in-chief of the What on Earth! Magazine, Andrew Pettie, and illustrated by Andrés Lozano, this book will keep you hooked from start to finish and leave no stone (or space rock) unturned in the quest for the world’s best facts, ranked into irresistible lists.

In this eye-catching book, readers can explore the hidden inner workings of machines and inventions, from mundane objects such as toasters and bicycles to cutting edge technologies such as pill-sized medical robots and super-fast maglev trains. Readers use the see-through magic lens to reveal how things work and the elements hidden within machines – everything from wires and pipes to the magnetic and gravitational forces machines rely on to function.Accompanying text explains how these machines function, how they affect our daily lives, and the physical and chemical phenomena that enable them to work.