The Ultimate series is a worldwide success because it offers readers an intriguing close-up view of their subject with lots of opportunity for hands-on interaction with flaps, tabs, pop-ups, and more! What better subject than airplanes and airports, endlessly fascinating to children of all ages—from the detailed instruments of a Boeing 747 cockpit to the mysterious innards of a baggage carousel, The Ultimate Book of Airports delivers absorbing information and hours of fun. It's the perfect book to prepare young readers for a first flight!

Invites readers to join a family of four on a sightseeing trip around London, including such landmarks as Tower Bridge, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, and the London Eye.

Mouse and Monster Truck are driving home after a race, but the road is closed. A climber is stuck on the mountain but no one can reach her! Monster Truck to the rescue! It's time to get busy with machines that roar, whizz, vroom, and zoom! The stories feature a popular vehicle as the central character, and involve a group of animal characters in a supporting role. A detailed spread on different parts of the vehicle will help children understand what makes up the machines and will help familiarize them with vehicle vocabulary.

Vehicles, vehicles, vehicles—nearly 100 of them—in all shapes and sizes! A giant crane hovers over a construction site, a space ship roars into space. . . . Supersized spreads feature marvelously detailed illustrations that just beg to be pored over again and again. Best of all, lots of flaps, popups, pull-tabs, and rotating wheels bring the various vehicles to life. Readers will poke into a ship's hold, explore the innards of a garbage truck, and help demolish a house. Any child who's ever been intrigued by the roar of an engine will adore this extraordinary collection of things on the go, from the everyday to the nearly outrageous—yes, there's even a pooper-scooper scooter!

Describes and pictures what happens from the time an airplane passenger arrives at an airport and boards a plane until the plane is in the air.

Welcome on board the Discovery Express! The year is 1937 and a conundrum is afoot: a professor on the verge of a brilliant discovery has disappeared. Can you help to solve the clues on this time-travelling adventure and track down the missing scientist? On your voyage, you'll travel the world, see some of the most important moments in the history of transportation, meet the most brilliant engineers of all time, and ultimately unveil the design of the world’s first jet engine! ?This interactive lift-flap adventure is sure to spark the imaginations of aspiring scientists and engineers everywhere.

An in-depth examination of the many vehicles that keep an airport running depicts many different types of aircraft from a variety of perspectives, and children can see how baggage is loaded and watch a plane taking off.

Turn a wheel to see cars of yesteryear, slide a new car onto a car carrier, pull a tab to wash a car, or help fill it with gas! The more than 20 flaps, pull tabs, and other moveable parts throughout add to the learning fun. From the manufacture of the first cars to what goes on at a garage, gas station, and car wash, Cars provides just the right amount of information for young minds. It's a comprehensive look into the exciting world of these four-wheeled vehicles that take us everywhere. Vroom, vroom . . . let's go!