Planes!

Bryony Davies works in children's publishing where she edits, writes and commissions a variety of books. She lives in Hertfordshire with her family and ever-increasing menagerie of pets, which currently includes a large Labrador, a rather lazy cat, five fish and four noisy chickens. Maria Brzozowska is a visual storyteller who enjoys taking a poetic approach to her art creating new, unknown lands. She uses traditional painting techniques aided by digital methods. She also works with children's book publishers and loves illustrating magical and poetic stories.

Miscellany spreads include: airliners and cargo planes; the first flyers; astonishing aircraft; jobs to do; military aircraft; helpful helicopters; up into space • Scenes include: at the airshow; how a plane flies; a balloon festival; at the airport; helicopter rescue; anything but planes!; at the gliding club; a rocket launch; flying machine challenge • Cutaway pictures include: inside an airliner; inside a rescue helicopter.