Join a group of school children on this voyage of discovery and discover the answers to lots of questions as well as fascinating facts about lighthouses and how they work. How Does a Lighthouse Work? provides a fascinating journey through the science and history of lighthouses around the world. Through history a lighthouse has been an important, in fact essential tool for sailors to navigate safely and this remains so today in order to protect all sailors from the dangerous coastlines and rocky outcrops out to sea that are found all over the world. Modern technology may have changed the way that lighthouses work but still their USP remains the same: to deliver a light as far as possible to forewarn sailors of potential dangers. This a terrific book to share with inquisitive children and the combination of stunning illustrations and interesting text makes this a well worthwile read both at home and to use in the classroom.
Roman Belyaev was born in Moscow, where he still lives. Since 2005, he has been working in advertising - specialising in character design and film posters. Roman also explored the Hidden attractions of Moscow during illustration studies at the prestigious British Higher School of Art & Design, which he completed in 2016. This book is the first in a series of How It Works non-fiction titles Roman is developing for publishing house, Samokat in Russia. The English edition is being published by b small publishing. He sketches in ink or coloured pencils.
