The Airport: The Inside Story

Pack your bags and get ready to check in at the airport! Meet pilots and baggage handlers, fly in an aeroplane, and learn about the science behind how everything works in this non-fiction story for kids.

This book is perfect for any child who loves airports or is about to go on a trip. Aviation expert John Walton takes readers behind the scenes to meet the incredible people who work night and day to keep an airport working, from control tower operators to security staff and cleaners. The book also explains the science and engineering behind how things work, from X-ray scanners to baggage carousels.

Set over the course of one day, you’ll check in with different people in the airport, including:

• An excited family heading on holiday
• A flight attendant preparing for takeoff
• A sniffer dog and its handler working at the security checkpoint

As you turn the pages of The Airport: The Inside Story, illustrated by Hannah Abbo, marvel at the way airport staff work together – from chefs in kitchens to cleaners and staff assisting passengers with disabilities.

Review
"An eye-opening tour for young travelers, experienced or otherwise, who think it takes only pilots and flight attendants to get them where they’re going... Informative and notable for its people-centric approach." ― Kirkus

John Walton is an award-winning journalist who specialises in transport, aviation, airlines, and the passenger experience. John grew up on three continents and likes to joke that he was raised by cabin crew! His lifelong interest in aviation was sparked during a life of shuttling around the world on Boeing 747-100 and -200 aircraft, and he remembers with fondness the days when bored pilots and cabin crew didn’t mind an inquisitive teenager hanging around in cockpits and galleys asking questions.

Hannah Abbo is a freelance illustrator from the UK, currently living and working in Portugal with her partner, child, and their (slightly) overweight cat. When she's not drawing she loves making ceramics in a local studio, visiting the botanical gardens and baking bread.

Hannah is the illustrator for the Where is Little... series, and has illustrated several titles for Campbell Books, from their popular Busy Books to their First Stories fairytale collection.