ACHUKA Book of the Day 16 Jun 2026
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
ISBN: 9780500653876
“Just the ticket for transportation mavens and anyone interested in—or apprehensive about—flying.” KIRKUS
“An entertaining and informative way to familiarize oneself with the inner workings and myriad employees of these transportation nerve centers.” ShelfAwareness
Maxim Usik is a Russian illustrator who describes his style as “a touch folksy and a touch naive”. After working in design studios in Helsinki he became a freelance illustrator and took off on a world tour, working remotely for clients while exploring South America, India, Spain, Asia and several European countries. Maxim studied at the West-Lapland College of Visual Communications and then the Kemi-Tornio University of Applied Science where he received a degree in Visual Art.
Read an interview with him:
https://artsideoflife.com/maxim-usik/
The first in a new series that takes readers behind the scenes to discover exactly how an airport works.
Airports immerses readers in the busy, complex world of an international airport, revealing exactly how it all works.
Starting with the urgent and sometimes tricky-to-answer questions a child might ask – Why can’t I ride on the bag carousel? Can a body scanner see me naked? Do suitcases get mixed up? Can you take snakes on a plane? – this book provides detailed and honest answers, to both entertain and ease the stresses and anxieties of first-time airport visitors.
With entertaining and hyper-detailed illustrations by Maxim Usik, this book presents airports as they’ve never been seen before: gateways to adventure as fascinating to explore and visually intriguing as the locations the planes jet off to! And equally as interesting to the adult reader as it is to the child!
Marking the first in a new series that will also explore TV Studios and Hospitals, amongst other locations, this fun and entertaining non-fiction book will demand repeat readings and serve as a brilliant reference book for schools and libraries as well.
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Airports: Behind the Scenes, by Anna Ridley, ill. by Maxim Usik, is a perfect book for older kids getting ready for a trip, with detailed pictures and answers to everything they might want to know, such as "Why can't I ride on the luggage carousel?"https://t.co/fGHJtNJ6Ed pic.twitter.com/Yd7FyVUC7h
— Sondra Eklund (@Sonderbooks) June 10, 2026
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