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The Apartment Book: A Day in Five Stories Hardcover – January 1, 1995

by Leo Hartas (Author), Richard Platt (Author)

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Illustrates a day in the life of an apartment building by showing activities going on in different units at various times between 7:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m.

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Grade 1-4?An elegant townhouse divided into five apartments is the setting for this visual round of visits. Readers turn the book sideways for an introduction to the apartments, the parts of the building, and the people who live and work there?all seen through cutaway watercolor art. Sidebars provide closeups of the continuing stories. The drama begins at 7:00 a.m. and ends at 1:00 a.m. Within these hours, one family moves in, one family loses a cat, an eccentric scientist blows up his experiment, and the people on the first floor hold a huge party. The famous movie star on the fourth floor suffers water damage, the alligator in the sewer underneath the building is finally caught, and the burglars who walk off with a Picasso return to the scene of the crime to make the party scene. Children who enjoy picture puzzles and exploring cross-sections will find some amusing details here, but there is nothing to compell readers to take more than one look.?Susan Pine, New York Public Library
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dk Pub (January 1, 1995)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0789401975
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0789401977
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 6 - 10 years
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 4
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.54 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.5 x 0.5 x 14.5 inches

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Richard Platt
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British author Richard Platt has been writing books since 1983, completing more than 80 published titles. His children’s books have won prizes, including a Smarties Silver, and a Blue Peter award. One, “Incredible Cross Sections” (DK) was chosen by the Guardian as one of the three greatest children's books of the 1990s. Richard is not purely a children’s author: Tempus published his "Smuggling in the British Isles" in 2007 and he has also written restaurant reviews, corporate reports, televison scripts and museum interpretation. Richard has appeared widely on TV and radio, talking about his children’s writing, or drawing on his expert knowledge of maritime topics such as smuggling and piracy. You can find his website at www.richardplatt.co.uk.
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Leo Hartas
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I have been illustrating children's books, comics, magazines and games for over 30 years. My hallmark as an illustrator is drawing characters that readers can connect to in a warm and approachable style. I am currently working with the author Amanda Boulter to develop an exciting new series about the adventures of a Viking boy and his dog, called Little Moose and Wolfie, as they grow up in a fantasy historical world. I'm looking forward to the challenge of finding a cohesive style for the whole series that develops with the characters as they grow up and their stories evolve from toddler books to young adult novels.
I have a love of maps and began my career by illustrating most of the maps for the Fighting Fantasy series of game books back in the 1980s and 90s. I also enjoy designing cutaways that reveal the inner workings of buildings, machines and even whole starships; my favourite books of this type being Haunted Castle, The Apartment Book, and King Arthur's Spaceship. I love to weave little stories and details that the reader may miss at first, but find and enjoy every time they revisit the illustration.
Most of my other interests overlap with my illustration work. I love board games, computer games (though these days I have no time to play beyond booting up for a quick look!), RPG games and when/if I ever retire I would love to build detailed cutaway models of fantasy castles. A handful of times a year I get to dress up as a Viking and run about a field in Devon, England LARPing. And more than anything I love the simple pleasure of just exploring ideas and doodling in my sketchbook.
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Truly loved this book

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Casey Trasatti

A must have for every book case

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I’ve loved this book since I was little. I’m so glad I was able to find it in such great condition! It’s a sweet and enchanting story that captivates imaginations from 1-100. Every time you read it you’ll find something new!

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ThatHollandLady

So fun

Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2019

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Loved this book as a child and so happy to find a copy in decent condition for my kids!

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So interesting and captivated my kid’s interest

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Sarah

This was my favorite book as a kid

Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2017

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This was my favorite book as a kid. I would check it out over and over again from the library. Ordered it for a piece of nostalgia. This book still rocks.

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brandon

a part of my childhood

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2014

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When I was a kid i always rented this book from the library. I love it. The book was in better continue than the seller discribed.

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craig

Great

Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2019

Love this book

Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2012

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...will deconstruct Apartment of people and artefacts to use skeleton as guide in abridgement. Placing selected
characters from (French) Georges Perec novel based on 10x10 magic square apt. building.

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