360 Degrees

A world of wonder surrounds us.

Let’s take a closer look.

The 360 Degrees vision 360 Degrees helps the reader to understand, explore and marvel at the world around them.

Each book is unique in subject and presentation style, covering everything from natural history to human invention, from art to architecture, and from languages to lunar landings. What links them is a thoughtful and creative approach to presenting amazing facts.

Our objectives are simple: • Create accessible and unique non-fiction books • Ensure the highest production values and attention to creative detail • Produce books that instantly engage, yet last a lifetime Our launch titles reveal a diverse range of interests. Discover a language with only two speakers in Hello World, look inside the Statue of Liberty in In Focus, and marvel at the aurora borealis in StoryWorlds: Nature, to name but three examples.

We hope you are intrigued by 360 Degrees and as excited to share this unique range with readers as we are.

Thomas Truong Publisher, 360 Degrees

Hello World

Jonathan Litton and L’Atelier Cartographik

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Learn to greet people around the globe in this interactive atlas of hellos.

With over 150 languages, flaps revealing pronunciation guides, and factfiles explaining how to write ‘hi’ in hieroglyphs and how to sign ‘hao’ in Native American ‘hand talk’, a world of exploration is at your fingertips!

Format: Hardback with flaps Size: 326 x 266mm / 12.8 x 10.5” Extent: 16pp Publication: May

A world of discovery As well as learning hello in over 150 languages, peek inside the Amazon Rainforest and the Australian Outback, see how the ancient Egyptians, Mayans and Incans communicated, learn two sign languages, and meet a Cameroonian king.

Interactive content Don’t be shy; have a try! Some greetings may look like squiggles rather than words, but lift the flaps to explore pronunciation guides and extra facts about the phrases. Furthermore, with features on places from Alaska to Zululand, explore a diverse range of cultures.

Beautifully packaged L’Atelier Cartographik have gone to the ends of the Earth for reference material, consulting experts in the Papuan highlands, the Masai steppe and the Siberian tundra. Their curiosity, characterisation, accuracy and panache have created a beautifully crafted book.

Look out for our range of Hello World products including travel journals, flashcards, postcards and colouring books.

Above and Below

Patricia Hegarty and Hanako Clulow

The natural world Step inside some of nature’s most beautiful environments and explore a world of wildlife.

Incredible facts

From the rainforest to the ocean, and from the macro to the micro, Hanako Clulow’s sumptuous scenes explore some of the symbiotic relationships occurring in eight of the world’s ecosystems.

Marvel at flora and fauna from the super-strong leafcutter ant to the colourful coral reef.

Interactive layouts The split-page layout allows you to literally uncover a hidden world of nature.

Format: Hardback with split pages Size: 216 x 310mm / 8.5 x 12.2” Extent: 40pp Publication: May

In Focus

Libby Walden, Barbara Bakos, Chester Bentley, L’Atelier Cartographik, Chris Chatterton, Jessie Ford, Thomas Pullin, Clair Rossiter, Lindsey Spinks, Jen Taylor and Tracey Tucker

Enjoy a fresh perspective by looking at the wonders of the world from the outside, in.

This super-sized book slices and dices its way through a range of objects to reveal their extraordinary interiors. Lift the giant flaps on every spread to see what’s hiding inside…

Format: Hardback with giant gate-fold flaps Size: 256 x 256mm / 10.1 x 10.1” Extent: 26pp Publication: July

Hidden stories How big is the concert hall in the Sydney Opera House? How does a penguin keep warm? And what goes on inside a Mongolian yurt? Discover a world of intrigue as the often untold under-stories of objects are laid bare.

Delicious imagery Not only are the interiors of objects fascinating, but they can also be mesmerisingly beautiful. From pomegranates to pyramids, each and every cutaway has been carefully selected to delight the eye as well as the mind.

A multitude of styles Ten illustrators were hand-picked for the ten subjects, and the book benefits from a kaleidoscope of styles and approaches. From intricate line-working on buildings to sumptuous colours in the ocean, a common theme is visually stunning works of art.

Wilderness

Hannah Pang and Jenny Wren From ants to whales and owls to octopuses, get the lowdown on amazing animals from a wide range of habitats. Packed with facts, flaps and interactive elements, this fingertip safari brings the natural world to life.

Informative inserts Discover nature’s hidden secrets as you turn the pages, lift the flaps and whirl the wheels of this fact-filled treasury.

Format: Hardback with flaps and paper novelties Size: 256 x 256mm / 10.1 x 10.1�

Extent: 16pp Publication: August

Vivid colours The wonder of nature in all its colourful glory is brought to life with vibrant illustrations by Jenny Wren.

Varied habitats From the icy Arctic to the sweltering savannah, embark on a global voyage of discovery.

StoryWorlds: Nature Thomas Hegbrook

Format: Hardback Size: 326 x 266mm / 12.8 x 10.5” Extent: 64pp + ends Publication: September

With a multitude of nature’s wonders to explore, this beautiful wordless picture book just needs your imagination to bring everything to life...

Observe From the snow leopard which uses its tail as a scarf to an orangutan which uses palm leaves as an umbrella, nature has an uncanny ability to amaze and astound.

Inquire Step into the role of narrator for each visual story, engaging the brain, firing the imagination and inspiring further discovery. Check your interpretations in the appendix.

Share Take time to share the beautifully illustrated secrets of nature – even reluctant readers will want to return again and again. A world of wonder awaits.

Timelines

COMING SOON!

Robert Hegarty and Marcelo Badari

Greatest BUILDINGs

Taipei 101 (509m, 1,670ft), Taiwan France. Getting to the top of this most recognisable structure in the world will take you 1,760 steps. It was

Burj Khalifa (828m, 2,717ft), Dubai.

How did people communicate before the invention of telephones and computers?

Imagine having to make all your arrangements, using only a drum!

built using 18,000 iron pieces, and uses up

France. Getting to the top of this most recognisable structure in the world will take you 1,760 steps. It was built using 18,000 iron pieces, and uses up 60 tons of paint every seven years.

From the wonders of the ancient world, to the futuristic architecture of today’s cities, man has created buildings that have grown ever moreambitious.

Today, the world’s tallest building stands 828m high, but tomorrow... who knows?

The Great Pyramid of Khufu, 139m (456ft)

The Etemenanki, 91m (300ft) - believed to have been the inspiration for the bible tale of the Tower of Babel.

The Palace of Knossos, 91m (300ft)

France. Getting to the top of this most recognisable structure in the world will take you 1,760 steps. It was built using 18,000 iron pieces, and uses up 60 tons of paint every seven years. France. Getting to the top of this most recognisable structure in the world will take you 1,760 steps.

It was built using 18,000 iron pieces, and uses up 60 tons of paint every seven years. France. Getting to the top of this most recognisable structure in the world will take you 1,760 steps. It was built using 18,000 iron pieces, and uses up 60 tons of paint every seven years. France. Getting to the top of this most recognisable structure in the world will take you 1,760 steps. It was built using 18,000 iron pieces, and uses up 60 tons of paint every seven years.

The Roman Colosseum is an oval stadium of incredibly complex construction, seating up to 80,000 spectators, comparing favourably with the new Wembley arena (90,000), and the Rose Bowl (92,500).

It reached a height of 48m (157ft), and the arena covered almost the area of four football pitches. The Roman crowds went to see gladiators fight, and other spectacles.

Two underground levels, with tunnels connected to other buildings, allowed gladiators and sometimes wild animals such as elephants and lions, to arrive quickly, and appear in the arena as if by magic.

The Parthenon, 14m (46ft).

What makes the Parthenon so impressive is that it stands near the edge of a 156-meterhigh (512ft) limestone cliff, called the Acropolis, and from there still overlooks the ancient city of Athens. The building itself is 70m x 31m (228ft x 101ft), and could fit more than ten tennis courts on its foundations.

The Temple of the Sun, Teotihuacan, Mexico. This Mayan temple was 71m (233ft) high, but covered such a large area that it was actually larger than the Great Pyramid.

The Hagia Sophia (55m, 180ft high), in Istanbul, Turkey was a high point in Byzantine architecture, and the world’s largest cathedral for almost a thousand years.

Washington Monument (169m, 555ft), U.S.A. France. Getting to the top of this most recognisable structure in the world will take you 1,760 steps.

It was built using 18,000 iron pieces, and uses up 60 tons of paint every seven years.

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We invite you to take your time exploring this mesmerising treasury of all things chronological, from the ages of the Earth to the fleeting life of the mayfly and from the invention of the wheel to the many rings of a 5,000-year-old tree.

1792 Claude Chappe establishes the first long-distance semaphore signalling system, used in France until 1852

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1963 First communications satellite in stationary orbit is launched.

Did you know that the tin opener was only invented 48 years after canned food was available? Or that the humble wheelbarrow is over 2,000 years old? You do now!

Prepare to be amazed by 1,001 astonishing facts.

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