Richard Platt
Richard Platt
Richard Platt, born in 1959 in the United Kingdom, is a renowned author known for his engaging nonfiction works aimed at young readers. With a background in history and education, he has a talent for making complex subjects accessible and interesting. His work often focuses on history, science, and technology, inspiring curiosity and learning in audiences of all ages.
Personal Name: Richard Platt
Birth: 1953
Richard Platt Books
(28 Books)
What was it really like to live in a castle? Step back to the Middle Ages with *Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess*.
Eleven-year-old Toby’s vivid diary entries offer an insider’s view of day-to-day castle life, including tips on etiquette (where do you spit at a feast?) and exciting descriptions of hunting, jousting, and harvesting.
Complete with glossary, index, and detailed endnotes, this is a rich look at medieval life that informs as much as it entertains. Part of the *Historical Fiction Diaries* series.
On a sea voyage from her native Greece to Egypt, Iliona's ship is boarded by pirates and she ends up sold as a slave in Rome. Includes information on Roman culture.
Cross-sectional illustrations present an inside view of such structures as a medieval castle, factory, and subway station.
Describes medieval castles and what life was like for the knights who lived in them.
In ancient Egypt, Nakht records his experiences as his family moves from small town Esna to the big, exciting city of Memphis, where he studies to be a scribe like his father and helps discover who has been robbing graves. Includes nonfiction information about Egyptian culture.
"Follow the amazing story of a townhouse in Pompeii from 750 BCE to today. Meet the people who lived there through the ages, witness their changing fortunes, and explore the growth of a fascinating city."--Back cover. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary.
Provides a history of disease and pestilence as told from the point of view of the bugs and pests that caused them, from common diseases such as influenza, malaria and tuberculosis to such rare diseases as leprosy, cholera, and bubonic plague.
De geschiedenis van de Chinese hoofdstad Beijing wordt gevolgd, vanaf het ontstaan tot de stad van de Olympische Spelen in 2008. Met een tijdlijn, paginagrote kleurenillustraties met plattegronden en dwarsdoorsneden. Vanaf ca. 10 jaar.
A chronological tour of the historical and social events that shaped the Olympics dedicates spreads to specific locations and how the beliefs of participating cultures impacted various competitions.
Text and cutaway illustrations depict life aboard a British warship of the Napoleonic era, covering such topics as work, leisure, discipline, navigating, and fighting.
Presents information about men and women spies throughout history as well as about the tools and equipment they used in espionage and intelligence service.
"How did the Egyptians ... build gigantic pyramids? water their farm land? create mummies? measure distance and time?"--Publisher's description.
The fictional diary of a nine-year-old boy who, in 1716 sets off from North Carolina to become a sailor, but ends up a pirate instead.
Uses the perspective of tiny people traveling through a man's body to present its various systems and organs and how they work.
Documents some of the most devastating events in world history, including natural disasters, accidents, and plagues.
A guide to all three of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, lavishly illustrated with pictures from the movies.
"Describes changing ideas of fashion and beauty through history and around the world"--Provided by publisher.
