Richard Platt
1) Pirate
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
DK Eyewitness Books: Pirate offers everything you ever wanted to know about pirates, from why European kings and queens encouraged piracy to what pirates ate at sea. Sink into this exciting introduction to the world of sea-thieves - their origins, adventures, blood-thirsty battles, and much, much more!
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Uses the perspective of tiny people traveling through a man's body to present its various systems and organs and how they work.
A book that actually takes you inside - and around - the human body to see how it works, with the help of some truly unique illustrations and some very small people! Explore your brain, your bones, and everything in between in incredible cross-section drawings of all the body systems. Inside each one are teams of tiny characters...
4) Shipwreck
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Describes the history of shipwrecks, famous wrecks, causes, navigation and rescue techniques, underwater archaeology and the exploration of wrecks.
Author
Pub. Date
1999.
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 34 cm
Language
English
Description
As a page in his uncle's castle in thirteenth-century England, eleven-year-old Tobias records in his journal his experiences learning how to hunt, play games of skill, and behave in noble society. Includes notes on noblemen, castles, and feudalism.
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 34 cm
Language
English
Description
When Iliona's ship is boarded by pirates, she ends up in Rome as a slave. Separated from her brother, Apollo, Iliona is soon at the whim of her owners, and the chance of regaining freedom seems like a distant dream. Iliona's life as a slave isn't as bad as she feared: her new family provides clothing, food, and even schooling, and best of all, she is free to explore the wonders of Rome.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
128 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sections of Information on space travel are interspersed throughout this science fiction adventure: In the year 2098, five school children have won an international competition to visit outer space and journey to the distant star system of Alpha Centauri on the spaceship Argo to find a new home. But right from the start things don't go according to plan -- conflict, malfunctions, mistrust, and running out of fuel all get in the way of trying to enter...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
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.
13) Castle
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Cross-sectional drawings depict castle life and the strategies of attackers and defenders during a siege.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
320 pages : colour illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
Step inside the extraordinary world of Stephen Biesty and find out how a wide variety of curious things are made, from tower blocks and underground tunnels to the milk, chocolate, and doughnuts on your table, via matches, diamond rings, and sports shoes - not to mention racing cars, planes, and rockets. The incredible artwork will have children and adults alike poring over every detail, whether it's following the production line of a factory making...
15) Spy
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"This book presents information about men and women spies throughout history as well as about the tools and equipment they used in espionage and intelligence service. You can also be an eyewitness to some of the world's most shadowy characters, and get the inside scoop on the ingenious gadgets that real-life spies have used to gather and send information without getting caught." --Publisher's description.
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (mostly color), map ; 34 cm
Language
English
Description
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.