How They Made Things Work: In the Age of Industry
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How They Made Things Work: In the Age of Industry
By (Author) Richard Platt
Illustrated by David Lawrence
Hachette Children's Group
Franklin Watts Ltd
29th May 2018
United Kingdom
Classifications
Primary and Secondary Educational
Non Fiction
Educational: Technology
609
Physical Properties
Paperback
32
Width 208mm, Height 260mm, Spine 6mm
140g
Description
Written by award-winning author Richard Platt, How They Made Things Work: Age of Industry examines aspects of technology in Victorian times, including ship-building, weapons, motion pictures, photography, railways and telegraphy.
Suitable for Key Stages 2-3, How They Made Things Work looks at how people in history advanced their societies by pushing the boundaries of technology.Author Bio
Richard Platt is one of the best-known children\'s non-fiction authors working in the UK today. Beginning his publishing career at Dorling Kindersley, he has written dozens of books for DK, Walker Books, Kingfisher and Franklin Watts.
He authored the immensely successful Stephen Biesty\'s Cross-Sections series for DK in the 1990s, following this up with Castle Diary and Pirate Diary for Walker Books. He has won numerous awards for his work. Richard lives in Kent.