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Richard Platt, Author
David Lawrence, Illustrator
Series: How They Made Things Work
Imprint: Franklin Watts
Publication date: April 26, 2018
Category: History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage)
ISBN: 9781445164335
Written by award-winning author Richard Platt, How They Made Things Work: Romans examines aspects of technology in ancient Rome, including concrete, road building, weapons, domes and arches.
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.
I’m a British author, and I have been writing since 1983. In that time I have had some 90 books published.
Most of my books are illustrated information books for children, but I have also written children’s stories, and several books for adults. Some have won prizes, including a Smarties silver prize, and a Blue Peter award. Three of my books reached the Aventis science prize shortlist.
I don’t just write books: I have written restaurant reviews, corporate reports, TV scripts and museum interpretation, and I have appeared on TV and radio.