Richard Platt
Richard Platt (born 15 April 1953) is a British author specializing in nonfiction and information books for children, with over 100 titles published since 1983 by publishers like Dorling Kindersley, Oxford University Press, and Walker Books. He began his career writing about photography before collaborating with illustrator Stephen Biesty on the successful 'Cross-Sections' series and authoring Eyewitness books on topics like castles, pirates, and film. His works have won awards including the Kate Greenaway Medal and Silver Nestlé Smarties Book Prize.
children's nonfiction
information books
history
Shipwreck Detective
Disaster! Catastrophes That Shook the World
DK Discoveries: Moon Landing
DK Adventures: Galactic Mission
Through Time: London
Spiders' Secrets (DK Readers Level 3)
Pirate (DK Eyewitness Books)
Through Time: New York City
The Ultimate Book About Me: Discover What Makes You 'YOU!'
DK Adventures: Galactic Mission
SPY (DK Eyewitness Books)
Egyptian Diary
Pirate Diary: The Journal of Jake Carpenter
The Germ Lab: The Gruesome Story of Deadly Diseases
Spies
In the Renaissance
Through Time: Olympics
Eyewitness: Spy (Eyewitness Books)
DK Discoveries: Everest
Virus, bacterias, plagas y otras pestes
The Scoop on Poop: Lifting the Lid on the science of Poo and Pee
DK Readers: Extreme Sports (Level 3: Reading Alone)
The Greeks
They Played What?!: The Weird History of Sports and Recreation