Richard Platt
61) Man-of-war
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Text and cutaway illustrations depict life aboard a British warship of the Napoleonic era, covering such topics as work, leisure, discipline, navigating, and fighting.
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This children's book explores the innermost workings of some extraordinary buildings and machines. From helicopters to submarines, skyscrapers to coal mines, open up a fascinating world packed with unique and detailed cutaway drawings. Whether it's a Spanish galleon or a medieval castle, each cross-section slice or exploded view reveals what's going on inside. See the people swarming inside the Empire State Building, the workers busy backstage at...
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"In this stylish miscellany, celebrated author Richard Platt and printmaker James Brown travel through the past and present, showcasing the amazing breakthroughs in science and technology that have changed our lives forever. Discover fascinating facts and figures about space travel, the human body, time, the computer, and much more. Each bold, bright, and beautiful contemporary illustration is presented alongside an engaging fact-filled explanation....
70) Disaster!
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English
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Documents some of the most devastating events in world history, including natural disasters, accidents, and plagues.
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Español
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A stunning collection of the world's most important discoveries for all the family to enjoy. In the stylish miscellany, print-maker James Brown travels through the past and present, showing the amazing breakthroughs in science and technology that have changed our lives for ever. Discover fascinating facts and figures about space travel, the human body, time, the computer and much more with Brown's bold, bright colours and beautiful contemporary designs....