How They Made Things Work: In the Age of Industry
Author:   Richard Platt ,  David Lawrence
Publisher:   Hachette Children's Group
ISBN:  

9781445164311


Pages:   32
Publication Date:   24 May 2018
Recommended Age:   From 9 to 11 years
Format:   Paperback
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How They Made Things Work: In the Age of Industry


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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.

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Author:   Richard Platt ,  David Lawrence
Publisher:   Hachette Children's Group
Imprint:   Franklin Watts Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 20.80cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 26.00cm
Weight:   0.140kg
ISBN:  

9781445164311


ISBN 10:   1445164310
Pages:   32
Publication Date:   24 May 2018
Recommended Age:   From 9 to 11 years
Audience:   Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1: How they made things work in the 2: age of industry 3: Steam railways 4: Iron ships 5: Light bulb 6: Telegraph 7: Photography 8: Cinema 9: Recorded sound 10: Machine gun 11: Mass production 12: Wireless telegraphy 13: Motor car 14: Tunnelling 15: Glossary/websites 16: Index

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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.

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