Best Selling Books by Richard Platt

Explore fascinating events in history with this thrilling book. Packed with hundreds of detailed photographs and jaw-dropping facts, kids will be pulled in and engrossed from start to finish. The History Book uncovers spectacular constructions such as India''s Taj Mahal, extreme events such as the Black Death, brutal battles such as Stalingrad in 1942 and lost treasures such as Tutankhamun''s mask.

It''s 1906, and David O''Connor, newly orphaned and alone in the world, has had to leave his home in Ireland to go and live with his uncle and aunt in America. His journey to New York and his new life there are tougher than David could ever have imagined, especially when he is harbouring a dark secret which he must take with him to his grave.

Explore the crime lab with Forensics and discover how detectives use science to solve crimes. From the scene of the crime to a criminal''s conviction, discover how the marks of blood, footprints, and fingerprints can lead the police to criminals. Find out how specialists can match trace evidence, such as a single hair found on a victim, to the murderer. Learn how famous crimes were solved and, like a true detective, find out whether it was arson, poison, or murder.

"A survey of the history of piracy and lives of pirates covers such specifics as the invention of the Jolly Roger, discipline aboard pirate ships, and pirate ruses."

An in-depth presentation of nature, history, science, and technology through a magnificent collection of photographs and illustrations. Descriptive, easy-to-read explanations make this collection an asset for any school.

From What is a spy to their tools of trade, stories of spies at war, cold war, etc. Excellent col. photos illustrate all facets of spy world.

Introduces stinging plants, poisonous plants, and plants that eat animals.

"Solving technology problems 2,000 years ago"--Cover.

Pendant des siècles, l''Amérique du Nord fut " terre indienne ", vaste mosaïque de peuples, de langues et de cultures. Des neiges de l''Alaska aux sables du Mexique, des forêts de l''Est aux montagnes Rocheuses, des millions d''hommes et de femmes vivaient au rythme de la nature. Avant que n''arrivent les Blancs, avides de terres, d''or et de conquêtes... Découvrez dans cet ouvrage l''univers sans pareil des Indiens d''Amérique du Nord : comment ils chassaient le bison, dansaient pour apaiser les esprits, s''emparaient d''un troupeau de chevaux, partageaient le calumet de la paix ou coiffaient la parure de guerre. Au fil d''un récit original, accompagnez la vie de Loup intrépide, un indien pas comme les autres à la recherche de sa vérité ! En cadeau, coiffez vite la splendide parure de plumes que vous trouverez à la fin de ce livre !