Would You Believe... A Circus Horse Could Count?! - And Other Extraordinary Entertainments

Informationen zum Autor Richard Platt was as consultant for Meridian TV on a series of six programs about smuggling, appearing in several of them. He was also a consultant on Pirates of the Caribbean 2 starring Johnny Depp. He has written general-interest articles on topics as diverse as management and witchcraft and contributed to a wide variety of books.The Cross-Section series on which he worked with illustrator Stephen Biesty sold more than two million copies. Pirate Diary was awarded a silver in the Smarties prize in 2005, and its predecessor, Castle Diary was shortlisted for the prestigious Kurt Maschler award, for the TES award, and the History Today award. Klappentext Find out how people all over the world have been entertained in this fascinating exploration into all kinds of entertainment from puppetry to plays and music. Marvel at the amazing, hilarious and sometimes unbelievable ways that people have entertained each other throughout history.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Platt
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.07.2009
• EAN: 9780199118717
• ISBN: 978-0-19-911871-7
• No. of pages: 48
• Series: Would You Believe...; Would You Believe...
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Humanities, art, music > History