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Richard Platt

リチャード・プラット

Richādo Puratto

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1953-04-15 (Northumberland, England)
Nationality
British
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
nonfiction writer, children's book writer
Active Years
1980-2024
Affiliations
Oxford University Press, Kingfisher, Dorling Kindersley, Walker Books
Influenced By
Stephen Biesty

Awards

Blue Peter Book Award
2003
Work: Pirate Diary: The Journal of Jake Carpenter
Category: Best Book with Facts
Organization: BBC
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Pirate Diary: The Journal of Jake Carpenter

2001 Children's nonfiction 64 pages

A first-person journal of an apprentice sailor impressed into pirate service, educating on piracy history.

PiracyHistoryAdventure

Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess

1999 Children's nonfiction 64 pages

Journal of a page in a medieval castle.

Middle AgesCastlesHistory

Egyptian Diary: The Journal of Nakht

2005 Children's nonfiction 64 pages

Journal of an ancient Egyptian boy.

Ancient EgyptHistory

Roman Diary: The Journal of Iliona of Mytilini

2009 Children's nonfiction 64 pages

Journal of a girl captured and sold as a slave in Rome, AD 107.

Ancient RomeSlaveryHistory

Bibliography

  • Pirate Diary
  • Castle Diary

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Diary formatCollaboration with illustratorsFact-packed nonfiction
Recurring Motifs
Historical recreationCross-sectional illustrations

Legacy

British writer of nonfiction and information books for children, with around 100 books published, famous for the Diary series.

Trivia

  • Started writing at age 27 with photography articles.
  • Famous for collaborations with Stephen Biesty.
  • Also writes adult books on maritime themes like smuggling.