Richard Platt is the award-winning author of over 90 titles, fiction and non-fiction. He is an amateur expert on the sea, and especially on smuggling and piracy. He is also fascinated by social history and by the history of science and technology. Richard lives in rural Kent with his wife, a black cat and five chickens.
Interest Age:
6
Category:
Literacy
Strand:
Hi Lo Reader
Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level In 1665, London was a dangerous place in which to live. A plague had swept across London, and a quarter of the city's population died. A year later, tragedy struck London again and the Great Fire of London destroyed two-thirds of the city. Richard Platt explores both events and how the city survived in this fascinating information book. Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language. Text type: An information book. Curriculum links: History: How do we know about the great fire of London? This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.