Andrew Langley

Author of Medieval Life (Eyewitness Books)

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About the Author

Andrew Langley was born in 1949 in Britain. He has dedicated his career to penning educational books that meet the needs of young readers. Langley's first books were primarily straightforward works designed to explain day-to-day facts; in his "Behind the Scenes" series, for example, he explores show more what goes on at various familiar locations, such as a hotel and police station. As his career has progressed, Langley has increasingly focused on the subject that most interests him - history. He has produced biographies of a broad range of people from history as well as historic overviews such as The Roman News, Medieval Life, Renaissance, and Ancient Egypt. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Series

History of Britain Topic Books

True Lives

Life & Times

Everyday Materials

History of Britain {Heinemann}

Treasure Chests

Oxford First Encyclopedia

Machines on the Move

Fact Finders - Gareth Stevens

Great Lives - Franklin Watts

Everything Has a History

Raintree Perspectives: Newspapers from History

Works by Andrew Langley

Popular Recent

Medieval Life (Eyewitness Books) (0001) — Author — 739 copies

The Roman News (1996) 410 copies

You Wouldn't Want to Be a Viking Explorer! (2002) 328 copies

Hurricanes, Tsunamis, and Other Natural Disasters (Kingfisher Knowledge) (2006) 292 copies

Leonardo da Vinci and His Times (Eyewitness Books) (1999) 217 copies

Pirates (100 Facts) (1901) 208 copies

What I Believe (1999) 171 copies

Castle at War (DK Discoveries) (1998) 92 copies

Alexander the Great: The Greatest Ruler of the Ancient World (What's Their Story?) (1997) 87 copies

Shakespeare's Theatre (1999) 65 copies

The Tudors (History of Britain Topic Books) (1993) 61 copies

The Wild West (100 Facts) (2001) 56 copies

Ancient Egypt (History in Stone) (2002) 54 copies

Stories of Women in World War II: We Can Do It! (Women's Stories from History) (2015) 48 copies

The Stuarts (1993) 48 copies

Victorian Britain (History of Britain Topic Books) (1994) 48 copies

Navigators: Rainforest (2010) 48 copies

Hans Christian Andersen: The Dreamer of Fairy Tales (What's Their Story?) (1997) 47 copies

Wool (Everyday Materials) (2008) 41 copies

Wetlands (Nature Search Books) (1993) 40 copies

Georgian Britain 1714 to 1837 (History of Britain) (1994) 40 copies

Roman Britain (History of Britain Topic Books) (1994) 39 copies

Shakespeare And The Elizabethan Age (Treasure Chests) (2009) 39 copies

500 Things You Should Know About History (2001) — Author; Author — 38 copies

Modern Britain (History of Britain Topic Books) (1994) 37 copies

Plastic (Everyday Materials) (2008) 33 copies

The Illustrated Book of Questions and Answers (1993) 32 copies

The Industrial Revolution (See Through History) (1994) 30 copies

Amelia Earhart: The Pioneering Pilot (What's Their Story?) (1997) 29 copies

The Little Book of Tea Tips (2005) 27 copies

I Wonder How Do Submarines Dive (I Wonder) (1960) 24 copies

I Wonder Why Are Tigers Striped? (I Wonder) (1991) 23 copies

Grasslands (Nature Search) (1993) 22 copies

Oxford First Encyclopedia (1998) 22 copies

Rupert Murdoch: An Unauthorized Biography (2001) 21 copies

Bridging The Energy Gap (Raintree Freestyle: The Environment Challenge) (2011) 21 copies

Shakespeare and the Theatre (History of Britain Topic Books) (1996) 21 copies

The Da Vinci Kit: Mysteries of the Renaissance Decoded (2006) 20 copies

Living Through World War II (2010) 20 copies

Henry VIII (History of Britain Topic Books) (1995) 19 copies

Oxford First Book of Space (Oxford First Books) (2000) 19 copies

Earth and the Universe (Oxford First Encyclopaedia) (1999) 18 copies

Paper (Everyday Materials) (1993) 18 copies

First Fun Atlas (2001) 18 copies

I Wonder How Many Bones Do I Have? (I Wonder) (1991) — Author — 17 copies

Metal (Everyday Materials) (2008) 16 copies

September 11: Attack on America (Snapshots in History) (2006) 15 copies

The Story of Easter (1990) 15 copies

The Blitz (History of Britain Topic Books) (1995) 14 copies

Science and Technology (Oxford First Encyclopedia) (1999) 14 copies

The Making of The Living Planet (1985) 14 copies

Hiroshima And Nagasaki: Fire from the Sky (Snapshots in History) (2006) 14 copies

Avoiding Hunger and Finding Water (Raintree Freestyle: The Environment Challenge) (2011) 14 copies

I Wonder How Does the Wind Blow? (I Wonder) (1991) — Author — 13 copies

The Age of Industry (See Through History) (1994) 13 copies

Twenty Explorers (Twenty Names) (1988) 13 copies

Leonardo Da Vinci and the Renaissance (2001) 13 copies

The Great Polar Adventure: The Journeys of Roald Amundsen (Great Explorers) (1994) 13 copies

Trees (Easy-Read Fact Books) (1987) 12 copies

Ancient Greece (History in Art) (2005) 12 copies

My Body (Oxford First Encyclopedia) (1999) 12 copies

Oxford First Encyclopedia (1998) 12 copies

Glass (Everyday Materials) (2008) 11 copies

Life in a Victorian Steamship (History of Britain Topic Books) (1997) 11 copies

Animals and Plants (Oxford First Encyclopedia) (1999) 11 copies

Home Front (History of Britain Topic Books) (1995) 11 copies

Ancient Medicine (Raintree Freestyle: Medicine Through the Ages) (2012) 11 copies

The Collapse of the Soviet Union: The End of an Empire (Snapshots in History) (2006) 11 copies

Ancient Egypt (History in Art) (2005) 11 copies

The Hundred Days Offensive: The Allies' Push to Win World War I (Snapshots in History) (2008) 11 copies

Food and Farming (History of Britain Topic Books) (1997) 10 copies

Days of Decision: Hitler and Kristallnacht (2013) 10 copies

Victorian Factories (History of Britain Topic Books) (1996) 10 copies

Tiananmen Square: Massacre Crushes China's Democracy Movement (Snapshots in History) (2009) 10 copies

Codes and Code-breaking (Spies and Spying) (2009) 10 copies

Victorian Railways (History of Britain Topic Books) (1996) 10 copies

The London Bombings July 2005 (2006) 9 copies

The Little Book of Cheese Tips (2005) 9 copies

Explorers on the Nile (In profile) (1982) 9 copies

John F. Kennedy (Great Lives) (1985) 9 copies

The Little Book of Coffee Tips (2005) 9 copies

The Cultural Revolution: Years of Chaos in China (Snapshots in History) (2008) 9 copies

People and Places (Oxford First Encyclopaedia) (1999) 8 copies

Every Place Has a History (Everything Has a History) (2014) 8 copies

Travel Games for Kids (1987) 8 copies

Trade and Transport (History of Britain Topic Books) (1998) 8 copies

Passport to Great Britain (Passport to...) (1986) 8 copies

Saving the Environment (Charities in Action) (2012) 8 copies

Queen Victoria (History of Britain Topic Books) (1995) 8 copies

Living Through The Plains Indian Wars 1864-1890 (2012) 8 copies

Walking (Live Action) (2004) 7 copies

History of Britain: The Tudors 1485 - 1603 7 copies

Diggers (Machines on the Move) (2010) 7 copies

Chris Hadfield and Living on the International Space Station (InfoSearch: Adventures in Space) (2015) 7 copies

The Little Book of Whisky Tips (2007) 7 copies

The Search for Riches (Remarkable World) (1996) 7 copies

Pablo Picasso (Raintree Biographies) (2003) 6 copies

Spacecraft (Easy-Read Fact Books) (1987) 6 copies

Athens (Great Cities of the World) (2004) 6 copies

Under the ground (1985) 6 copies

Is Organic Better? (What Do You Think?) (2009) 6 copies

Hurricane: Perspectives on Storm Disasters (Disaster Dossiers) (2014) 6 copies

Cleopatra and the Egyptians (Life & Times) (1985) 6 copies

A World-Class Cricketer (The Making of a Champion) (2004) 6 copies

Submarines (Machines on the Move) (2010) 6 copies

People (Fact Finders) (1989) 6 copies

Wartime Spies (Spies and Spying) (2009) 5 copies

Barbara Hepworth (Creative Lives) (2002) 5 copies

Days of Decision: Blair, Bush, and Iraq (2013) 5 copies

Jungles (1986) 5 copies

Elizabeth I (History of Britain Topic Books) (1996) 5 copies

Are Girls Smarter Than Boys? (What Do You Think?) (2008) 5 copies

Helicopters (Machines on the Move) (2010) 5 copies

The world of Penguin The publisher's complete catalogue (1984) 5 copies

Ian Botham (Profiles) (1983) 5 copies

The Little Book of Beer Tips (2006) 5 copies

Should We Eat Animals? (What Do You Think?) (2007) 5 copies

Let's Look at Monster Machines (Let's Look at...) (1990) 4 copies

De Romeinse tijd (1997) 4 copies

Space (Know It All) (2014) 4 copies

Israel in Our World (2010) 4 copies

Twenty Names in Crime (1988) 4 copies

Let's Look at Racing Cars (Let's Look at...) (1990) 4 copies

The First Men Round the World (In Profile) (1983) 4 copies

Sally Ride and the Shuttle Missions (InfoSearch: Adventures in Space) (2015) 4 copies

Pakistan in our world (2010) 4 copies

The Stone Age Tablet (Raintree Perspectives: Newspapers from History) (2015) 4 copies

Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Eyewitness to World War II) (2017) 4 copies

Let's Look at Trucks (Let's Look at...) (1988) 4 copies

Monster Machines (Picture Puffin Fact Books) (1990) 4 copies

How Much Should Immigration Be Restricted? (What Do You Think?) (2007) 4 copies

Travel Quizzes for Kids (1988) 4 copies

Let's Look at Trains (Let's Look at...) (1989) 4 copies

Journey Into Space: The Missions of Neil Armstrong (Great Explorers) (1994) 4 copies

Running (Live Action) (2004) 4 copies

Tudor Palaces (History of Britain Topic Books) (1997) 4 copies

The Paper in Your Home (Origins) (1982) 3 copies

Sports and Politics (World Issues) (1989) 3 copies

An International Rugby Union Star (The Making of a Champion) (2004) 3 copies

Die Samurai, Reise in die Vergangenheit (2005) 3 copies

Great Disasters (Topics) (1986) 3 copies

The Little Book of Bread Tips (2008) 3 copies

Energy (Topics) (1986) 3 copies

Trucks and Trailers (Picture Puffin) (1991) 3 copies

Working on a Building Site (People at work) (1983) 3 copies

Research It! (2010) 3 copies

The Moon (Easy-Read Fact Books) (1987) 3 copies

Renaissance (1999) 3 copies

Planes (Machines on the Move) (2010) 3 copies

No te gustaria ser un explorador vikingo! (You Wouldn't Want to) (Spanish Edition) (2011) 3 copies

Trésors de la Renaissance (1999) 3 copies

St. Petersburg (Great Cities of the World) (2006) 3 copies

Great Explorers: Amundsen (Great explorers) (1994) 3 copies

Medieval Castle (Time Tours) (1998) 3 copies

Peoples of the World (Topics) (1985) 3 copies

The World of Sharks (Topics) (1987) 3 copies

Space Telescopes: Instagram of the Stars (Future Space) (2019) 3 copies

Explorers 3 copies

Planet Hunting: Racking Up Data and Looking for Life (Future Space) (2019) 2 copies

De middeleeuwen (2011) 2 copies

Viking Express (2017) 2 copies

The Roman Tribune (Raintree Perspectives: Newspapers from History) (2019) 2 copies

A Vida na Idade Média 2 copies

Discovering the New World: The Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Great Explorers) (1994) 2 copies

Jumping (Live Action) (2004) 2 copies

Dinosaurs (Know it All) (1987) 2 copies

The little book of avocado tips (2018) 2 copies

London pride : 150 years of Fuller, Smith and Turner 1845-1995 (1995) 2 copies

The Naughty Mice (Little Windows) (1998) 2 copies

Tresors De LA Renaissance (French Edition) (2006) 2 copies

Television (Topics) (1986) 2 copies

The Little Book of Olive Oil Tips (2008) 2 copies

Every Building Has a History (Everything Has a History) (2014) 2 copies

Let's Look at Aircraft (Let's Look at...) (1989) 2 copies

The Little Book of Wine Tips (2005) 2 copies

Michaelangelo (Raintree Biographies) (2003) 2 copies

Opkomst van de industrie (1994) 2 copies

Genghis Khan and the Mongols (Life & Times) (1987) 2 copies

Swimming (Live Action) (2004) 2 copies

Police Station (Behind the Scenes) (1983) 2 copies

The Little Book of Vinegar Tips (2008) 2 copies

The Illustrated Book of Questions and Answers (1993) 2 copies

The Little Book of Spice Tips (2006) 2 copies

A Family in the Fifties (How They Lived) (1986) 2 copies

Let's Look at Bikes and Motorcycles (Let's Look at...) (1989) 2 copies

100 Greatest Tyrants (1997) 2 copies

Dairy produce (1981) 1 copy

Mikhail Gorbachev (Leading Lives) (2003) 1 copy

Aircraft (Picture Puffin) (1991) 1 copy

Η εποχή της βιομηχανίας (1997) 1 copy

Glenfiddich : made without compromise since 1887 (1995) 1 copy

Michelangelo (Raintree Biographies) by Andrew Langley (2003-05-03) (1809) 1 copy

Roma Antiga 1 copy

Spanish Galleon (Time Tours) (1998) 1 copy

De grote encyclopedie voor kinderen 1 copy

Let's Look at Racing Cars (Let's Look at) (1990) 1 copy

Anglo-Saxon Times (2018) 1 copy

I pirati. Ediz. illustrata (2008) 1 copy

Post Office (1985) 1 copy

Combat Pilot (People) (1986) 1 copy

El Castell medieval (2002) 1 copy

El Coliseu romà (2002) 1 copy

Els Faraons d'Egipte (2002) 1 copy

El Galió (2002) 1 copy

Focus on timber (1986) 1 copy

Post Office 1 copy

100 faszinierende Tatsachen. Piraten. ( Ab 8 J.). 1 copy

A Cup of Tea (Origins) (1999) 1 copy

We Can Do It! Stories of Women in World War II 1 copy

Links: Steel (Links) (1993) 1 copy

Groot-Brittannië (1989) 1 copy

Supermarket (Behind the Scenes) (1983) 1 copy

The Mystery and Magic of Aberlour. The Story of a Great Malt Whisky (2000) 1 copy

The Little Book of Bread Machine Tips (Little Books of Tips) (2013) 1 copy

Mirror on the Soul: The First Nathen Turner Novel (2015) 1 copy

Airports (Easy-Read Fact Book) (1987) 1 copy

Den Romerske arena (2000) 1 copy

The Little Book of Pasta Tips (2011) 1 copy

Energy (Topics) (1985) 1 copy

The Anglo-Saxon Times (Raintree Perspectives: Newspapers from History) (2017) 1 copy

The Little Book of Wok Tips (Little Books of Tips) (2013) 1 copy

Timeless Spirit: The Story of Jameson Irish Whiskey (2001) 1 copy

La gran enciclopedia de las perguntas y respuestas (1901) 1 copy

Victorian Britain (History in Art) (2005) 1 copy

Kérdések és válaszok képeskönyve (1994) 1 copy

Hej, Lilla Kanin! 1 copy

The Little Book of Ice Cream Tips (2012) 1 copy

Dark nights of the soul (2016) 1 copy

Kalózok (2003) 1 copy

La première grande encyclopédie des enfants (2000) 1 copy

The Little Book of Curry Tips (2010) 1 copy

Playtime Bunnies (Little Windows) (1998) 1 copy

La nature en furie (2006) 1 copy

Car Ferry (Behind the Scenes) (1983) 1 copy

Cape Town (Great Cities of the World) (2005) 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1949-10-26
Gender: male
Nationality: UK
Education: University of London

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Shakespeare's Theatre by Andrew Langley

A book about the original Globe and the reconstruction now in London more or less on the original site. Mixes illustrations of the old and of the new in progress with photos of the new one under construction and in use. There are illustrations of the new Globe with the modern London skyline in the background. The architectural illustrations are quite good. Photos of a performance in progress lead me to think that I would find seeing a play at the new Globe rather boring. I bet those seats are expensive!… (more)

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