Tony Robinson
Tony Robinson has written many books on historical subjects, including Tony Robinson’s Kings and Queens and The Worst Children’s Jobs in History, which won the Best Book with Facts category of the Blue Peter Book Awards. His Weird World of Wonders series launched in 2012 and there are currently seven titles in the series, including Inventions, which was a special World Book Day title in 2013. He has written several television series for children including 'Maid Marian and Her Merry Men', for which he received a BAFTA and a Royal Television Award. He presented Channel 4's archaeology series 'Time Team', and played Baldrick in 'Blackadder'. In 2013 Tony Robinson received a knighthood.
Books
The Worst Children's Jobs in History
Author: Tony Robinson
Interest age: 9-12
Reading age: 9-12
This book will tell you things you probably didn't want to know about the back-breaking realities of being a child in the past.
Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders: World War II
Author: Tony Robinson
Illustrator: Del Thorpe
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Interest age: 9+
Reading age: 9+
Tony Robinson takes children on a headlong gallop through the history of World War II in this entertaining history book, part of his Weird World of Wonders series.