New Releases by Clive Gifford

Statistics, text, and color maps reveal the physical geography, peoples, politics, governments, languages, religions, and currencies of each nation of the world.

Examines drug use in sports today and in the past. Details the different types of drugs that are abused, and discusses the steps being taken to prevent drug abuse in sports.

Examines events of the Vietnam War through the story of Xuan, a thirteen-year-old boy living with his family in the struggling village of Noy Thien in 1967.

An illustrated history of communications and media, discussing body language and gestures, writing, postal systems, the press, radio and television, propaganda, the computer revolution, and many other topics.

Rival space racers Jake and Kate, and arch enemies Nice Mike and Rude Jude battle it out in this fun-filled collection of phonic stories. The stories are designed to help beginner readers grasp the important link between sounds and the letters that represent them.

Stand back as Stunt Duck does his stuff, sing along with the Sing Song Gang, and share the thrills in the Hall of Chills, in this collection of fun-filled phonic stories. The stories are designed to help beginner readers grasp the important link between sounds and the letters that represent them.

Addressing the issue of artifical intelligence, this book explores what it is, what it can do for us and whether we should be worried about it. Scientists are now building robots which can think. If we build machines that can learn, rather than just take instructions, what are the implications?

Hairy bears under the stairs and a dinosaur at the door - just some of the surprises lurking within this fun-filled collection of phonic stories. The stories are designed to help beginner readers grasp the important link between sounds and the letters that represent them.

This innovative series explores the technological and scientific advances which have transformed our lives and which are shaping tomorrow''s world. Full color.

Each book looks at a different aspect of play in detail, with many suggestions for games and exercises.

-- The inside workings of many big machines are explained in simple words and pictures-- Filled with stunningly realistic illustrations with cutaways and explanatory diagrams

This book considers major breakthroughs in the past, as well as looking ahead to some of the machines that will affect us all in the 21st century.

Describes all kinds of racing cars.

An invaluable book for anyone studying science, Essential Science is both a concise examination revision guide and an accurate reference book. The key fact, laws and concepts of physics, chemistry and biology are clearly and simply defined, using clear, accurate diagrams and colourful illustrations.