Most Popular Books by Clive Gifford

Learn the rules of basketball and the techniques on how to execute plays with a team.

Packed full of facts this wonderfully illustrated book measures and compares everything from animals, space and dinosaurs to machines, sports, and people, and will captivate children-and parents too! Did you know that a blue whale weighs about as much as 20 T-Rex dinosaurs? Or that a guinea pig is 70% water? This exciting picture book is full of these and many more fascinating fact nuggets. Turn the pages and compare the fastest machines, the tallest buildings, the biggest animals, the world''s highest fliers, and much, much more. You can trace the journey lines to discover which animal travels farthest, read the clues to match the fossil print to the dinosaur, or count up the construction workers to see how many humans it takes to measure the height of a mighty tunneling machine. Using striking visual comparisons, counting questions, and bite-sized facts, this book, aimed at children aged 5 and older, builds math skills and helps readers develop their understanding of the world around them. Children will be amazed at what they discover and will have plenty of unforgettable facts to dazzle their friends and family with.

This series explores different sports: how and where they are played, the equipment and kit needed and how to get involved. The books also include tips on training and on developing techniques.

Out Of This World is jam-packed with everything children need to know about space - from facts and statistics to real-life adventures.

This exciting new series explores different sports, describing how and where you play them as well as the equipment and gear you''ll need. There are tips on training and on practicing techniques. The books also feature heroes of the sport, with photos of them in action at the world''s greatest competitions. In this book you can find out all about football and learn how to develop your skills as a player. Clear, friendly text Highly illustrated, with pictures of children demonstrating techniques and shots of famous football players in action. Fascinating facts and statistics with historical flashbacks and record-breaking performances Glossary and index Book jacket.

By the time you reach eighteen years of age, there is every chance that you will have already watched more than a quarter of a million TV adverts. That is just the start. Researchers estimate that moving around a busy town or city, a person will be bombarded by more than 3,000 different examples of advertising every day.

This exciting new series explores different sports, describing how and where you play them as well as the equipment and gear you''ll need. There are tips on training and on practicing techniques. The books also feature heroes of the sport, with photos of them in action at the world''s greatest competition. In this book you can find out all about basketball and learn how to develop your skills as a player. clear, friendly text Highly illustrated, with pictures of children demonstrating techniques and shots of famous basketball players in action Fascinating facts and statistics with historical flashbacks and record-breaking performances Glossary and index Book jacket.

Learn the rules of soccer and the techniques on how to execute plays with a team.

This exciting new series explores different sports, describing how and where you play them as well as the equipment and gear you''ll need. There are tips on training and on practicing techniques. The books also feature heroes of the sport, with photos of them in action at the world''s greatest competitions. In this book you can find out all about tennis and learn how to develop your skills as a player. Clear, friendly text Highly illustrated, with pictures of children demonstrating techniques and shots of famous tennis players in action. Fascinating facts and statistics with historical flashbacks and record-breaking performances Glossary and index Book jacket.

Learn the different types of events in track and field and the techniques needed for each event.

This series explores different sports: how and where they are played, the equipment and kit needed and how to get involved. The books also include tips on training and on developing techniques.

The Book of Time asks all the big questions about time, like what is time? How does it work? And is it even real? to offer a fresh perspective into a popular STEAM topic that kids will love.

A reference book that aims to teach young readers about the drama and thrill of football and the passion it invokes. It includes information on the players we love to hate, the up-coming young stars and the well-known ''old-timers'', the amazing goals and the near-misses, and, the important competitions and the off-pitch dramas.

This exciting new series explores different sports, describing how and where you play them as well as the equipment and kit you''ll need. There are tips on training and on practising techniques. The books also feature heroes of the sport, with photos of them in action at the world''s greatest competitions. In this book you can find: out all about running and learn how to develop your skills; clear, friendly text; highly illustrated, with pictures of children demonstrating techniques and shots of famous runners in action; fascinating facts and statistics with historical flashbacks and record-breaking performances; glossary and index.

This insightful series explores different sports, discussing the rules, techniques and skills involved. Lots of information on the history of the sport is included along with world records and mini-biographies of sporting heroes. Each book uses large photographs, clear diagrams, simple language and a clean design to make the information accessible to this age level.

Covers the definition of sustainable development, its problems, and its past, present and future.

This exciting new series explores different sports, describing how and where you play them as well as the equipment and gear you''ll need. There are tips on training and on practicing techniques. The books also feature heroes of the sport, with photos of them in action at the world''s greatest competitions. Book jacket.

''Violence'' provides an in-depth look at an increasingly frightening global issue. It explores subjects such as domestic violence, gun and knife crime and violence and entertainment.

Take to the field as Soccer World Cup plunges readers into the excitement of professional soccer in stadiums across the globe. Young soccer fans will love this absorbing look into the highest level of competitive soccer in the world.

This absorbing and surprising book measures and compares a huge variety of different subjects: the strongest animals, the biggest poopers and eaters, the amount of water in the oceans, the deadliest creatures and disasters, extreme journeys, altitudes and depths, the power of natural forces, and much, much more!

This insightful series explores different sports, discussing the rules, techniques and skills involved. Lots of information on the history of the sport is included along with world records and mini-biographies of sporting heroes. Each book uses large photographs, clear diagrams, simple language and a clean design to make the information accessible to this age level.

Social welfare problems.

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.

This series focuses on the combined pressures of population growth and dwindling resources on our planet. Through geographical explanation and the latest facts and figures, each book covers one key global issue and combines physical and human geography to give readers a more complex answer to difficult questions.

Short biographies of legendary inventors, illustrated with graphic-novel-style artwork.

Describes the sport of skateboarding, including techniques, competitions, and safety information.

Provides facts about tropical areas, discussing the wildlife found there and the explorers who trekked the dangerous landscape.

Dreadfully Deadly History looks at the most gruesome facts from the past.

Could you build a human body from scratch? The best way to understand how something works is to take it apart and put it back together again. But how would you make your very own human body? Where would you start? What would you need? And how would you fix everything together? This book is a step-by-step guide. Of course, it wouldn’t be quite so easy in practice ... But after reading this book, you’ll certainly know what we humans are made of!

Where would you find the largest tortoise in the world? What is a blue-footed booby? Are volcanic islands safe to live on? In Focus: Galapagos Islands has the answers! In Focus is a cool, new information series that''s perfect for curious kids. These fun books feature modern, magazine-style pages, including top 10 lists, fast facts, quickfire quizzes, and more! With pages packed with vivid photography and punchy text, kids will have fun learning about the world around them! Each In Focus book features a contents page, glossary, and index, plus front and end gatefold flaps on the cover.

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.

This series offers a detailed, informative and lively discussion on four of the key areas of physical geography. Each book helps develop the knowledge of how specific features of the Earth are formed, their causes and effects, patterns and processes, and our study and understanding of them. The series aims not only to answer, but also to inspire questions about different environments and landscapes, and our relationships with some of the greatest forces of nature we experience on Earth. Photographs bring the effects of the subject vividly to life, while diagrams enhance the readers'' practical understanding of the processes that have created the landscapes of the world in which we live today.

A pop-up fact book full of surprises!What''s Above? takes the reader on a journey of discovery that includes the exciting world of minibeasts just above the ground, life on and above the mountain tops and even a trip into space. Let the beautiful, intricate paper engineering and fact-filled text take you on a trip way above anywhere you''ve ever been.