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How the World Works by Clive Gifford
Category: Non-Fiction
This essential book is brimming with information about pretty much everything! Encyclopedic in scope but fresh and exciting in presentation, this is a great-value, information packed book about the workings of the world. Detailed and eye-catching illustrations are paired with succinct, to-the-point text ...Show more
How the World Works (PB) by Clive Gifford
Category: Education
This essential title from award-winning author Clive Gifford provides children with all the information they need to know how the world works! We are surrounded by amazing things in the natural world, and we live in an age of exciting advances in science, engineering and technology. But do we really und ...Show more
Human Brain in 30 Seconds by Clive Gifford
Category: Children's Educational | Series: Children's 30 Second
From the winners of the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2014, Clive Gifford and Professor Anil Seth, this is a wonderful and thorough exploration of the most complex and interesting organ of the body. The Human Brain in 30 Seconds is the ideal introduction for budding biologists to the brilliant ...Show more
Hung, Drawn and Quartered by Clive Gifford
Category: Non-Fiction
Take a gruesome trip through time with this grisly compendium of death! From the best way to shrink a head to making a mummy in eight simple steps, and with fascinating facts about botched beheadings, greedy royals and the plague, Hung, Drawn and Quarteredlooks at the most gruesome facts from the past. ...Show more
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Kids' Handbook by Clive Gifford
Category: Children's Non Fiction
As excitement builds in the run-up to the Cricket World Cup 2019, the official ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Kids' Handbook provides the perfect tournament companion for one-day cricket fans aged 7 and up. The book is bursting with information about the hosts, England and Wales, plus the grounds, teams pro ...Show more
Incredible Football (Incredible Sports Stories) by Clive Gifford
Category: Education | Series: Incredible Sports Stories Ser.
Whether you’re a die-hard fan or new to the sport, prepare to be amazed by this fun-filled book of stories, facts and stats from the world of football. Meet the dog that saved Manchester United! Discover the match that was played in space . . . . . . and the game that was abandoned when the ref sent off ...Show more
Incredible Golf (Incredible Sports Stories) by Clive Gifford
Category: Children's Educational
Whether you’re a diehard fan or new to the sport, prepare to be amazed by this fun-filled book of stories, facts and stats from the world of golf. With over 80 million fans worldwide, golf is a fast-growing sport among grown-ups AND kids! Did you know that . . . You can only compete in the annual Kris K ...Show more
Incredible Rugby (#3 Incredible Sports Stories) by Clive Gifford
Category: Education | Series: Incredible Sports Stories Ser.
Whether you're a diehard fan or new to the sport, prepare to be amazed by this fun-filled book of stories, facts and stats from the world of rugby. The book's content spans the globe and includes unforgettable events and players from the men's, women's and para games, past and present. Discover inspirin ...Show more
Inside The World's Wonders (Lonely Planet Kids) by Clive Gifford
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Lonely Planet Kids Ser.
Take a tour around the world to uncover some of the planet's most incredible landmarks and monuments - inside and out. From the Great Pyramid of Giza to the Statue of Liberty, the Taj Mahal to Sydney Opera House, you'll discover the secrets of these iconic structures, learn about their history and find ...Show more
Inventions (50 Things You Should Know About) by Clive Gifford
Category: Children's Educational | Series: 50 Things You Should Know About
Every aspect of modern life has been shaped by the ideas of ingenious inventors, many of them tinkering away in small workshops or even their garden sheds. Packed with facts and figures, discover the masterminds behind some of the world's most incredible inventions. In the ancient world, philosopher Arc ...Show more
It Happened Here First! by Clive Gifford
Category: Languages and Reference
A sumptuously illustrated world atlas combined with a compendium of fascinating facts. From the quirky and the humorous to the truly ground-breaking, 'It Happened Here First!' is a unique and irresistible pictorial miscellany that celebrates thousands of years of human achievement. It reveals who won t ...Show more
Juggling by Clive Gifford
Category: Fiction | Series: Super.Activ S.
Part of a series formerly known as "Activators", this text is a practical guide for any child interested in learning to juggle. Using detailed line drawings and humorous written text, the guide takes the reader from the very basics through to advanced tricks, including the use of hoops and rings.