New Releases by Clive Gifford

History is not created in a vacuum, and no leader comes to power without influences from the past and an impact on the future. In this look at ten royals, beginning with Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt and ending with Catherine the Great, each leader''s biography is linked with another based on influences, events, and geography. By uncovering these unique and often overlooked connections, history emerges as a chain of patterns and relationships, and readers will understand how these ten leaders shaped the course of human civilization.

This series explores different sports, discussing the rules, skills, techniques and training involved. History of the sport is included, with world records and mini-biographies of sporting heroes. Each title uses large photos, clear diagrams, simple language and clear design to make information accessible for Middle Primary ages.

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.

High-flying kicks await in Crabtree Contact''s Martial Arts Legends. Young readers are given an exciting introduction to the masters of karate, judo, taekwondo, and kung fu.

"How do you track a twister? Bowling along Tornado Alley, What is ''punching the core?''"--Cover.

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 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.

Explores different sports how and where they''re played, the equipment and kit needed and how to get involved. This title contains tips on training and on developing techniques. It features sporting heroes at the top of their game, with photos of them showing their skills in action.

Learn the different types of swimming strokes and how people compete in swimming.

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

This book tells you all about tennis and how to develop your skills as a player.

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.

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.

Three short stories designed to help beginner readers grasp the vital link between letters and the sounds they represent.

Every country, company and military force have information they strive to keep secret. This information is highly prized by others and can be the difference between success or failure in business, between victory or defeat in battle and whether a government or ruler stays in power or is toppled. This information is known as intelligence, and comes in many different forms. It can be military details about troops, their location and planned movements. It can be political secrets about what alliances one nation intends forming with others. It can also be technical secrets such as details of scientific research or the workings of a new weapon.

Earth''s landscapes are always changing, affecting our planet''s appearance and ability to support humans and wildlife. This comprehensive series scans the globe, using revealing photographs, abundant diagrams, and up-to-date statistics to explore both the natural and man-made causes behind such landscape-altering events as desertification, floods, and earthquakes.

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

Over a thousand questions about the world''s most famous wizard.

From virtual reality technology to intelligent homes, and driverless cars to self-repairing materials, The Kingfisher Encyclopedia of the Future is a fascinating guide to the cutting-edge technology shaping our future.

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.

Imagine an arcade game that can read your mind, steal your thoughts, and from which you cannot escape.

This book tells about planes and helicopters, what they are called, how they work and exactly which part does what.