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: 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.

Poverty is a scourge which affects millions worldwide. This title looks at several aspects of poverty such as: what causes poverty, what effects does long-term poverty have on people and nations, do rich countries hold poor ones back and how can we help the world''s poor?

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.

Includes ten riveting, in-depth biographies in a graphic novel format of legendary inventors, including Galileo, Thomas Edison, Ben Franklin and James Watt.

Social welfare problems.

Pele. Maradona. Zico. These soccer greats and others are featured in Soccer Legends. Full color photos and interesting text tell the stories behind the greatest players ever to take the field.

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.

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.

Takes you to the centre of the action at some of the most exciting motor sport events in the world

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.

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.

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

Stories of ten pioneering explorers with "life links" that reveal how later adventurers were inspired by those who went before.

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

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.

Read the gripping life stories of ten pioneering world leaders who changed the course of the 20th century.

The Olympics is with us at all times, with its build up, with vast coverage given to the competitors in over 30 different winter and summer sports looking to make the Olympic team and qualify, and with significant and substantial media time given to Olympians and the Games throughout all yearsof the four year cycle. BL The mere announcement of the winners of the hosting of the 2012 Olympics drew globally, the 10th largest TV audience of 2005 in the world - an estimated 900 million.

This guide to the fictional world of the movie--starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, set for release by New Line Cinema on December 7--focuses on the richness of the people, creatures, daemons, and inventions that populate its startling landscape. Includes a press-out golden compass and sticker sheet. Consumable.

Describes the kind of evidence that can be used by forensic scientists to solve crimes and discusses the methods used to analyze and interpret this evidence.

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 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.

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

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

Pollution is a massive global problem with far-reaching consequences. Air, water, radioactive, and terrestrial pollution affect the lives of millions of people daily, causing disease and death, and contributing to global warming. This book examines how pollution has become a worldwide issue and discusses the debate over possible solutions.

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.