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Clive Gifford Books

Build your netball skills with the Sports Academy series.

Looking to take up a new sport? Or just thinking about ways to keep fit and healthy? This book is a great introduction to all the important netball skills you’ll need. Full of skills tips and illustrations showing key techniques, you’ll discover everything – from offence to defence.

The series Sports Academy covers rules, equipment and major competitions through specially commissioned, step-by-step illustrations that clearly shows skills and techniques needed for a sport.

Would you rather row a Roman vessel or be a chariot racer? Eat stuffed dormice or parrot heads? Only you can decide!

Adventure into the fascinating world of ancient Rome with this new Would You Rather book!

Packed with fun situations, this book is the perfect way to learn about the ancient Roman world. Prepare to decide what sort of Roman food you would rather eat, what Roman jobs you would be prepared to try your hand at, and much more!

Each situation is filled with fascinating and hilarious details about Roman history – rediscover familiar favourites like Julius Caesar, and delve into lesser-known corners of this intriguing civilization.

Whether you’re already a fan or are new to the sport, prepare to be BOWLED OVER by this fun-filled book of stories, facts and stats from the world of cricket.

60 extraordinary stories span the globe and include unforgettable events and players from the men’s, women’s and para games, past and present.

Meet Brian Lara, who made a mind-blowing 501 not out in an innings.

Meet Sajjida Shah, who played for her country aged just 12.

Find out about the match that was played inside a volcano . . . and another that was played on top of Africa’s highest mountain.

Meet the Indian cricketer who cut her hair to disguise herself so she could play in boy’s teams.

Meet the player who owns the world’s most expensive bat (worth a whopping £100,000) and who started adult life as a railway ticket collector . . .

Meet the biggest stars of today’s game alongside the pioneers, emerging talents and cricketing legends. You’ll also find facts, stats, bios, test your knowledge quizzes and a simple players guide.

Look out for Incredible Football Stories, coming soon.

Meet the king of English cricket, Ben Stokes, in this thrilling unofficial biography!

From his childhood in New Zealand and his early cricketing career at Cockermouth, to winning his first County Championship with Durham and selection for England, Ben Stokes’s cricket career has been filled with extraordinary successes alongside great challenges.

Follow this impressive all-rounder as he bats, bowls and fields his way to being one of the greatest cricketers of all time – as well as an inspirational England captain.

Build your tennis skills with Sports Academy: Tennis

Looking to take up a new sport? Or just thinking about ways to keep fit and healthy? This book is a great introduction to all the important tennis skills you’ll need. Full of skills tips and illustrations showing key techniques, you’ll discover everything – from serving to scoring.

The series Sports Academy covers rules, equipment and major competitions through specially commissioned, step-by-step illustrations that clearly shows skills and techniques needed for a sporting children aged 9+.

Uncover the mysteries of the Internet in this funny technology series

What was the first thing ever sent on the Internet? Can winds blow WIFI away? And is the web REALLY full of spiders? Find out the answers to these questions and much more in this book!

With an engaging question and answer format, this series draws young readers into the fascinating world of technology. Each spread opens with a simple, quirky question, opening up an exploration of technology and busting some popular myths along the way!

Following on from the incredible Invented by Animals and Built by Animals, Powered by Plants introduces us to the wondrous plants whose ingenious features have inspired innovations in human technology.

Plants exhibit an incredible range of diversity in their shape, structures and how they interact with other living things and their environment. Some of this great diversity is being increasingly studied and copied, inspiring innovation in science, design, engineering and technology.

This book guides readers through a startling collection of fascinating vegetation, from towering cottonwood trees with wind power potential to slippery, meat-eating assassins of the plant world and the fast-growing aquatic plant which helps propel ships farther using less energy. Learn surprising applications and spin-offs of both exotic species including the world’s largest flower that generates its own heat and more familiar plants such as bamboo, coconut and maize, all depicted in colourful, engaging fashion.

Colourful and lively illustrations and pop-out fact boxes bring the science in this book to life, and Powered by Plants shows us how much we can learn from studyin the myriad magnificence of the natural world.

Other fascinating books in this series are Built by Animals and Invented by Animals.

An absorbing gift for avid football fans aged 7+ years, perfect for the next David Beckham. Kick off your footballing journey and see the world in a whole new light!

Discover fascinating facts and stats – from record-breaking goals to famous football mascots – and learn about the funny and extraordinary moments that make football such a beautiful game.

This unbelievable round-the-world adventure is a celebration of the beautiful game that will take you through all of the planet’s continents. And the illustrated maps feature key aspects, such as borders, capital cities and major rivers, combined with amazing football facts – perfect for engaging young readers and football fans.

What is the space station and how did it get into space? How do astronauts get there and what do they do once they’re there? How do astronauts eat, sleep, or even breathe, in space? What effect does living in space have on the human body, from making you taller to losing your muscles because of zero gravity. If everything floats, then how can you go to the toilet and where does your wee and poo go? Uncover all of the answers and more in this beautifully illustrated and fun book for children. Find out what it takes to become an astronaut and about the essential science experiments that are being carried out there.

Written to inspire a new generation of astronauts, Clive’s detailed and fact-filled text will make you think you’ve visited the space station yourself. Fully illustrated by self-confessed space geek illustrator, Dan Schlitzkus, the illustrations are technically accurate and provide true representations of the mechanics, modules and equipment on board the ISS.

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