Clive Gifford

"Describes the equipment, courts, training, moves, and competitions of tennis. Includes step-by-step descriptions of moves"--Provided by publisher.

"Even the smallest bodies have over 200 bones and about 600 muscles! In this wonderful companion to elementary science topics, future medical professionals will love learning these facts and more and thinking of how they apply to their own amazing bodies. Complex topics such as the functions of the human brain are made easy to comprehend through at-level text, labeled images, and do-it-yourself activities. Fun illustrations, funny captions, and more-to-know...

The Vietnam War was a conflict between communist North Vietnam and the government of South Vietnam. The war spanned more than 15 years, and American involvement in the war was a point of great controversy. This book offers a well-balanced look at the causes of the war and surrounding controversies. Primary sources along with varying historians' opinions allow for a lively analysis.

Coding is all around us in the real world if you know where to look. This informative book shows young readers how machines such as scanners at the grocery store use coding, and how they connect to databases for inventory and for payment. Easy-to-follow text breaks down "IF, THEN" statements and other rules of coding that make things such as light sensors on street lights and 3-D printers work. --

The perfect guide for every young soccer player. Action-packed photographs lead the reader through basic skill and warm-ups to the excitement of a game.

An illustrated celebration of the world of trucks profiles the fastest, loudest, most powerful, most aesthetic, most expensive, and most outrageous models, along with stories of the people who drive them.

Discusses and displays various types of vehicles including race cars, hot rods, monster trucks, motorcycles and other cars, both new and historical.

"Grab your passport and pack your suitcase for an amazing virtual tour around the world....Navigate your way through the streets of New York and Tokyo, visit awesome landscapes such as the Himalaya Mountains, and zoom in on world-famous landmarks. Then find the answers to intriguing puzzle clues that lead you to a final, top-secret destination!"--P. [4] of cover.

An absorbing, fast-paced, and comprehensive guide to surviving in the wild, with a particular focus on the animals you might encounter–and want to avoid!–while you're there. Whether you're lost in the mountains, stranded the desert, or adrift at sea, if you've read this book, you might just have a fighting chance at staying alive. Vivid photos, maps and other colorful graphics provide plenty to inspire armchair explorers. Chapters cover survival...

How did ancient people make decisions? How do the people in power stay in power? Why did Karl Marx have to go without trousers? A Quick History of Politics answers these questions and more, taking a ride through time from plutocrats to people power. What do you think of when you hear "politics?" Is it grey-haired men in suits, shouting at each other in a weird room? Well, you're partly right… but there's also a whole lot of crazy stories and...