Books with author MR Clive Gifford

Watch science come alive as never before! Thanks to the digital magic of Augmented Reality, kids can create chemical chaos in their own room without ruining a single thing. All they have to do is place their tablet or smartphone near the visual trigger on the page and hold it up to see metal explode in water or generate electricity and sparks on the kitchen table. From atoms and elements to sound waves and gravity, iScience captures the wonder of science.

Battle with the bots . . . in realistic AR technology! Watch robots come to life as interactive animations, thanks to the digital magic of Augmented Reality. Using this book, the free app, and a tablet or smartphone, children can build their own robot and program it to move, interact with a life-size humanoid robot, fly a search-and-rescue drone, and engage in battle! Just place your tablet or smartphone near the visual trigger on the page, then hold it up to see the AR in action. iRobot is packed with information about these marvelous machines and how they work, what they can do, and what might happen in the future.

From the winners of the Royal Society Young Peoples 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 brain. Each topic is presented in a neat 30-second soundbite, supported by a 3-second flash summary and full-page, colourful illustration. Fun, active missions support the topics and encourage kids to find out more. With stunning artwork, the attention-grabbing format is engaging and immediate, introducing readers aged from 8 up to this fascinating part of their bodies.

An action-packed celebration of the world of trucks, this guide presents the fastest, loudest, most powerful, most expensive, and most outrageous trucks ever to hit the road. In addition to featuring pick-up trucks, military trucks, tankers, desert racers, monster trucks, and more, Super Trucks also tells amazing human-interest stories. Readers will take a trip with a long-distance trucker, find out what it's like to be a life-saving paramedic in an ambulance zooming to the scene of an emergency, and discover how much it costs Dekotora owners to add bling to their lit-up trucks.

Get up to speed with all things fast and furious! From rally cars to stunt cars, monster trucks to dragsters, and F1 cars to stunt bikes, buckle your seat belt and get ready for an action-packed race through the world of automobiles! Car Crazy is an exhilarating celebration of the motor vehicle in all its glory. Prepare to be dazzled by the fastest, loudest, most beautiful, most powerful, most expensive, and the most outrageous vehicles ever to hit the road. More than just pictures and facts, Car Crazy also tells the amazing human-interest stories behind the greatest racing drivers and stuntmen to ever get behind the wheel. A perfect read for car crazy kids!

Kids will be left astounded by this book of crazy optical illusions, and they'll be amazed as they learn the science behind how our brain and eyes work to together to fool us all the time. The fun begins with an engaging look at the biology behind the brain and eyes, complete with cool diagrams and a colorful "map" of the brain. Then they'll get to the core of the illusions, learning why some printed pictures appear to swirl madly on the page, how two colors can appear to be different when they are actually the same, how our eyes can pick out complete images in random pattern, and much more. From color conundrums to plays on perspective, the illusions in this book will leave readers wondering if they can ever really believe what they see.

Children will find this comprehensive, and visually exciting encyclopedia gathers the essential geographical, physical, and cultural information they need for school assignments in one convenient and easy-to-use source.Illustrated with more than 1,500 photographs, maps and flags, this stunning volume covers all the world's 192 countries, including dependencies and islands. The authoritative and clearly laid out text, fascinating maps, and up-to-the-minute facts, will help children acquire essential geographical knowledge and expand their understanding of how people live in many different parts of the world. With its country-by-country layout, a glossary, index and a reference section at the back of the book, this new encyclopedia is an exciting reference book for the whole family.

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 at sea, on a Pacific island, in the Outback, the Sahara Desert, the Amazon Rain forest, Polar wilderness, and in the Rocky Mountains. Readers are provided with information on what to do first, the key rules for survival, the animals in each habitat, and how to signal for help. Feature pages highlight real-life survivors who escaped these harsh environments to inspire young explorers.

Soccer is the world's greatest game, played by billions of people around the globe, including countless millions of children. My First Soccer Book will inform and encourage all young soccer players already caught up in their love of the game and hungry to develop their skills and knowledge. Perfectly pitched text by an expert author provides a highly practical guide to every aspect of soccer, from basic skills such as passing, heading, and shooting, through more detailed explanations of tactics and game-play, to information about the world's great players, teams, and tournaments. Hints and tips throughout will help every child make the most of his or her soccer games and classes.