Books with author MR Clive Gifford

Can you really trust your mind? With this book you will explore the brain-twisting science of thinking, feeling and memory! Trick your senses and baffle your brain with this mind-boggling book of tricks and neuroscience information. Find out how magicians fool audiences into missing details that are hidden in plain sight. Test your aptitude for recalling visual detail by studying a shape and then drawing it from memory. Invite your friends and classmates to try, too! In Brain Twisters, you’ll scramble your sensory perception, master the magic of misdirection,fool your friends with a false memory and learn LOADS of cool mind tricks! Author: Clive Gifford Size of book: 8 x 10 inches Pages: 65, Paperback

From the FIFA World Cup to the biggest leagues on the planet, these are the top record breakers in the world’s most popular sport! This action-packed reference is filled with astounding facts and statistics about the most famous names in the game, as well dynamic photos and bite-size chunks of information. Fully updated, it includes all the records from the 2014-15 season, the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and the 2015 Copa América. Soccer Record Breakers is a must-have for fans of all ages.

Make science accessible with this essential series that will capture children's imagination while laying the foundation for future learning. With age-appropriate language and an eye-catching design, Discover Science gives young readers the answers to fundamental questions about the human body, animals, planet Earth and the Solar System. In today's wired world, robots are everywhere: in the movies, on TV, in space, in computer games. Discover Science: Robots by Clive Gifford introduces the concept of a robot, and examines the many uses of robots in science, entertainment and industry. Definitions of new words are provided on each page, and at the end children can do one of three hands-on activities to create their own robots.

The place is Vietnam, the time is 1967, and the farmers of Noy Thien village are caught in the midst of war. American troops have entered the village, and for thirteen-year-old Xuan and his family, the world is about to turn upside down. Neighbors are fighting neighbors and no one seems to know who the real enemy is. Then, Xuan is unwittingly caught in the middle of a struggle between the American military and the Viet Cong. Can life for Xuan's family ever be the same again? Survivors is a brand-new and dramatic collection of short novels for young readers, each book about a young person caught up in a real-life conflict or disaster that boys and girls will recognize from their history books. The stories are fiction, but through each young hero's eyes, the boys and girls who read these tales will gain a deeper understanding of the day-to-day hardships and dangers encountered by people living and surviving through troubled times. Each book has a brief introduction relating actual historical events, and at the end of each book, young readers will find a brief historical note that places the story in a larger context plus a glossary of terms specific to the time and place. Boys and girls will also find a list of suggested further reading. Line illustrations capture the atmosphere of each story. Titles in this series are available in both paperback and hardcover editions. This is a paperback book. (Ages 10-13)