Clive Gifford

Robots (Kingfisher Young Knowledge)

Learn all about the sparkling world of stars from their beautiful births to their dramatic deaths. This fun book describes our very own star, the Sun, as well as best-friend binary star pairs and dense neutron stars. Gaze at gorgeous galaxies and marvel at the Milky Way.

Stars, Galaxies, and the Milky Way

A vibrant exploration of the stories behind different colours, and the roles they've played throughout history. Each double-page spread looks at a different shade, accompanied by vivid, imaginative illustrations.

How Colors Shaped the World

The Colors of History

Watch the mighty Robosaurus break a car in two, discover how robots can clean and guard your home, and make a secret storage droid for your bedroom!

Robots

Historia kolorów. Jak kolory kształtowały świat

You Smell! is a hilarious, surprising and scientific look at your sense of smell. A great read for kids aged 7 to 11. Everyone smells! The sense of smell plays a crucial part in survival, communication, and taste, and is the basis of a multi–billion–dollar industry. But, despite all this, it's the sense we often know least about. This hilarious and fact–packed book puts that right. Find out everything you could ever want to know about stinks, whiffs and pongs, from the fruit so pungent it's banned from public transport to the top–secret military programme developing the stinkiest stink bomb. You'll get up close and personal with the world's biggest stinkers, from peeing pandas to toxic–breathed kings. You'll learn how smells have helped to build empires and bring down entire cities, and how super–stinky inventions are still changing our world. •A surprising, scientific and very silly look at your smelliest sense, packed with pungent facts! • Find out about flowers that smell like rotting flesh, meet professional armpit sniffers, and discover how space smells (like rotten eggs and almonds)! •Written by Clive Gifford, winner of the Blue Peter Award for the Best Book with Facts and the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize.

(And so does everything else!) (An Educational Humor Book About Smelly Things)

You Smell!

How Colours Shaped the World

The Colours of History

IRobot

From the sublime skills of Pelé to a day in the life of a professional soccer player, this gloriously illustrated book explores every aspect of the game. Rules, skills, and tactics are clearly explained and presented with state-of-the-art digital diagrams and photographs. This newly revised edition of a worldwide bestseller offers both practical advice as well as an insider's view of the history of the game, profiles of legendary players, great clubs, and women's soccer. Now including a two-page guide to U.S. domestic leagues and competitions and with dazzling action photos of today's top stars, from Ecuador's Clever Chala to Norway's Margunn Haugenes, Soccer is a must-have for fans of the game.

The Ultimate Guide to the Beautiful Game

Soccer

Explains the nature, parts, operations, and uses of robots as factory workers, vehicles, surgical assistants, sheep shearers, space explorers, and more.

Robot

"What's that stirring and whirring? Robots have left the labs and are on the move, discovering sunken treasure, travelling deep into space, and venturing inside raging infernos. Read about the real-life robots that are mowing our lawns, spying on us, saving lives, and doing what humans cannot - dealing with deadly poisons and explosive devices!"--Back cover.

Children can set off on an incredible adventure through the Universe and discover planets, stars, space travel, astronauts and much, much more. Quirky cartoon characters communicate extra fun facts, and a practical activity on every spread encourages reader participation. Also included is a wall poster of our Solar System, plus a useful glossary.

First Space Book

Monster Trucks

In today's chaotic information environment, it is a challenge to find organized, comprehensive, yet concise geopolitical information designed especially for student research. This fully-updated edition of the award-winning The Kingfisher Geography Encyclopedia by Clive Gifford is a meticulously researched and visually exciting guide to the essential geographical, physical, and cultural information of the entire world. Illustrated with more than 1,500 photographs and specially commissioned computer-generated maps of every country using the latest satellite data, this one-stop reference will help children acquire essential geographical knowledge and expand their understanding of how people live in different parts of the world. The country-by-country layout makes finding information easy, and quick reference panels give key facts on each country's population, currency, language, major cities and other data. An extensive website list and comprehensive index insures the most up-to-date resources and material for further research. An essential addition to any home or classroom, The Kingfisher Geography Encyclopedia puts the world at everyone's fingertips.

The Kingfisher Geography Encyclopedia

Steve Martin

Marianne Taylor

Each themed page is full of number-led facts that are sure to amaze and enthrall readers from ages 8-80. Discover how fast a sneeze travels, how many Earths could fit inside the Sun, the size of a T-Rex's teeth and much, much more. From animals and adventures, to fashion, food, bugs and buildings - there's something for everyone in this brilliant book.

The World in Numbers

Mike Goldsmith

Sean Callery

This amazing 320-page encyclopedia is the perfect one-volume book of knowledge for children aged eight to ten. It is packed with colourful illustrations, step-by-step sequences and the latest photography. Arranged thematically into ten core subjects, the concise text is clear, accurate and perfectly pitched, making this an unbeatable resource for home and school.

One Encyclopedia, a World of Knowledge

Explore

What is the name of the first book in the Famous Five series? Who is NOT a member of the Five: Julian, Nora or Anne? What does George's father do for a living? So you've read the books, maybe more than once, but how much do you really know about the adventures of the Famous Five? Revisit their best moments and meet all your favourite characters again in this brilliant quiz book.

So You Think You Know: Enid Blyton's Famous Five?

In 1948 the Empire Windrush sailed from Jamaica to Britain with over 300 passengers on board. Learn about their fascinating stories and the realities of life in post-war Britain in this captivating information book by Clive Gifford. * Collins Big Cat Progress books are specifically designed for children at Key Stage 2 who have a Key Stage 1 reading level, giving them age-appropriate texts that they can read, building their confidence and fostering positive attitudes towards reading. * Text type: An information book

The Empire Windrush

Know any good jokes? Here are 1001 (yes, one thousand and one!) awesome ones for the whole family to enjoy! Why did the empty sandwich go to the dentist? IT NEEDED A FILLING. What do you call a 20,000-year-old joke? PRE-HYSTERICAL. With jokes galore, puns, one-liners, visual gags, play on words and hilarious illustrations. Divided into sections such as 'Hilarious Holidays', 'Teacher Titters' and 'Football Funnies', this book will never get old and will have your friends and whole family laughing. A hilarious bumper book that will captivate any child and spark an interest in reading - created by the bestselling author of Teenage Kicks and Eye Benders, and winner of the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize.

Clive Gifford

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