Clive Gifford

Short biographies of legendary inventors, illustrated with graphic-novel-style artwork.

Learn about North Korea: its history, struggles, and leadership.

"Why is a $5 bill worth $5? Where do coins come from? What do banks actually do? Discover the answers to these and more in this crash course from ancient cashless societies to ... very modern cashless societies. The history of buying, selling, saving, and stealing is full of crazy stories and unbelievable facts, proving that while it might sound all grown-up and series, money sure is funny." -- Back cover.

"Welcome to the land of giants! Journey across forests, plains, and seas, from the depths of time to the modern day, to discover the colossal beasts that have roamed the Earth. Feast your eyes of fearsome dinosaurs, mighty mammoths, and the biggest lizard that ever lived. Uncover a beaver the size of a bear, a giant bird that towered ten feet tall, and a terrifying pterosaur that gobbled baby dinosaurs for breakfast!"--Page 4 of cover.

Presents an instructional guide to the sport of golf, with information on different aspects of play and the equipment used.

"Offers easy-to-follow instruction that is sure to improve the all-around performance of any young basketball player, from passing, dribbling, and mastering the triple-threat stance to individual and team defending, making the perfect lay-up, and more advanced offensive plays" -- dust jacket back. An introduction to basketball, covering rules, equipment, techniques, drills, and more.

Haga que los nįos se aceleren y esťn listos para leer. Cars, Trains, Ships & Planes es una enciclopedia visual de cada veh̕culo para hacer zoom, navegar, elevarse, flotar o volar por tierra, mar y cielo. Exhibiendo m̀s de 1,000 veh̕culos que incluyen autos cl̀sicos, h̕bridos, autos de carrera, veleros, cruceros de lujo, BMX y motos de cross, tanques militares, locomotoras de vapor, trenes de montąa, globos aerost̀ticos, aviones de combate,...

Find out about the never-ending storms on Jupiter. Learn about the towering volcanoes of Venus -- all 1,600 of them, and see the Valles Marineris on Mars -- a canyon that is ten times longer than Earth's Grand Canyon. Based on recent research and discoveries, showcases everything a variety of facts about the Universe -- from the Big Bang to the formation of galaxies and planets as well as the technology used to explore its unimaginable depths. Cutaway...

Explores the latest technology in robotics and describes the many different types of robots and how they are built and used in today's world.