Gifford, Clive

A guide to over 250 different flags found around the world, exploring their history with facts and trivia.

With a fresh, contemporary design and all-new photographs throughout, the book now features expanded material on women's soccer, one of the world's fastest-growing sports. It's packed with pictures and profiles of the world's most skilful soccer players - old and new - from Megan Rapinoe to Lionel Messi, Pele to Cristiano Ronaldo, and Kylian Mbappe to Alex Morgan.

Provides a comprehensive overview of the world's different modes of transportation shares authoritative profiles of more than 1,000 vehicles, from classic cars and hybrids to luxury boats and military machines.

Text and illustrations present a collection of facts on over 120 sports from all over the world, looking at which is the oldest, how the Olympics came into being, what does a midfielder do in soccer, and more.

Starting four hundred million years ago, looks at the largest animals on Earth--from mammoths and lizards, to beavers and pterodaurs--with a central gatefold illustrating the timeline of Earth and the size of these giants in comparison to each other and to humans.

"We're off on an . . . adventure into the age of the dinosaurs. . . . Young dinosaur enthusiasts will discover that there's more to do than read, however. Throughout the text are activities such as crafting an extinct reptile with a paper plate and making your own delicious dinosaur pancake!"--Amazon.

"This . . . title provides children with all the information they need to know how the world works! . . . explains how and why things happen. Covering a range of children's favorite subjects, including space, nature, wildlife, dinosaurs, volcanoes, technology and much more. Meet a meerkat mob, witness a volcanic eruption and discover how we can all be more energy efficient"--Publisher.

"Aimed at readers aged 9 and up, this book takes a look at the pollution and damage caused to our planet and the solar system through the lens of extreme waste manifestations, such as toxic smogs, grotesque fatbergs, mountainous landfills, marine garbage patches and space junk. It explores these human-created phenomena, uncovering their causes and impact, and asks what is being done to deal with them and prevent their recurrence. Real-life photographs are included, bringing home the extreme awfulness and scale of the problem"--Publisher.

How did ancient people make decisions? How do the people in power stay in power? Which town elected a rhinoceros to its council? Discover answers to these questions and more on a trip along the political timeline, from sprinting pharaohs and egotistic emperors right up to modern-day elections and what the future might hold for politics.

"Why is a $5 note worth $5? Where do coins come from? What do banks actually do? All this and so much more is answered in 'A quick history of money, a crash course from cash cows to cryptocurrency"--Provided by publisher.