Gifford, Clive

Provides an introduction to basketball, looks at how the game is played, and features photographs and descriptions of specific basketball moves and techniques.

Presents brief, illustrated biographical sketches of famous individuals from ancient times to the twenty-first century, including world leaders, explorers, scientists, inventors, writers, actors, artists, musicians, athletes, reformers, and criminals.

Examines events of the Vietnam War through the story of Xuan, a thirteen-year-old boy living with his family in the struggling village of Noy Thien in 1967.

A comprehensive introduction to soccer, offering step-by-step advice on the rules and how to play the game, and covering the basics, equipment, and more advanced topics with featured information on noteworthy players, the FIFA World Cup, and related topics.

Simple text and photographs describe what diggers and cranes are, and discusses the different jobs the machines can accomplish.

A geography encyclopedia for children eight and older that offers a country-by-country overview of the world and its people.

Describes the equipment, courts, training, moves, and competitions of tennis and includes step-by-step descriptions of moves.

Describes the equipment, training, moves, and competitions of basketball.

Introduces the sport of golf, including information on skills, techniques, equipment, competitions, and famous golfers.

Presents an introduction to erosion and weathering, in simple text with illustrations, including information on rock cycles, fossils, and the effects of various elements on erosion, including ice, wind, and water.