The Shattering History of Earthquakes

Clive Gifford lives in Manchester, UK and is an award-winning author of over 150 books for children and adults. These include Eye Benders: The Science of Seeing and Believing , winner of the prestigious Royal Society Young People''s Book Prize in 2014, and Cool Technology , which won the School Library Association Information Book Award 2013. Clive''s titles range from the serious ( Robots, iScience, How the World Works ) and sporty (with books on motor racing, the Olympics and football) to the downright silly ( The Curse of the Toxic Trousers ).

About the author

Clive Gifford is the author of more than 150 children's books including Eye Benders, winner of the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, Royal Society-nominated Out of This World and Cool Technology which won the School Library Association Information Book Award. His book, The Colours of History, won the Blue Peter Book Awards' Best Book With Facts. He has travelled through 70 countries, run a computer games company and taken part in all manner of sports from parachuting and gliding to Ultimate Frisbee. Clive's official website can be found at www.clivegifford.co.uk

Product details

• Authors: Clive Gifford
• Publisher: Franklin Watts
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 9
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 10.09.2026
• EAN: 9781445197852
• ISBN: 978-1-4451-9785-2
• No. of pages: 48
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Disasters, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 9 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), Educational: Earth sciences