Publisher's Synopsis
Part of the "Pelican Big Books" series, this science book has a teaching focus on presenting information in text and diagrams and on locating main points in a text. The series has been specifically written for the shared reading part of the literacy hour and supports the genre requirements of the National Literacy Strategy.;Teacher's notes are included at the back of each Big Book, providing ideas for Text, Sentence and Word level activities. Smaller versions of the Big Books allow for follow-up work in groups and teacher's notes provide ideas for group work.
