Publisher's Synopsis
The Fact Finders series is the new non-fiction component of Oxford's popular infant reading scheme, Oxford Reading Tree. The Fact Finders will introduce non-fiction books to infant children, and focus on developing the information retrieval and handling skills they need to use them effectively. The series encompasses a whole range of genres, illustration styles, and subject focuses. The first eighteen titles are grouped into three topic units: `Myself', `Families', and `Houses and homes'. Unit C, `Houses and Homes', supports National Curriculum Geography, History, Technology, and Mathematics, as well as well as developing reading skills and demonstrating different styles of non-fiction writing.