Publisher's Synopsis
Part of a series, this is the "Investigating Fungi" big book. The series offers a collection of non-fiction texts that have been specifically written to introduce, develop and teach a wide range of reading and writing skills.;The books aim to develop an understanding of how different non-fiction texts work, such as biography, reports, and encyclopaedias, diaries, journals and historical accounts. They introduce a variety of non-fiction devices and features which promote book knowledge and information-retrieval skills, including indexes, simple labelling and graphs. The books also provide models for children's own note-taking, writing, and drawing of diagrams and charts. The teacher's resource book provides help in teaching children how to read, write and talk about non-fiction.
