Oxford Literacy Web: Non-Fiction: Key Stage 2 Non-Fiction: Year 4: Transport topic: Bridges and Tunnels

by Christine Butterworth (Author), Christine Butterworth (Author)

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  2001

  $3.68

  A fascinating set of information books on a popular and topical subject, suitable for guided, shared or independent reading, with good cross-curricular links. These books exemplify the different text types required by the National Literacy Strategy - discussion, persuasion, instructions, report. This work contains: Cars - For and Against (discussion/persuasion from two different viewpoints) - two people's different viewpoints on this controversial subject; Transport Firsts (report) - fascinating facts about 'firsts' in transport history; Making Moving Models (instructions, report) - instructions for making mechanisms used in transport (gears and pulleys), explanations about how they work, and information about the vehicles themselves (submarines, gliders, etc); and Bridges and Tunnels (report/explanation) - how they work as structures, and some famous examples.