Publisher | Collins |
ISBN 13 | 9780007185771 |
ISBN 10 | 0007185774 |
Author | Monica Hughes |
Book Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
Book Description | What can the wind blow? A collection of colourful photographs show how the wind can blow a kite, boats, leaves, seeds, windmills,sand, snow and sea. The report also shows how strong wind can be destructive blowing trees and even houses down.Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language.Text types - A non-chronological report.A chart on pages 14 and 15 draw a comparison between light and strong winds giving children the opportunity to discuss wind and its effects.Curriculum links - Science: pushes and pulls; Geography: our local area.This book is paired with a story on the same theme: The New Kite by Julie Sykes.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery |
About the Author | Internationally-renowned children's author, Monica Hughes was a master of science fiction and fantasy writing. She was the recipient of numerous awards and was the author of The Isis Trilogy and A Handful of Seeds. She has written a number of titles for the Collins Big Cat series. |
Publication Date | 2005-01-05 |
Number of Pages | 16 pages |
The Wind: This non-chronological report shows how and what the wind can blow.