Collins Big Cat
JUVENILE NONFICTION
400 Pages, 7.4 x 9.7
Trade Paper, $7.99 (US $7.99)
Publication Date: June 2012
ISBN 9780007475391
Rights: US
HarperCollins UK (Jun 2012)
A non-chronological report that describes scaffolding: what it is made from, how it has developed around the world from its earliest origins to the present day, and what it is used for. Maggie Freeman also meets a young scaffolder to discuss what the job entails.
• Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language.
• Text type - A non-chronological report.
• The book includes a comprehensive glossary on pages 30 and 31 to aid comprehension.
• Curriculum links - Art and design: Can buildings speak? DT: Homes; Geography: Passport to the world.