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. "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) "Bridges and Tunnels" (report/explanation) - how they work as structures, and some famous examples

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Education & Teaching

Riley, Peter D.

Schools & Teaching

Oxford University Press

Explains the main scientific principles of electricity and presents experiments to show how it works.

Electricity (Straightforward Science)

Children's Books

Science, Nature & How It Works

Franklin Watts

Food Chains (Straightforward Science)

Introduces the basic science behind food chains and presents experiments to show how they work

Forces and Movement

Forces and Movement (Straightforward Science)

Introduces the basic science behind forces and movement and presents experiments to show how they work

Materials and Processes

Text and activities demonstrate that materials are solids, liquids, or gases, and while they have special distinguishing features called properties, they can be changed in ways known as processes

Materials and Processes (Straightforward Science)

Education & Reference

The Earth in Space (Straightforward Science)

Introduces the solar system, its planets, and the Earth's place in it

Light and Color

Introduces the scientific principles of light and color, including explanations of where light comes from, reflected light, colors in nature, and how the eye works

Light and Color (Straightforward Science)

Magnetism (Straightforward Science)

Magnetism

Introduces the basic science behind magnetism and presents experiments to show how it works

Plant Life

Introduces basic scientific principles of botany and plant physiology and presents experiments to show how they work

Plant Life (Straightforward Science)

Electricity

Explains the main scientific principles of electricity and presents experiments to show how it works

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Books by Riley, Peter D.

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Oxford Literacy Web

Electricity (Straightforward Science)

Food Chains (Straightforward Science)

Forces and Movement (Straightforward Science)

Materials and Processes (Straightforward Science)

The Earth in Space (Straightforward Science)

Light and Color (Straightforward Science)

Magnetism (Straightforward Science)

Plant Life (Straightforward Science)

Electricity (Straightforward Science)