Part of the Pocket Reads collection, a superb range of 120 pocket-sized fiction and non-fiction readers which cannot fail to capture children's imaginations at Key Stage 2. They are especially attractive to children who are put off by too much text.

 

This book is part of a book series called Pocket Readers Nonfiction .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 2. KS2 covers school years 4, 5 and 6, and ages 8-11 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks. This book is aimed at children in primary school. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

This book was published 2005 by Pearson Education Limited .

David and Penny Glover are experienced writers of books for children. Jillian Powell is an experienced writer of children's fiction and non-fiction. Helen Chapman is an Australian author of eighty books who has been published in the United Kingdom, the USA, New Zealand and Australia. She has travelled extensively and lived In America and England and is currently living in Australia. Angela Royston has written and edited many books for children about science and nature.