"The Oxford First Book" series, with lifesales of 50,000 copies since publication in 1999, is a strong seller. Now, with new vibrant covers, the series gets a modern look that is perfect for the trade and libraries. "The Oxford First Book of Animals" provides in-depth coverage of different themes, such as the way animals live, feed and reproduce, animals with shells, fishes, birds and mammals as required by the National Curriculum for Science at KS1. It introduces children of 5 upwards to the vocabulary they need for their first steps in learning about animals for school and home. Barbara Taylor is an award-winning author of children's books on natural history.

 

This book is part of a book series called Oxford First .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 1. KS1 covers school years 1 and 2, and ages 5-7 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.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Oxford University Press .

Barbara Taylor is an experienced children's non-fiction writer. Her previous books for Watts include the Science Starters series.