"Raintree Freestyle" is a range of non-fiction books for the less able and reluctant reader aged between 11 and 14, with a reading age of 8 and 9 years old. They allow readers to encounter curriculum-linked topics at an appropriate reading level. The "Material Matters" strand provides a simple and clear introduction to materials, their properties and uses, featuring unusual and everyday examples that relate directly to the readers' lives. It offers coverage of the KS3 science curriculum and contains photographs, fact boxes, new words band on each spread, and search tips.

 

This book is part of a book series called Material Matters .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 3. KS3 covers school years 7, 8 and 9, and ages 12-14 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 2004 by Capstone Global Library Ltd .

Carol Baldwin is a freelance writer in Charlotte, North Carolina, and has written for a variety of local and national publications. Baldwin developed Teaching the Story from materials that she taught in several different classrooms. She is active in the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators and presents at educational conferences and workshops nationwide. You can contact Carol Baldwin through Maupin House Publishing for in-service training and conference speaking.