The "Non-Fiction" strand of The Oxford Literacy Web is a series of colourful, lively information books. They can be used to teach valuable information retrieval and research skills, and they enable children to learn to read and write a range of different text types. The books can be used with children at different levels of reading ability for shared reading with the teacher, guided reading, or independent reading. "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

 

This book features in the following series: Oxford Literacy Web, Transport Series .

. 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 2001 by Oxford University Press .

Chris Butterworth is the author of over 70 books, mostly non-fiction, and has written on subjects as diverse as disasters, hiccups, basketball and snakes. She lives in London. John Lawrence has contributed to well over a hundred books as an illustrator and wood-engraver including Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman, Tiny's Big Adventure by Martin Waddell and Christmas in Exeter Street by Diana Hendry. James Driver is an artist whose woodcuts, ceramics and sculpture have appeared in exhibitions around the UK. He currently lives in Cornwall. Greg Foot is a science presenter on TV, online, on the radio and at live events. He's recently been recognized as one of the leading science communicators in the UK and named an engagement fellow for the Wellcome Trust - a multimillion-pound charity that supports biomedical science and engagement. Peter D. Riley is a full-time author and has written over 200 books for primary and secondary Science.