A study of the properties and uses of paper, for children between the ages of five and seven. It features colour photographs of children involved in activities to make them more accessible. The content supports schemes of work for science at Key Stage 1, and there are pages of notes for parents and teachers with information about scientific principles. The volume is part of a series in which children are encouraged to ask questions about what different materials are like, formulate ideas about how a material might behave, and test out these ideas for themselves. There is an index of key words and ideas.

 

This book is part of a book series called Science Explorers .

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. This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Nicola Edwards is a writer, editor and consultant for children's non-fiction books and ha written several highly successful books for A & C Black. Jane Harris has worked as a teacher and is now a writer and editor of children's books. Nicola Edwards is an experienced author and editor of non-fiction books for children.