Series Editor: Sue Palmer
Non-fiction Editor: Bobbie Neate

Longman Book Project non-fiction for ages 4-11:

• Motivates a wide range of reading abilities with differentiated text in every book to support struggling readers and extend confident readers
• Encourages successful learning of information retrieval skills through clear and consistent page layouts and supportive photography
• Develops non-fiction reading and writing skills through National Curriculum and QCA linked cross-curricular subjects
  

This book is part of a book series called The Longman Book Project .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 24 pages in this book. This is an encyclopedia. An encyclopedia is a book or numbered set of books containing authoritative summary information about a variety of topics in the form of short essays, usually arranged alphabetically by headword or classified in some manner. An entry may be signed or unsigned, with or without illustration or a list of references for further reading. Headwords and text are usually revised periodically for publication in a new edition. In a multivolume encyclopedia, any indexes are usually located at the end of the last volume. Encyclopedias may be general (example: Encyclopedia Americana) or specialized, usually by subject (Encyclopedia of Bad Taste) or discipline (Encyclopedia of Social Work). This book was published 1999 by Pearson Education Limited .

Michaela Morgan is a well-regarded author whose recent Walter Tull's Scrapbook earned her glowing reviews and a boost in profile, as well as a shortlisting for the Blue Peter Book Award for Best Book with Facts.