A companion title for "Earth is likea roundabout"geared towards 6-8 year olds explores the vocabulary sequence and classification of time, a key curriculum topic for KS 1 and 2. It takes a step-by-step approach to units of time. The text and pictures compare the familiar activities of a child for example putting on a pair of running shoes, to that of an animal , such as a cheetah running around a track. Each double -page spread features a clock or calendar with simple instructions on how to read them. This book is one of a series that takes National Curriculum information topics and explains them in a simple, appealing way. It combines a read-out-aloud quality with a great way of encouraging young children to look and think beyond what they actually visualise.

 

This book features in the following series: Little Bees, Mybees Series .

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 is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1999 by Hachette Children's Group .

Saviour Pirotta has written a wide range of fiction and non-fiction texts and won awards both here and in the US. Anthony Lewis is known for many picture books which have sold in many countries.