How does a yo-yo climb back up its string? Why does a boomerang come back to you? And how does a kaleidoscope work? These and other mind-bending questions are answered in this explanation text about how toys work. Gold/Band 9 fiction books offer developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters. Text type – An explanation text. A table on pages 20 and 21 summarises what makes each toy featured in the book work, for example, magnets, friction or gravity. The book includes a glossary and an index on pages 22 and 23. Both provide lots of opportunities to check comprehension and stimulate work outside the reading session. Curriculum links – Art and design: Investigate materials; Science: Forces and movement. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
| ISBN: | 9780007186273 |
| Publication date: | 5th January 2005 |
| Author: | Gill Matthews, Sylvia Karavis |
| Publisher: | Collins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 24 pages |
| Series: | Collins Big Cat |