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
- ISBN10 0199173842
- ISBN13 9780199173846
- Publish Date 1 June 2001 (first published 4 February 1999)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 20 May 2010
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oxford University Press
- Format Paperback
- Language English