Silk

by Claire Llewellyn

Published 11 October 2001
These photographic books provide an excellent introduction to different materials and their properties. Each book concentrates on a particular material, and uses imaginative language and child-friendly pictures to describes its characteristics. It then goes on to highlight the connection between the material's properties and how that material is used in the world around us. As well as describing a material and explaining how it is produced and used, the text also includes questions and activities to encourage children to think about and handle materials.

Plastic

by Claire Llewellyn

Published 1 September 2002
One of a series of non-fiction books for children working at Key Stage One, this book looks at the properties of plastic, familiar things that are made from plastic and where the material comes from.

Metal

by Claire Llewellyn

Published 31 January 2002
Material World Metal uses imaginative language and child-friendly photographs to describe the major characteristics of metals, and how one metal can differ from another. It then goes on to highlight the connection between the properties of various metals and how they are used in the world around us. As well as describing how metal is produced and used, the book also examines the environmental problems caused by the disposal of waste metal, and looks at some solutions. The text includes questions and activities to encourage children to think about and handle different materials.

Paper

by Claire Llewellyn

Published 16 August 2001
These photographic books provide an excellent introduction to different materials and their properties. Each book concentrates on a particular material, and uses imaginative language and child-friendly pictures to describes its characteristics. It then goes on to highlight the connection between the material's properties and how that material is used in the world around us. As well as describing a material and explaining how it is produced and used, the text also includes questions and activities to encourage children to think about and handle materials.

Wood

by Claire Llewellyn

Published 25 April 2002
These photographic books provide an excellent introduction to different materials and their properties. Each book concentrates on a particular material, and uses imaginative language and child-friendly pictures to describes its characteristics. It then goes on to highlight the connection between the material's properties and how that material is used in the world around us. As well as describing a material and explaining how it is produced and used, the text also includes questions and activities to encourage children to think about and handle materials.

Rubber

by Claire Llewellyn

Published 16 August 2001
These photographic books provide an excellent introduction to different materials and their properties. Each book concentrates on a particular material, and uses imaginative language and child-friendly pictures to describes its characteristics. It then goes on to highlight the connection between the material's properties and how that material is used in the world around us. As well as describing a material and explaining how it is produced and used, the text also includes questions and activities to encourage children to think about and handle materials.

Concrete

by Claire Llewellyn

Published 1 September 2002

Glass

by Claire Llewellyn

Published 11 October 2001
These photographic books provide an excellent introduction to different materials and their properties. Each book concentrates on a particular material, and uses imaginative language and child-friendly pictures to describes its characteristics. It then goes on to highlight the connection between the material's properties and how that material is used in the world around us. As well as describing a material and explaining how it is produced and used, the text also includes questions and activities to encourage children to think about and handle materials.