Collins Big Cat
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How the Birds Got Their Colours: Tales from the Australian Dreamtime
by Helen Chapman
A wonderful collection of creation stories from Australia, telling how the koala lost his tail, the kangaroo got her pouch, as well as how the birds got their colours.
Topaz/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate.
Text type: Traditional tales from another culture
Curriculum links: English: fairy stories, myths and legends; books from other cultures and traditions
This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
From the pyramids in Egypt to the Sydney Opera House, landmarks have been built all over the world. Find out what makes them so special.
- Turquoise/ Band 7 books offer literary language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms.
- Text type – An information book.
- A map of the world on pages 22 and 23 shows the location of all the landmarks.
- Curriculum links – Geography: ‘the location and characteristics of a range of the world’s most significant human and physical features’.
The start of a New Year is celebrated in different ways all over the world. Find out how inside!
- Green/ Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters.
- Text type – An information book.
- A map of new year celebrations can be found on pages 22-23 to encourage children to discuss the information.
- Curriculum links – Geography: ‘Pupils should be taught to … understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom, a region in a European country, and a region within North or South America’.