Oxford Connections books are based on Literacy Consultant Sue Palmer's 'skeletons' concept whereby the children are shown a text model of the text type with which to write notes using the structure of the 'skeleton' as a guide. Within the titles there are notes, diagrams or pictures that the children will use these as the basis for writing a piece of text. A genuinely cross-curricular scheme. Each book contains material to teach literacy and geography, science or history. Each book matches the literacy requirements for non-fiction for one year within the NLS, and history, geography or science material within one unit of the QCA schemes of work for the National Curriculum. Suitable for the Scottish 5-14 and Northern Ireland curricula as well. Teaches children to read and particularly to write different types of non-fiction.

 

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Oxford University Press .

James Driver is an artist whose woodcuts, ceramics and sculpture have appeared in exhibitions around the UK. He currently lives in Cornwall. Greg Foot is a science presenter on TV, online, on the radio and at live events. He's recently been recognized as one of the leading science communicators in the UK and named an engagement fellow for the Wellcome Trust - a multimillion-pound charity that supports biomedical science and engagement.