How Does It Work?: Band 09/Gold

By Gill Matthews and Sylvia Karavis

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0007186274
• ISBN13: 9780007186273
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: HarperCollins UK
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.5" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 6 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 2