Most Popular Books by Claire Llewellyn

Explorers are designed to appeal to all readers aged 6–8: those who are just starting to read alone and more confident readers who are beginning to exercise wider reading and crossreferencing skills. Lively, dramatic artwork scenes draw children into a subject, and each scene is followed by a photographic information spread that gives a wealth of extra detail. As a fun extra element, the reader can follow themed links to access information on related topics. Explorers: Big Cats by Claire Llewellyn, illustrated by Peter Bull It's impossible not to admire the beauty and strength of the world's biggest cats. In this book, children will learn about species such as jaguars, snow leopards, lions, and cheetahs. On one illustrated spread, they can see one moment in an actual cat's life—like such as the second before a jaguar charges into the water in southern Brazil, or a group of young cheetah brothers defending their home in The Kalahari Desert. Real-life photographs highlight more general information about these fantastic felines, such as a cat's anatomy, and the social life of a pride.

Read Write Inc. Comprehension is the next step in developing children's composition and writing skills once they have become confident readers. The programme offers 30 weekly modules, specially written to link reading and writing activities to carefully levelled texts. 16 of the modules are linked to published quality fiction and non-fiction children's books. The accompanying Read Write Inc. module offers activities which provide practice in reading, writing and spelling, and consolidate the pupils' knowledge through comprehension and guided composition. The illustrated children's books, of which this is one, that accompany 16 of the Comprehension modules can all be purchased from Oxford University Press in the same way as the module packs.

Read Write Inc. Comprehension is the next step in developing children's composition and writing skills once they have become confident readers. The programme offers 30 weekly modules, specially written to link reading and writing activities to carefully levelled texts. 16 of the modules are linked to published quality fiction and non-fiction children's books. The accompanying Read Write Inc. module offers activities which provide practice in reading, writing and spelling, and consolidate the pupils' knowledge through comprehension and guided composition. The illustrated children's books, of which this is one, that accompany 16 of the Comprehension modules can all be purchased from Oxford University Press in the same way as the module packs.

In this non-fiction book, Pet Play, Tiger explores a range of pets and what they like to play with. This book is part of Project X Origins, a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school.

Plants are amazing! They are found in every part of the world, growing from tiny seeds into beautiful blooms, gigantic trees and the delicious fruit and vegetables we eat. Plants are vitally important to humans, animals and even the climate, providing food, shelter, medicines and even helping to clean our planet's air and water. This book tells you everything you need to know about plants, from how they grow, reproduce and make their own food to the variety of ways that humans and animals use plants every single day. Readers can find out about plant parts and plant life cycles, pollination, food chains, photosynthesis, seeds and plant uses, such as in food, homes, furniture, musical instruments and medicines. We find out how plants can inspire us and how we need to protect plants so they can help protect us. This book is perfect for children aged 7+.

Explores the different ways in which we produce and process peas. It reveals how peas are grown, and how people all around the world eat them in a variety of ways. Ages 5-8

Looks at the earth, how it was formed, the way it changes, and some of the plants and animals that live there.

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.

This is a busy picture book full of fabulous facts and things to do! It includes bright and lively photographs of all kinds of creatures to stimulate important verbal skills. It offers exciting step-by-step activities that encourage young children to recognize different animals - play a zoological memory game, make your own wrinkly elephant, and draw a tropical fish. 'Did you know?' Panels introduce amazing nuggets of weird and wonderful information about nature. It includes an exciting safari adventure game for youngsters to enjoy with their friends. It is developed with the aid of early learning experts. Buzzing bees, mischievous monkeys, cuddly koalas, prickly hedgehogs, spiny puffer fish, roaring lions, snappy crocodiles, and a whole host of other delightful creatures make it really fun to learn about animals! See a stag beetle's enormous jaws and the chameleon's long and sticky tongue. From a straightforward look at the ways in which animals move and the sounds they make to an exploration of their curious habits and characteristics, this book will teach young children all about the fascinating world of the animal kingdom.

I Know That! is a series developed to introduce non-fiction books to children in their first years at school. It gives young readers confidence by building on facts they already know and covers a variety of topics in a way that supports both learning and reading skills

Explores the different ways in which we produce and process food. Reveals how chocolate is made, and how people all around thw world eat it in a variety of ways. Ages 5-8.

Tells children about the foods they need to keep their whole body healthy. Explains how exercise can help improve their body and give them lots of energy.

Floppy's Phonics Non-fiction are stunning photographic, decodable books fully matched to Letters and Sounds. They feature your favourite Oxford Reading Tree characters who highlight key points and ask questions to help children interact with the text.

An overview of the characteristics, production, uses, and environmental impact of plastic.

An introduction to the characteristics, production, uses, and environmental impact of metal.

Compares and contrasts the weather, animals, and plants in deserts and rainforests.

A fascinating set of information books on a popular children's topic, suitable for guided, shared or independent reading, with good cross-curricular links. These books exemplify the different text types required by the National Literacy Strategy - recount/record, alphabetical reference, report, instructions. "Spots and other Lumps and Bumps" (report, recount) - All sorts of spots, from chicken pox and freckles to the Black Death (Jenner, Ramessess II, beauty patches Lots of ugh! factor for children here) "Experiments on Myself" (instructions, report) - Information about the human body and experiments to prove it. Is your foot as long as your forearm? How many smells can you sense in a day? How does holding your nose affect taste? Models scientific approach and writing "A Body Dictionary" (alphabetic reference, report) - A classic reference book with an entry for every letter, sometimes two. Vital facts and some wacky ones too - you have enough blood to fill 15 drink cans, people eat the weight of 8.5 elephants in a lifetime "A History of the Flu" (report, recount) - Charts various outbreaks showing how deadly (and otherwise) this virus can be. Includes first-hand accounts and newspaper reports.

It is not just inventors who have moments of revelation. Archaeologists, explorers, naturalists, astronomers, even ordinary people like you and me - all have made discoveries which have caused the world to marvel, or advanced our knowledge in some important way. Whether by chance or in the course of years of hard work, their breakthroughs can truly be termed 'eureka' moments. Eureka Discoveries looks at the stories behind some of the world's most astonishing finds. It focuses on the moments when someone first set eyes on an object that brought a thrill of discovery and led to further excavation or further study until the full significance or splendour of the object was revealed. It covers the opening of Tutankhamun's tomb to reveal a wealth of treasures within, the remarkable discovery of the world's oldest bird, the astonishing 5,000-year-old mummy found preserved in ice in Europe, the events that led to the Gold Rush of 1848, and lots more. Eureka Discoveries contains stunning photography and digital illustrations that give a contemporary insight into the stories of excitement and discovery it describes. Like its predecessor Eureka this book is a fresh take on an absorbing and