Oxford Literacy Web - Non-fiction: Key Stage 2 Non-fiction: Year 4: Transport Topic: "Making Moving Models" (Paperback)

The "Transport Topic" information books are suitable for guided, shared or independent reading, and offer cross-curricular links. The books exemplify the different text types required by the National Literacy Strategy - discussion, persuasion, instructions, report.;"Making Moving Models" (instructions, report) gives instructions for making mechanisms used in transport (gears and pulleys), explanations about how they work, and information about the vehicles themselves (submarines, gliders, etc). The other books within the topic are: "Cars - For and Against" (discussion/persuasion from two different viewpoints) - two people's different viewpoints on this controversial subject; "Transport Firsts" (report) - facts about "firsts" in transport history; and "Bridges and Tunnels" (report/explanation) - showing how they work as structures, with some famous examples.