Board Riders: Physical Science
By (Author) Julie Ellis
Illustrated by Matt Wilson
Macmillan Education Australia
Macmillan Education Australia
19th July 2007
Australia
Children
Non Fiction
550
Paperback
32
69g
"Like all Winners titles this book combines literacy with high-interest science content, and provides a variety of text types and all the features needed to support kids struggling with reading. It uses skateboarding to discuss forces and friction.They have a reading age of 7.5 years and an interest age of 9 years. Contents:Board Riding Forces (Text Type: Feature Article)Skateboarding Science (Text Type: Explanation)Pumping Up The Speed (Text Type: Explanation)Skate Parks (Text Typ