Building High: Band 11/Lime (Collins Big Cat)

A non-chronological report that describes scaffolding: what it is made from, how it has developed around the world from its earliest origins to the present day, and what it is used for. Maggie Freeman also meets a young scaffolder to discuss what the job entails.

• Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language.

• Text type - A non-chronological report.

• The book includes a comprehensive glossary on pages 30 and 31 to aid comprehension.

• Curriculum links - Art and design: Can buildings speak? DT: Homes; Geography: Passport to the world.

Maggie Freeman has published two children's novels and five factual primary literacy books. She has taught in community education for about fifteen years, writes poetry and started what became the Essex Poetry Festival.