Now available to buy individually in paperback Clearly and simply laid out, incorporating stunning photography and high-quality diagrams Incorporates features of non-fiction texts that pupils are required to study in Literacy lessons, e.g. contents list, diagrams, flow charts, captions, report writing, glossary, index, etc The series includes a Starter Pack which contains a Teaching Guide that offers comprehensive lesson plans and photocopiable activity sheets for teaching guided reading and guided writing nonfiction This series won the Australian Excellence in Education award for Best Primary Series and also won the overall award, beating over 100 products in 27 categories (primary, secondary and tertiary)

A full-colour exploration of desert environments. Incorporating photographs and diagrams, it seeks to convey essential information on the topic, in line with the National Curriculum, and is ideal for school libraries and topic work for children between the ages of eight and ten, school years 4-5. It is part of a series of four titles on themes related to natural environments. Each title incorporates features of non-fiction texts that pupils are required to study in literacy lessons, such as contents lists, diagrams, flow charts, captions, report writing, glossaries and indexes.