In the library, we have been looking at information books this week, particularly those on science subjects. P5 are evaluating books on the human body as part of the Body Business topic work. P3 and P4 are looking at the features which make a good information book. P1 and P2 are learning about information books and may be choosing one to go home this week.
There are a number of stories with a strong science background too. You could look at George's Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy Hawking, or The Time and Space of Uncle Albert by Russell Stannard. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle has some central characters who are scientists. If gadgets are more interesting to you, try the Alex Rider series by Antony Horowitz, Young Bond series by Charlie Higson, or the HIVE series by Mark Walden. Robots are always popular too, and there is a robot story to suit you from Frank Rodgers Robodog series to the Eager stories by Helen Fox. There are biographies of famous scientists in the Biography section at 920.
