Author Description

More Fireflies is a further series of 30 new non-fiction titles for reading stages 1+ to 5, for children in Reception and Year 1 (aged 4 12 to 6 years). Written by a team of experienced authors, titles include a variety of current topics covering all areas of the curriculum, from science tocitizenship.Texts provide examples of all the required text ranges including Reports, explanations, instructional texts, recounts and biography.The striking designs for the individual books have the same eye-catching quality of the original Fireflies series, and are illustrated with excellent photographs that provide early readers with clear visual cues to the words and meaning of the text.The reading level of the text for each stage matches the Book Band levels, providing plenty of practice in reading the prescribed high-frequency vocabulary and the context words related to the topic.Stage 5 / Book Band level 5 green Age range: Reception 5yr 6m - 6 yrStage 5 [16 pages] Range Cross-curricular links Links to other ORT fiction and poetry titles* Sharks Report Science 6-7 Submarine Adventure; 7 Shy shark* How to Make a Wormery Instruction Science 2 Creepy Crawley; 7-8 Minibeast Poems; 6 The Mole Who was Scared of the Dark* The Seaside - Then and Now Recount History, Geography 3 The Seaside; 6 The Outing; 8 Victorian Adventure* Volcanoes Report Geography 5 Drawing Adventure* Julia Donaldson - a biography Recount English 1 The Library 1+ Kipper's diary; 3 Book Week; 5 Drawing Adventure