Tall

9781869700287

Tall is an expository text about things in the world that are tall, such as buildings, cacti, and ostriches.

Scale diagrams are used throughout to illustrate the size difference between the average human and the object of focus. Images are labeled and some captions are provided that add important information. An index is provided.

Interest words include giraffe, ostrich, moa, termite, and cacti. Adjectives such as tall are used in sentences. Some sentences begin with subordinate clauses. A drawing activity that asks students to think about advantages and disadvantage of being tall is presented in the Teacher’s Guide Notes.

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