Weird Vehicles

9781442556843

Weird Vehicles is an informational explanation of how an intriguing collection of vehicles work on land, under water, in the air, and in space.  Readers learn about a car the can toggle between land and water travel, a personal submarine shaped like a dolphin, and a powered exoskeleton that confers superpowers – and more.  The style is informative and conversational.

The book has a contents and is divided into eight sectionsSection headings are used.  The text is composed of a variety of sentence typesCaptioned and labelled photographs support the text and add meaning.  An index is provided.  The book concludes with a two-page spread that tells how to write an informational explanation.

Some words may require clarification: recreational, inner ear, micro-processors, ducts, pitch, amphibious, hull-shaped, exoskeleton, impulses, shuttlecock.

This title is from the Sails Literacy series. Hook readers and ignite their curiosity - over 700 levelled texts with bright, colourful, sophisticated designs.