Books with author Jillian Powell

Have you ever been camping? Become an expert camper - find out how to read maps, set up camp, cook campfire food and even track wild-animals with this fun non-fiction information book. Stunning photographs and useful step-by-step drawings accompany the text.• Topaz/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate.• An information book.• Pages 30 and 31 outline the 'Dos' and 'Don'ts' of camping, allowing readers to recap information from the book.• Curriculum Links; Geography: Improving the Environment, Citizenship: Animals and Us

Grades 1 - 3. Written in the first person and from a point of view the reader can trust, the My Country Series presents basic information in a way young readers can understand. Travel to exciting places around the world without leaving your classroom. This book introduces readers to Ajita, who lives in India. Describes India's landscape, weather, family life, food, and festivals. Includes a fast facts page on India's population, geography, and culture. Paperback. 24 pages.

Discover the amazing history of one of the world's most important nations in these colorful pages. From the earliest Britons to the modern United Kingdom, you'll see the people, places, & battles that led to the rise & fall of the British empire. You'll examine the White Horse of Uffington, a strange carved horse painted with chalk, one of the earliest works of art. You'll turn to the age of the Vikings more than one thousand years later, & see the luminous Lindisfarne Gospels. You'll see powerful works of art from the Norman Conquest in 1066, the Elizabethan age, the War of the Roses, & the Industrial Revolution. From the earliest stages of civilization to the 20th cent., this colorful history reveals Britain's past through its heritage of magnificent art. Juvenile audiences.