Books with author Phil Gates

Suitable for children in Year 2 (age 6), Codes and Signals is one of nine books from the Cambridge Reading non-fiction strand. This strand has been designed to introduce children to information retrieval skills. This book explores the many ways in which information is conveyed using codes and signals, and encourages children to experiment with some of them. Beginning with secret codes and messages, the book goes on to show children that codes are all around them, e.g. postcodes, traffic lights and road signs. It also looks at some of the more dramatic ways of signalling with smoke, drums and light. Cambridge Reading at Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) includes fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays to offer children a variety of text types, authors and illustrators and provide a firm base for wider reading. This pack of 6 is for guided group reading.

Suitable for children in Year 1 (age 5), The Scots Pine is one of nine books from the Cambridge Reading non-fiction strand. This strand has been designed to introduce children to information retrieval skills. Three books in this strand - Bubbles, Animal Senses and The Scots Pine - have been written by Phil Gates. They are concerned with very different areas of discovery and each is illustrated with a selection of photographs to encourage children to make their own observations of the natural world. These books contain extended captions for more advanced readers. Cambridge Reading at Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) includes fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays to offer children a variety of text types, authors and illustrators and provide a firm base for wider reading. This pack of 6 is for guided group reading.

Suitable for children in Year 2 (age 6), Animal Communication is one of nine books from the Cambridge Reading non-fiction strand. This strand has been designed to introduce young readers to information retrieval skills. Animal Communication explains why animals need to communicate, and looks at the variety of ways in which they do so. With the aid of beautiful colour photographs, amusing illustrations and a clear, straightforward text, children read about animals that communicate using sound, colour, movement, smell or light. The book's activity boxes encourage children to try out some different forms of communication for themselves. Cambridge Reading at Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) includes fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays to offer children a variety of text types, authors and illustrators and provide a firm base for wider reading. This pack of 6 is for guided group reading.