Animal coats - Claire Llewellyn

When it rains, we put on a raincoat to protect ourselves. Animals have coats to protect themselves, too. Discover all the different types of coats that can be found in the wild, and discuss what they might be useful for, in this photographic non-fiction report.

• Red A/Band 2A books offer predictable text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development.
• Children can re-cap the stages of the book on pages 14-15.
• Text type: A simple information book
• Curriculum links: Science: Plants and animals in the local environment

Claire Llewellyn is a prize-winning author of nonfiction for young readers. In 1991 she was shortlisted for the prestigious TES Junior Information Book Award for MacDonald's Take One: Rubbish, and in 1992 she won that award for My First Book of Time. Since then she has written more than 20 children's books on a wide range of subjects.