Wood

by Claire Llewellyn

This introduction to different materials, their properties and uses develops scientific vocabulary and supports the 'Materials and their Properties' strand of the Science curriculum. Interactive text encourages children to think for themselves; includes practical activities.

32 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2002

About the author

Claire Llewellyn is a prize-winning author of non-fiction for young readers – in 1991, she was shortlisted for the prestigious TES Junior Information Book Award for Take One: Rubbish – and in 1992, she won that award for My First Book of Time. Since then, Claire has written more than 100 children’s books on a wide range of subjects. Ask Dr K Fisher About Animals was shortlisted for the 2008 Royal Society prizes for Science Books Junior Prize.