Title Information: The Wandering Albatross: Scientists believe that the wandering albatross is one of the most fantastic birds on Earth. They have marvelled at its fantastic flying feats and puzzled over how such a large bird can achieve them. The Wandering Albatross explores these attributes and discusses the threats posed by human action that may result in this amazing bird’s extinction.
Living things need food and safe places to raise their young Physical adaptations allow animals to live in harsh environments Wandering albatrosses have the ability to live and thrive in one of the harshest places on Earth The main threats to the wandering albatross are loss of habitat and long line fishingReading Strategies: Identifying the author’s purposeRelated resource:
Lesson Plan - The Wandering AlbatrossSeries Information:
WorldWise is a high-interest literacy program that encourages inquiry and questioning while extending knowledge in science and a range of STEM topics linked to the curriculum. This engaging program teaches reading strategies simultaneously with natural, earth and physical science concepts – reflecting the diversity of the world students live in.
Students will develop strategies and skills to read informative texts across a range of text types while they learn to become informative text writers. With an assortment of text types on offer, themes and concepts are introduced and revisited across the reading stages, building on initial concepts with increasing complexity.
WorldWise Lesson Plans support each Student Book, offering practical, systematic and easy-to-implement instructions. These visually appealing resources integrate oral language, vocabulary development, fluency and comprehension, writing and phonics.
WorldWise Investigations is a web-based tool that provides extension activities for titles in the program. It encourages exploration of content linked to curriculum outcomes in a deeper more hands-on way. Students are supported with a framework that encourages investigation and inquiry.
This series is supported by an array of teacher resources which can be obtained by visiting www.worldwise.com.au
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Woolley Imprint: Eleanor Curtain Publishing Country of Publication: Australia Weight: 40g ISBN:9781760861490 ISBN 10: 1760861499 Series:Flying Start to Literacy WorldWise Pages: 32 Publication Date:01 January 2019 Audience:
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
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Children's (6-12)
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
