The Ancient Greeks had big ideas, made unusual discoveries and created brilliant inventions. Find out what it was like to be Greek thousands of years ago, and how Ancient Greek culture has shaped the way we live our lives today.

 Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically.

 Text type - An information book.

 The book is organised into short chapters to help children practise the skills of locating and identifying important information.

 The glossary and index can be used to develop children's information retrieval skills further.

 Curriculum links - History

Ancient Greeks and Why They Matter to Us - Band 16/Sapphire

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 In 1922, Howard Carter and his team discovered an Ancient Egyptian tomb that was to become world famous - with the mummified body of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun inside. Find out what was inside the tomb and what we can learn from it about the world of Ancient Egypt in this fascinating information book by Juliet Kerrigan.

 Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.

 Text type: An information book

 Curriculum links: History; Geography

 This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Discovering Tutankhamun’s Tomb - Band 15/Emerald

Have you ever gone looking for buried treasure? Find out all about being an archaeologist, the treasure that has been found - from gold coins to butter that has been preserved for thousands of years - and what we can learn from it in this fascinating information book.

 Gold/Band 9 fiction offers developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters.

 Text type: An information book

 An illustrated timeline on pages 22 and 23 helps readers to recap the finds in chronological order and what can be discovered from each piece.

 Curriculum links: History: What was it like to live here in the past?; Citizenship: Living in a diverse world.

 This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Buried Treasure - Band 09/Gold

When the First Emperor of China died 2, 000 years ago, he was buried in a giant tomb. In 1974, this tomb was discovered along with an army of over 6, 000 terracotta warriors. Discover the army for yourself and the reason they were buried with the Emperor.

 Gold/Band 9 fiction offers developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters.

 Text type: An information book

 Curriculum links: History: How are our toys different from those in the past; Art and Design: What is sculpture?

 This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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