Avoid Being an Assyrian Soldier:(Danger Zone)

Description

The humorous cartoon-style illustrations and the narrative approach encourage readers to get emotionally involved with the characters, aiding their understanding of what life would have been like being an Assyrian soldier. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of non-fiction texts for young readers. This work fits into KS2 History and is an ideal text for the shared and guided reading for Key Stage 2 pupils within the framework of the National Literacy Strategy. It also helps to achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14.

Author description

Rupert Matthews was born in Surrey, England, in 1961. He was educated at his local Grammar School and has made a lifelong study of history. He has written over 150 books since becoming a full-time writer. David Antram was born in Brighton in 1958. He studied at Eastbourne College of Art and then worked in advertising for 15 years before becoming a full-time artist. He has illustrated many children's non-fiction books.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9781905638116
• Publisher : 65469
• Imprint : 65469
• Publication date : August 2007
• Dimensions : 240mm X 212mm
• Produced in : United Kingdom
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Illustrations : col. Illustrations
• Pages : 32
• Dewey classification : 935.03
• Illustrator : David Antram
• Bind : Paperback
• Author : Rupert Matthews