Sunshine Non-fiction
Sunshine Non-fiction (Set of 10 books & 2 Interactive CD-Roms)
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The books contain two types of text:
- main text, which uses one to four lines of text
- supplemental text, with simple captions and labels linked to charts and other visuals which introduce children to important print and visual conventions and book parts of content texts: table of contents; index and glossary; uses of diagrams and photos; charts and labelled captions.
Title List:
- Big Machines
- My Birds
- Reflections
- Baby Animals
- Taking Turns
- Bear Cubs
- This Is My Head
- My Dad's Camera
- My Big Sister's Computer
- My Animal Report
Excerpt: Big Machines (16 pages)
Level: Emergent
About the text: From planes and cranes to diggers and ships, find out just how big these machines really are.
Related Sunshine Materials:
Excerpt: My Birds (16 pages)
Level: Emergent
About the text: A girl acts as a junior scientist and shares information about pet budgies.
Excerpt: Reflections (16 pages)
Level: Emergent
About the text: A boy observes his reflection on a variety of surfaces and sees how different his reflection can be.
- Sunshine Non-Fiction CD-ROM
- Green Gorillas, Green Gorillas, Go! Go! Go! Rhyme, Song and Play Book, pp.38-39 (Audio CD track 20)
Excerpt: Baby Animals (16 pages)
Level: Early
About the text: The selection introduces names of baby animals.
- Sunshine Non-Fiction CD-ROM
- The Kangaroo Who Couldn't Dance Rhyme, Song and Play Book, pp.14-15 (Audio CD track 38
Excerpt: Taking Turns (16 pages)
Level: Early
About the text: In this book, children explore how familiar things in their environment, such as birds, aeroplanes and teachers, take turns.
- Sunshine Non-Fiction CD-ROM
- The Kangaroo Who Couldn't Dance Rhyme, Song and Play Book, pp.12 (Audio CD track 12)
Excerpt: Bear Cubs (16 pages)
Level: Early
About the text: Two bear cubs are born and grow over the four seasons. Their activities and relationship with their mother are described.
- Sunshine Non-Fiction CD-ROM
- The Kangaroo Who Couldn't Dance Rhyme, Song and Play Book, pp.8-9 (Audio CD track 9)
Excerpt: This Is My Head (16 pages)
Level: Early
About the text: This selection tells about the different parts of the head and their function.
- Sunshine Non-Fiction CD-ROM
- The Kangaroo Who Couldn't Dance Rhyme, Song and Play Book, pp.22-23 (Audio CD track 22)
Excerpt: My Dad's Camera (16 pages)
Level: Early
About the text: A boy uses his Dad's digital camera to take different kinds o pictures. The text describes the steps he follows, including taking pictures, downloading them onto the computer and emailing them.
- Sunshine Non-Fiction CD-ROM
- The Kangaroo Who Couldn't Dance Rhyme, Song and Play Book, pp.30 (Audio CD track 28)
Excerpt: My Big Sister's Computer (16 pages)
Level: Fluency
About the text: This text shows the different ways a young girl uses her computer. Word processing, internet searches, digital photos, email and chat rooms are described.
- Sunshine Non-Fiction CD-ROM
- The Kangaroo Who Couldn't Dance Rhyme, Song and Play Book, pp.38-39 (Audio CD track 35)
Excerpt: My Animal Report (16 pages)
Level: Fluency
About the text: This outlines the process a boy follows to research, write and present a report about a panda.
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- Sunshine Non-Fiction CD-ROM
- The Kangaroo Who Couldn't Dance Rhyme, Song and Play Book, pp.42-43 (Audio CD track 38)
- Sunshine Nature Library (What is a Bear?)
