You Wouldn't Want to Be a Victorian Miner!

You Wouldn't Want to Be a Victorian Miner!
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Publisher : The Salariya Book Company
Total Pages : 40
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ISBN-10 : 9781909645301
ISBN-13 : 1909645303
Rating : 4/5 (303 Downloads)

Book Synopsis You Wouldn't Want to Be a Victorian Miner! by : John Malam

Download or read book You Wouldn't Want to Be a Victorian Miner! written by John Malam and published by The Salariya Book Company. This book was released on 2021-02-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a man brought up in a British coal-mining village in the 1860s, you have to endure the dangers and difficulties of working underground in a Victorian mine. Learn how to get by with a succession of 'Handy hints', such as not forgetting to take a canary down the mine with you. Find out how pit ponies are used, how the coal is mined, and how to survive deep underground. You'll soon learn that you really wouldn't want to be a Victorian miner! This title in the best-selling children’s history series, You Wouldn't Want To…, features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail and a narrative approach placing readers at the centre of the history, encouraging them to become emotionally-involved with the characters and aiding their understanding of what life would have been like working as a Victorian miner. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of information books for young readers. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14.


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