This True Tales Reading Book is a fantastic source of non-fiction reading practice for pupils in Years 5 & 6. It tells the exciting life stories of four famous adventurers: Zhang Qian, David Livingston, Nellie Bly and Amelia Earhart. A wide range of non-fiction text types are integrated into each story, including diaries, advertisements, newspaper reports, instructions and many more. The whole book is in full colour, with plenty of illustrations to help hold children's attention.