Books - BBC Bitesize

Books can help us

We use different books to help us do different things.

You would use a cookery book when you are cooking, you wouldn't use it to look up the spelling of a word.

It's important to choose the right book for what you are doing. Will Beth, Kim and Patrick find a book to help them name a funny little bug?

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What sort of book might be useful in the kitchen?
Could it be a story book, a colouring book, an atlas, a cookery book or a dictionary?
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Did you get the right answer?
This is a cookery book.
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What sort of book would you need to check the spelling of a word?
Could it be a story book, a colouring book, an atlas, a cookery book or a dictionary?
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Did you get the right answer?
This is a dictionary.
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What sort of book does your teacher read to you in class?
Could it be a story book, a colouring book, an atlas, a cookery book or a dictionary?
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Did you get the right answer?
This is a story book.
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What sort of book shows you all the countries in the world?
Could it be a story book, a colouring book, an atlas, a cookery book or a dictionary?
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Did you get the right answer?
This is an atlas.
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What sort of book would you use with your coloured pencils?
Could it be a story book, a colouring book, an atlas, a cookery book or a dictionary?
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Did you get the right answer?
This is a colouring book.