Author(s): Juliet Kerrigan

Level 21

Have you ever gone looking for buried treasure? Find out all about being an archaeologist, the treasure that has been found - from gold coins to butter that has been preserved for thousands of years - and what we can learn from it in this fascinating information book. * Gold/Band 9 fiction offers developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters. * Text type: An information book * An illustrated timeline on pages 22 and 23 helps readers to recap the finds in chronological order and what can be discovered from each piece. * Curriculum links: History: What was it like to live here in the past?; Citizenship: Living in a diverse world