Vikings in Britain: Band 14/Ruby

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They came in their longships from Scandinavia, stealing gold and spreading fear. From fighting to settling, this is the story of how Vikings shaped the history of Britain as we know it.

Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. Text type - An information book. The book is organised into short chapters to help children practise the skills of locating and identifying important information. The glossary and index on pages 44 and 45 can be used to develop children’s information retrieval skills further. Curriculum links - History - Viking raids and invasion