LGS & LACAS Class 1 – All Kinds of Plants (Blue Band Reader) 2027-28

All Kinds of Plants by Anita Ganeri is a non-fiction Blue band reader in the Cambridge Reading Adventures series. It is on the LGS Class 1 and LACAS Class 1 lists on this site. The cover is a close-up photograph of Venus flytraps, the plants that snap shut on insects, with the title in lime green. For a six-year-old it is a little scary and a lot of fun. This page is written for the 2027-28 session; we only have the cover photo of this book, so the facts below come from the series and the publisher's description.

Exams Book House, Shop Number 4, Al Fazal Market, Urdu Bazar, Lahore, supplies it with cash on delivery across Pakistan and delivery to the Gulf countries.

Quick facts

• Title on the cover: All Kinds of Plants · Cambridge Reading Adventures · Blue band · Anita Ganeri
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Author: Anita Ganeri
• Band: Blue band (non-fiction)
• Cover picture: a close-up photograph of Venus flytraps with the title in lime green
• Contents: only the cover photo is shown for this book
• Shown on: LGS Class 1 and LACAS Class 1, and in School Readers → Cambridge
• Session: 2027-28

What is this book?

Many Class 1 children meet their first proper information book here. Instead of following a story from the first page to the last, they learn to dip into a book, find the part they want and read facts about the world. That is a skill they will use for the rest of their school life.

The book is a report that explores different kinds of plants around the world. Features such as labels and captions give extra information, and it has a contents page, an index and a glossary. Plants such as the redwood, the flytrap and rainforest plants are examples of the long words the reader meets, and the glossary explains technical words.

How a non-fiction reader works

• Contents page: shows what is inside and on which page.
• Labels and captions: short notes beside pictures that give extra facts.
• Index: helps a reader find one topic fast.
• Glossary: explains difficult words at the back.

A story is read from beginning to end. A report like this is not: the child chooses a page, finds the topic and reads for facts.

Language to notice

Reports use the present tense ("A fly lands on the leaves. The leaves snap shut.") and talk about groups of things in general, such as "plants that live in the rainforest". On the Venus flytrap pages the sentences are short and sharp, like the plant itself. Words such as redwood, flytrap and rainforest are made of two parts and can be read in chunks.

What a child can learn from it

• Reread a sentence to be sure of the meaning after working out a new or unusual word.
• Understand how a non-chronological report is built.
• Notice changes in sentence length and why the author chose them.

Try this at home

• Talk first about growing things: have you helped plant a seed or water a plant?
• Read the title and ask what kinds of plants you expect to find.
• Practise using the contents and index to find the Venus flytrap pages, then break flytrap into fly and trap.
• Notice the short sentences and talk about why the writer chose them.
• Plant a fast-growing seed such as a sunflower or bean and measure it every few days.

Links beyond the book

For science, link the book to plants growing near you: visit a garden or nursery and look for plants that catch insects or grow very tall. For writing, borrow the pattern of an old tale such as The Enormous Turnip and invent your own story about a giant plant, such as a gigantic cactus.

The Reading Adventures bands on this site

Cambridge Reading Adventures groups its readers into coloured bands, from the easiest to the hardest. Here is where this book sits, with the other readers on this site.

Why this book?

• A child's first real information book, with a contents page, index and glossary.
• Great for science work on plants and living things.
• Blue band: right for a confident Class 1 reader.

Who is it for, and when is it used?

It is for Class 1 children on the LGS and LACAS lists, about six years old. It is read at school in guided reading and at home as extra practice throughout the session. Ten minutes a night is plenty.

How to help at home

• Visit a garden or a vegetable shop and name five plants.
• Use the index to find a page, then read it aloud.
• Draw a plant and add labels and a caption.
• Grow a seed in a pot and keep a short diary.
• Ask "How do you know?" after each fact.

Is it right for LGS Class 1 and LACAS Class 1 and session 2027-28?

On this site it is shown under LGS Class 1 and LACAS Class 1. If your school's 2027-28 list names All Kinds of Plants, this is the book. Send us your list on WhatsApp and we will tell you what we can get for you.

Buy it in Urdu Bazar, Lahore

• Shop: Exams Book House, Shop Number 4, Al Fazal Market, Urdu Bazar, Lahore 54000
• Urdu Bazar Lahore book shop number: 0317 4846676 (call or WhatsApp)
• Open: Monday to Saturday, 9 AM – 9 PM; closed on Sunday
• Delivery: all over Pakistan with cash on delivery, and to the Gulf countries

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Frequently asked questions

Is it fiction?

No. It is a non-fiction report with labels, captions, an index and a glossary.

Who is the author?

Anita Ganeri.

What band is it?

Blue band.

Do we have a contents photo?

We have only the cover. The facts on this page come from the series and the publisher's description.

Is it on the LGS Class 1 and LACAS Class 1 list for 2027-28?

It is shown there on this site. Send your school list on WhatsApp so we can confirm.

Do you deliver outside Lahore?

Yes, all over Pakistan with cash on delivery, and to the Gulf countries. WhatsApp 0317 4846676.