Key learning points

1. Predictions about the plot can be made using the front cover, title, illustrations and what we know
2. A front cover shares the title, "Ada Twist, Scientist", the author, Andrea Beaty and illustrations
3. Sometimes, authors write a range of books with similarities
4. Looking at other books by the same author can help us to make links
5. Front covers and our own interests help us to decide which books we'd most like to read

Keywords

• Character - a person or animal in a story

• Plot - what happens in a story

• Prediction - making a guess using what we know

• Illustration - a picture in a book

• Author - an author is responsible for crafting the words that make up a text.

Common misconception