Baking Bread by Lynne Rickards is a non-fiction Green band reader in Cambridge Reading Adventures, used for Class 2 at Lahore Grammar School (LGS). It has 17 pages (ISBN 9781316503270). The cover is a warm photograph of golden round loaves on a wooden bread peel in front of a brick oven.
Roti and naan are part of almost every family’s day in Pakistan, so a book about how bread is made starts with something a child knows. In the 2027-28 session, it gives Class 2 readers a step-by-step explanation, with photographs and a glossary.
What the book is about
According to the teaching notes, this non-fiction book explores the process of making bread. It incorporates features of simple explanation texts, such as following a series of logical steps in chronological order. The notes add that young beginner readers are less likely to have met this genre, as the focus for five- and six-year-olds is mostly on recount, report and instruction, so this text is particularly suitable for older learners reading at Green band. Photographs and captions support the information and aid comprehension, and non-fiction features include a glossary, an index and labelling.
Sentences are written in the simple present tense, consistent with explanation texts, and time connectives (‘Now’, ‘It’s time’) indicate the sequence of events. The specialised words ‘rise’, ‘pounds’ and ‘vat’ are defined in the glossary. Pages 12 and 13 show baguettes, and the index helps the reader find them.
What your child learns from it
The publisher’s teaching notes list these learning outcomes. A child who reads this book can:
- read a widening range of novel or unfamiliar words, using appropriate reading strategies including decoding regular words (‘vat’, ‘spins’);
- distinguish between fiction and non-fiction text, naming some key features of non-fiction;
- use the index and glossary pages to locate information and support comprehension.
How to read it together at home
The guided reading lesson printed in the book gives a simple routine you can follow:
- Before reading, it helps if children have some experience of mixing dough in cooking or art classes. You could keep a small piece of flour dough to feel and play with as you talk about the bread-making process.
- Give your child the book, read the title and the blurb, and ask them to predict what it will be about and whether it is fiction or non-fiction, giving reasons.
- Talk about the breads your family eats. Open the book at pages 2 and 3 and talk about the many different kinds of bread (big, small, round, square, long, thin).
- Say: in this book we find out how a baker makes a particular type of long, thin loaf called a baguette.
- Go to pages 12 and 13 to find the baguettes, then to the glossary to read the definition; ask how to find ‘baguette’ in the book, and use the index.
Fun learning links beyond the book
For science, cooking activities let children explore different types of flour, different methods of cooking, and what happens when yeast is added. If possible, visit a bakery in your local area. For literacy, read stories that feature cooking or baking, such as ‘The Gingerbread Man’, ‘The Magic Porridge Pot’ or ‘Stone Soup’, and invite children to write instructions for making a gingerbread man.
About the Green band
Green band is a step for confident early readers, with longer texts and more demanding vocabulary.
Who, when, where and why
Whom: Class 2 children (about seven years old). When: during the 2027-28 session. Where: at school, at home in the kitchen and at your local bakery. Why: to learn how an explanation text works and how a loaf of bread is made. Book lists at LGS are almost the same from campus to campus, with a few campuses following their own for some subjects, so message us your campus name first and we will confirm this exact book with you.
Frequently asked questions
Is it a story?
No. It is an explanation text with photographs, a glossary and an index.
Who wrote it?
Lynne Rickards.
What are the hard words?
Rise, pounds and vat, defined in the glossary.
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