Primary Longman Elect 6 B Chapter 5 Text

Primary Longman Elect 6 B Chapter 5 Text Type Back covers

Back covers Front and back book covers attract readers in different ways.

Front covers have attractive pictures, a title, and details such as the author and illustrator or photographer.

Back covers try to attract readers with words. This writing is called a blurb.

You can find a blurb on the back cover of DVDs too.

The blurb is a short description of the story. The blurb.

It doesn’t tell you the ending! It usually finishes with a sentence encouraging you to read the book.

You can also find comments from other people on the back cover. Comments from other people.

After people have read the book they may write a review. The publisher takes the best comments from the reviews and includes them here.

The comment. The person or magazine reviewing the book.

Notice the positive language in the comments.

You may sometimes see comments on the front cover of books and DVDs too.

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Prizes or awards the book has won.

Details about the author and a photo. The publisher. Numbers and a code to identify and sell the book.

Practice Let’s look at another back cover.

Did this book win Yes, any two awards? won awards. Winner of the Travel Book of the Year Award 2009 Time m agazine ’s book of the y ear This is the story o f environmental campaigner, Heath Bush, who goes in search of the last black rhino. Follo w Heath on his a dventure in Western Africa. Can he stop the b lack rhino becoming extinct? Will the hunters catch Heath too? When Heath finds the la st Rhino the adventure rea lly begins … A beautiful, touch ing, moving story … Film Monthly Constantly excitin Im Pres s g, never disappoin ting … Larry Harrison ISBN 900 -10 -0909 -1

In the story, does Heath find a black rhino? Winner of the Travel Book of the Year Award 2009 Time m agazine ’s book of the y ear This is the story o f environmental campaigner, Heath Bush, who goes in search of the last black rhino. Follo w Heath on his a dventure in Western Africa. Can he stop the b lack rhino becoming extinct? Will the hunters catch Heath too? When Heath finds the la st Rhino the adventure rea lly begins … A beautiful, touch ing, moving story … Film Monthly Yes, and then the story continues. Constantly excitin Im Pres s g, never disappoin ting … Larry Harrison ISBN 900 -10 -0909 -1

Who is Larry Harrison? Winner of the Travel Book of the Year Award 2009 Time m agazine ’s book of the y ear This is the story o f environmental campaigner, Heath Bush, who goes in search of the last black rhino. Follo w Heath on his a dventure in Western Africa. Can he stop the b lack rhino becoming extinct? Will the hunters catch Heath too? When Heath finds the la st Rhino the adventure rea lly begins … A beautiful, touch Larry Harrison read and reviewed the book. ing, moving story … Film Monthly Constantly excitin Im Pres s g, never disappoin ting … Larry Harrison ISBN 900 -10 -0909 -1

What is Film Monthly? Winner of the Travel Book of the Year Award 2009 Time m agazine ’s book of the y ear This is the story o f environmental campaigner, Heath Bush, who goes in search of the last black rhino. Follo w Heath on his a dventure in Western Africa. Can he stop the b lack rhino becoming extinct? Will the hunters catch Heath too? When Heath finds the la st Rhino the adventure rea lly begins … A beautiful, touch ing, moving story … Film Monthly is a monthly magazine. Constantly excitin Im Pres s g, never disappoin ting … Larry Harrison ISBN 900 -10 -0909 -1

Winner of the Travel Book of What adjectives do Film the Year Award 2009 Monthly and Larry Time magazine’s b ook of the yea r Harrison use to Tdescribe his is the story of environmental ca mpaigner, Heath Bush, who goes in search of the story? the last black rhino. Follow Heath on his adventure in Western Africa. Can he stop the b lack rhino becoming extinct? Will the hunters catch Heath too? When Heath finds the la st Rhino the adventure rea lly begins … A beautiful, touch ing, moving story … Film Monthly Constantly excitin Im Pres s g, never disappoin ting … Larry Harrison ISBN 900 -10 -0909 -1

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