Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 19: Do Sharks Like Ice Cream?: The Surprising World of Statistics

Find out how statistics is used to make all sorts of surprising discoveries.

Find out how statistics can be used to solve problems and make suprising discoveries. Learn everything you need to know in order to question the statistics that you come across. Readerful is designed to motivate children to read more. This Independent Library book is for pupils in Y6/P7 at Oxford Reading Level 19 to read without support.Statistics can be applied everywhere, from catching criminals and predicting the future, to making groundbreaking discoveries and winning at games. This book is bursting with real-life examples of how statistics is used. Find out how your friends are statistically more likely to have more friends than you, and what links ice cream sales with the number of shark attacks! This book is from Readerful's Independent Library. It is for children aged 10 to 11 to read without support. Readerful is a reading library specially designed to motivate children to read more. The series offers contemporary, inclusive books for children from 4 to 11 years, including: Books for Sharing: picture books to be read aloud by an adult for inspiring reading sessions Independent Library: fiction, graphic texts, character mini-series and non-fiction for children to read independently Rise: fully decodable books for older struggling readers to read independently. How Readerful works: - Read aloud the Books for Sharing for magical reading sessions that motivate children to read more. - Then encourage children to choose a book to read by themselves, from Readerful's Independent Library or from Rise. You'll find links between the books' topics, vocabulary, characters and authors - all designed to keep children reading, boost their vocabulary and develop their knowledge of the world around them.