Primary Longman Elect 6B 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 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.

It doesn’t tell you the ending 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.

After people have read the book they may write a review 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.

Winner of Children’s book of the Year Award Sarah’s family move to a new house but Sarah is lonely. Then one day she finds a mysterious door in the house that she hasn’t seen before. What is behind the door? Where will this adventure take Sarah? Opening the door is only the start of the fun … Winner of Children’s book of the Year Award ISBN 900-10-0909-1 Stephanie Sung is a comedian, singer, actress and writer. This is her fifth book. My favourite book this year! Rex Reed Incredibly moving from start to finish! Time magazine Cook’s Books Here are some more things you can sometimes find on back covers.

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.

Yes, this book won two awards. Did this book win any awards? This is the story of environmental campaigner, Heath Bush, who goes in search of the last black rhino. Follow Heath on his adventure in Western Africa. Can he stop the black rhino becoming extinct? Will the hunters catch Heath too? When Heath finds the last Rhino the adventure really begins … ISBN 900-10-0909-1 Winner of the Travel Book of the Year Award 2009 Time magazine’s book of the year A beautiful, touching, moving story… Film Monthly Constantly exciting, never disappointing … Larry Harrison Im Press Yes, this book won two awards. Did this book win any awards?

In the story, does Heath find a black rhino? This is the story of environmental campaigner, Heath Bush, who goes in search of the last black rhino. Follow Heath on his adventure in Western Africa. Can he stop the black rhino becoming extinct? Will the hunters catch Heath too? When Heath finds the last Rhino the adventure really begins … ISBN 900-10-0909-1 Winner of the Travel Book of the Year Award 2009 Time magazine’s book of the year A beautiful, touching, moving story… Film Monthly Constantly exciting, never disappointing … Larry Harrison Im Press In the story, does Heath find a black rhino? Yes, and then the story continues.

Larry Harrison read and reviewed the book. This is the story of environmental campaigner, Heath Bush, who goes in search of the last black rhino. Follow Heath on his adventure in Western Africa. Can he stop the black rhino becoming extinct? Will the hunters catch Heath too? When Heath finds the last Rhino the adventure really begins … ISBN 900-10-0909-1 Winner of the Travel Book of the Year Award 2009 Time magazine’s book of the year A beautiful, touching, moving story… Film Monthly Constantly exciting, never disappointing … Larry Harrison Im Press Who is Larry Harrison? Larry Harrison read and reviewed the book.

Film Monthly is a monthly magazine. This is the story of environmental campaigner, Heath Bush, who goes in search of the last black rhino. Follow Heath on his adventure in Western Africa. Can he stop the black rhino becoming extinct? Will the hunters catch Heath too? When Heath finds the last Rhino the adventure really begins … ISBN 900-10-0909-1 Winner of the Travel Book of the Year Award 2009 Time magazine’s book of the year A beautiful, touching, moving story… Film Monthly Constantly exciting, never disappointing … Larry Harrison Im Press What is Film Monthly? Film Monthly is a monthly magazine.

This is the story of environmental campaigner, Heath Bush, who goes in search of the last black rhino. Follow Heath on his adventure in Western Africa. Can he stop the black rhino becoming extinct? Will the hunters catch Heath too? When Heath finds the last Rhino the adventure really begins … ISBN 900-10-0909-1 Winner of the Travel Book of the Year Award 2009 Time magazine’s book of the year A beautiful, touching, moving story… Film Monthly Constantly exciting, never disappointing … Larry Harrison Im Press What adjectives do Film Monthly and Larry Harrison use to describe the story?

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