A collection of illustrated text extracts selected especially to introduce junior age children to a wide range of text types. Texts for Sharing 4 is appropriate for 10-11 year olds and includes: autobiography; diaries; a range of poetic forms; discussion texts; formal writing; works bysignificant children's poets, some on the same theme or by the same poet, for comparison; journalistic writing.In the Big Book, teaching ideas by literacy consultant Julie Carr are included, which offer ideas for using the texts in shared and group sessions, and as stimuli for children's own writing.