From the pyramids in Egypt to the Sydney Opera House, landmarks have been built all over the world. Find out what makes them so special.

* Turquoise/ Band 7 books offer literary language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms.

* Text type – An information book.

* A map of the world on pages 22 and 23 shows the location of all the landmarks.

* Curriculum links – Geography: ‘the location and characteristics of a range of the world’s most significant human and physical features’.