phyloxena

You are so right about system. Most recent non-fiction books for children, and indeed for adults, are so ablaze with colour pictures, and so full of panels giving odd, disjointed bits of information, that it's hard to follow the text. I find that sort of layout very exhausting, and when I was a school teacher, I found that less able children simply couldn't find the relevant information at all, the page was so divided up and jazzy. I'll have a look round our local bookshops for some books that have a properly presented, continuous text. Has your daughter got any particular interests in the non-fiction department?

(BTW, I think you meant 'classic of the genre'. And I would say 'as seems to be the point', rather than 'as it seems to be the point'.)