Bloomsbury ISBN 9781408864838 £6.99 This wonderfully nostalgic title harks back to the years of Listen with Mother on the BBC and is so familiar, it features in the Oxford Book of Quotations. Here, Leigh Hodgkinson manages to give it a timeless feel. A small person is hunting for the perfect place to sit and read a book (hurrah!),…
Planning of effective literacy units using high quality children’s literature Created by Sue McGonigle, this guidance will: Support student teachers and newly qualified teachers with planning engaging literacy units based on high quality children’s literature, providing guidance and exemplar materials. Demonstrate how linked sequences of lessons can be devised which ensure progression and lead to…
Literature for Cross-Curricular Learning Looking for good reads to share with children aged 5 – 11 that cover subjects across the curriculum? Take a look at our recommendations: all of these books have been tried and tested by the English 4-11 reviews team and the Primary Education Committee. If you buy any of the books,…
Winning books Non-fiction 7-11 The Ways of the Wolf Smriti Prasadam-Halls, illustrated by Jonathan Woodward (Hachette Children’s Group) Non-fiction 4-7 The Big Book of Beasts Yuval Zommer (Thames and Hudson) Fiction 7-11 On A Magical Do-Nothing Day Beatrice Alemagna (Thames and Hudson) Fiction 4-7 Stardust Jeanne Willis, illustrated by Briony May Smith (Nosy Crow) Shortlisted…
Orion Children’s Books ISBN 9781444010749 £7.99 Not one but two terrific stories in the Spymaster series – in Deadly Storm the action takes place whilst Henry VIII is travelling and is cut off by a flooded river and a destroyed bridge. Taking cover in an isolated castle, with only a few retainers, the King is in deadly…
Winning books Non- Fiction 4-7 The Rhythm of the Rain Grahame Baker-Smith (Templar Publishing) Non-Fiction 7-11 Ocean Hélène Druvert and Emmanuelle Grundmann (Thames & Hudson) Fiction 7-11 Ocean Meets Sky The Fan Brothers (The Quarto Group) Fiction 4-7 I Say Ooh, You say Aah John Kane (Templar Publishing) Margaret Mallet Award for Children’s Non- fiction Rebel Voices: the…
Wayland ISBN 978526300003 £13.99 This book is part of the important ‘And other big questions’ series that offers balanced considerations on big issues and hot topics. Readers are encouraged to think for themselves about the concept of gender and the impact it can have on their life. This book discusses topics including sex, intersex, gender…
Quarry (Quarto books) ISBN 9781631594250 £10.99 This is the first book that I have seen which is dedicated to the world of ‘Slime’ and I had not realized that it is such a world-wide phenomenon. The author is a young, (currently 16 years), social media star with a series of videos on Instagram and in…
