O’Brien Press ISBN 9781847179753 £8.99 Tomi is the story of Tomi Reichental, a young boy growing up in a small village in Slovakia in the late 1930s and 1940s, who gets caught up in the cataclysmic events of World War Two. Tomi is Jewish. He describes an ideal rural childhood, growing up in an extended family…
OUP ISBN 9780192758729 £14.99 An exceptional book. A young crow is impressed by the speed of a peregrine falcon, the world fastest bird. He is inspired to work with other crows and create the Speed Bird, a car that will enable him to go faster than any other bird. This is a fascinating story about…
Barrington Stoke ISBN 9781781128282 £6.99 Izzy and her friend Asha are determined to follow their hobby of skateboarding, but using the board park is almost impossible because of the two ‘Skull’ brothers, the local bullies. When they find a way into a local disused gasworks it seems to be the answer to their problems. Then…
Otter-Barry Books ISBN 9781910959503 £6.99 This slim volume, published in time for National Poetry Day (October 4th in 2018) contains new poems by well-known, award-winning poets, who have also chosen favourite poems to share. The whole is thus a rich seam which yields much material to support poetry work in the classroom, and not only…
Lincoln Children’s Books ISBN 9781786030634 £12.99 A beautiful book that celebrates fifty historical figures who changed the world. Interesting prizes are awarded such as The Curiosity Award (Albert Einstein), The One Voice Award (Malala Yousafzai), The Express Yourself Award (David Bowie), Ernö Rubik. Some are famous, such as Vincent Lingiari, Sejong the Great and Katherine…
Zephyr ISBN 9781786698940 £10.99 This is a haunting and moving debut novel with a mystery that grips the reader to the end. Twelve-year-old Izzy is going through a dreadful time in her life: her mother lies in an induced coma after an accident for which Izzy blames herself; her father is finding it difficult to…
Wide Eyed Editions ISBN 9781786031495 £9.99 An excellent introduction to 40 musicians. Each entry has an illustration, a biography and additional information that explains what makes the icon distinctive. There is also background information such as a description of the Hippy Movement, the protest songs of the 70s and punk rock, and rap and grime…
Allen & Unwin ISBN 9781760634018 £12.99 For those who read The Island by the same author, this is another hard hitting, thought provoking wordless picture book with a powerful message. This one, I think, would suit not only upper end primary years but also early secondary pupils. In addition, the context and content have a…
Wayland ISBN 9781526306098 £12.99 This is a bright, inviting book for children who want to find out more about going veggie. It starts with a section on the history of vegetarianism, and mentions some vegetarians in history, including Leonardo da Vinci and Mary Shelley. Different vegetarian diets are explained, and the book explores some of…
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