Otter-Barry Books ISBN9781910959176 £12.99 A charming book that explores the wonderful world of clothes all around the world. Each page is a delight. Themes include hot and cold, off to school, sports, leisure wear, travel and shopping. I particularly liked the sections on clothes for special jobs such as a firefighter and an astronaut, the…
Wayland Publishers ISBN 9781526308986 £12.99 This book introduces a very complex subject in a way that gives children a good, simple explanation of the sheer vastness of the earth’s history and how the earth has evolved over billions of years. It uses bold language and artwork to grab the young reader. The book demonstrates how…
Wide Eyed ISBN 9781847809650 £11.99 A beautiful book with glorious illustrations that celebrates the last 13 wildernesses on earth. The illustrators capture the essence and detail of each habitat – rainforest, arctic, prairie, woodland, coral reef, desert, rock pool, mountain, outback, moorland, deep sea, mangrove and savannah. McAllister’s verse is descriptive and powerful. It reads…
Tiny Owl ISBN 9781910328361 £12.99 This is a superb book with a very straightforward but profound message, which is ‘there is room in the world for everyone’. The text is simple with only about twenty words on each double page spread but those words give us a thought provoking message about the way we should…
Hodder ISBN 9781444933802 £12.99 This is a delightful story of a young kitten and her desire for adventure. Despite living in a comfortable home with plenty to eat, Smallpaw is bored and longs to explore the world outside the cat flap. When she finally does escape, she comes up against a hungry fox and, if…
Walker ISBN 9781406378658 £12.99 Second in a trilogy about shapes, Square is as unexpected as it is comical. The character, Square, spends his days pushing square blocks up a hill onto an ever-growing pile. ‘This is his work’ catapults us into the world of metaphor for monotonous employment. Is it fulfilling for Square? Does he…
Wide Eyed Editions ISBN 9781786032768 £11.99 This hardback book with a bamboo stylus is aimed at Nursery and Lower KS1 children at Primary School and could be a book for both the school classroom and at home. It is both innovative and interactive. The Atlas is made up of a variety of fully illustrated maps…
Barrington Stoke ISBN 9781781127681 £6.99 Katherine Woodfine is a familiar name with her series of Sinclair Mysteries for middle grade readers but, with this book, she has focused on a slightly younger audience. This is a fictionalized story about a young girl, Rose Bertin, who would eventually become the first really famous Couturier in France.…
Otter-Barry Books ISBN 9781910959961 £12.99 A charming, engaging book that features 15 endangered species, including the blue whale, the snow leopard, staghorn coral and the peacock tarantula. Children are invited to choose areas of the world and creatures that interest them. They are directed to pages that tell the story of that creature, and the…
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