Topic: Empathy, LGBTQ+, PSHE & Citizenship
Related Book: Gender Identity for Kids
Book Creator: Andy Passchier
A fun, approachable and easy-to-use guide to gender identity for 7+ readers with colourful illustrations throughout. these discussion questions and activity sheet can be used in the classroom alongside the book
Themes: Identity
Topic: English, Growing up, Life changes
Age Range: 7-11
Related Book: Wish
Book Creator: Jack Ryder
Join new friends Pixie and Wyld as they set out to solve a mystery of mermaids and magical coins, in this brilliant new adventure story from author Jack Ryder, for 7-9 year-olds. Download a fun wordsearch and colouring sheet from Wish – perfect for entertaining pupils before the end of term.
Themes: Adventure | Family | Friendship | Grief
Topic: English
Age Range: 7-11
Related Book: Meet the Maliks – Twin Detectives: The Cookie Culprit
Book Creator: Zanib Mian
Meet the Maliks is the first book in a new series from Zanib Mian, the author of Planet Omar, full of her trademark warmth and humour. When the mosque’s cookie competition is sabotaged, Maysa and Musa must band together to save the day…
Themes: Family and Identity | British Muslim Representation | Detective Stories | Creating Humour
Topic: English, PSHE & Citizenship
Age Range: 7-11
Related Book: The Night Bus Hero
Book Creator: Onjali Q. Raúf
From Onjali Q. Rauf, the award-winning and best-selling author of The Boy at the Back of the Class, comes another incredible story, told with humour and heart. Told from the perspective of a bully, this book explores themes of homelessness, while celebrating kindness, friendship and the potential everyone has to change for the good.
Themes: Bullying | Homelessness | Kindness | Being a Hero
Topic: English
Age Range: 7-11
Related Book: Nightspark
Book Creator: Michael Mann
A riveting, magical adventure set in the waterways of a richly reimagined England, and the epic conclusion of the Ghostcloud duology. These classroom resources contain discussion questions, comprehension tasks, writing tasks and drawing tasks.
Topic: Climate change, English, Geography, PSHE & Citizenship, Science
Age Range: 7-11
Related Book: Global
Book Creator: Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin, Giovanni Rigano
A powerful graphic novel adventure exploring issues of climate change, from the team behind the award-winning Illegal and Artemis Fowl graphic novels.
Teaching notes also available.
Watch a video of the authors, Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, and illustrator, Giovanni Rigano, here.
Topic: Climate change, English, Geography, PSHE & Citizenship, Science
Age Range: 7-11
Related Book: Global
Book Creator: Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin, Giovanni Rigano
A powerful graphic novel adventure exploring issues of climate change, from the team behind the award-winning Illegal and Artemis Fowl graphic novels. These resources contain discussion questions, problem-solving tasks, writing tasks, speaking tasks and activities around climate change.
Themes: The Climate Crisis | The impact of global warming | Conservation | Taking action | Hope | Connection
Display poster also available.
Watch a video of the authors, Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, and illustrator, Giovanni Rigano, here.
Topic: Empathy, English, Race & identity
Related Book: The Stories Grandma Forgot (and How I Found Them)
Book Creator: Nadine Aisha Jassat
From acclaimed poet Nadine Aisha Jassat comes a captivating mystery about memory loss, identity, and the unbreakable bond between grandmother and granddaughter. This resource pack contains cross-curricular activites and discussion questions for use in the classroom or library reading group.
Themes: Identity | Heritage | Memory | Family | Stories
Topic: English, Life changes, Modern Classic
Related Book: Skellig: the 25th anniversary illustrated edition
Book Creator: David Almond
David Almond’s timeless classic Skellig about love, loss and hope, now available in a stunning 25th anniversary edition featuring illustrations by Tom de Freston.
Discussion questions also available.
Topic: English, Life changes, Modern Classic
Related Book: Skellig: the 25th anniversary illustrated edition
Book Creator: David Almond
David Almond’s timeless classic Skellig about love, loss and hope, now available in a stunning 25th anniversary edition featuring illustrations by Tom de Freston. These discussion questions also contain links to other available teaching resources.
Themes: Family | Grief | New beginning | Friendship | Siblings
Display poster also available.
Topic: English
Age Range: 7-11
Bella Bright and the Ghost Game is a spooky ghost story set on the night of Halloween, set in a boarding school and perfect for readers aged 9+. Resources feature fun activities including grammar, art and creative writing elements.
Topic: English
Related Book: Crookhaven The School for Thieves
Book Creator: J.J. Arcanjo
Download this A3 poster for your classroom/ library.