7-11

Suitable for: Ages 9 11

Includes: Extracts from the text + corresponding discussion questions and activities

Themes: Climate | Justice | Stories | Love

Encourage children to celebrate individuality and find their place in the world with this empowering story about living with dyspraxia. From author and mental health activist, Lily Bailey, perfect for readers of A Kind of Spark.

Themes: Overcoming challenges | Big Emotions | Dyspraxia | Relationships | Family and Friendship | Empathy | Identity | Being True to Yourself

Also available: When I See Blue Teaching Resources

From L. D. Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency, comes a heartwarming and hilarious story about a girl who is convinced her new stepdad is actually Father Christmas. Structured like an advent calendar, this is the perfect story to read one day at a time in the lead up to Christmas (with an extra special chapter for Christmas day!).

Themes: Christmas | Advent | Blended Families | Humour

The Zeina Starborn series is a richly inventive fantasy series filled with explorers, inventors, and mighty sky whales.

Themes: World Building | Creating Characters | Descriptive Writing | Explorers and Inventors | Pollution

Which Way to Anywhere is an out-of-this-world adventure series from the bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon.

Themes: Intelligence | Creativity | Empathy

A selection of Cressida Cowell branded signage for your classroom or library, including:

• CRESSIDA COWELL
• READING IS MAGIC
• CREATIVITY CORNER
• Discover the Magic of CRESSIDA COWELL

Discussion questions for Geomancer the fantasy trilogy from bestselling author Kiran Millwood Hargrave. These questions are ideal for use in class and book group sessions with children in years 5 and 6.

Themes: The Natural World | Adventure | Fantasy | Earth Magic

Download the Teaching Notes

Watch videos of Kiran introducing the book and characters

Watch the Trailer

Teach children about the plight of the orangutan and the dangers of deforestation in, There’s a Rang-tan in My Bedroom, the timely and beautiful picture book by James Sellick and Frann Preston-Gannon, in collaboration with Greenpeace. We’ve got lots of excellent resources that will help you plan KS1 and KS2 lessons and assemblies as well as encouraging children to think about campaigning and how to help save the environment.

Themes: Environment | Animal Welfare | Climate Change | Geography and deforestation

Discover inspiring black men and women through history, from artists to inventors, in this beautifully illustrated biography collection. Black Stories Matter feature biographies of famous and inspiring black people, celebrating their lives and achievements, and seeing how they’ve made a difference to change the world we live in. The books are ideal for readers aged 9 and above.

Themes: Race & Identity | History |

Filled with easy-to-understand explanations, down-to-earth advice and cheeky illustrations, this growing-up guide by trusted paediatrician Dr Ranj is perfect for boys aged 10+ who want to discover the confidence to be the very best version of themselves.

Themes: Gender and Identity | Growing up | Mental Health and Body Confidence | Developing Healthy Relationships

What would you do if YOU ran the country?

This fun, smart-thinking introduction to politics gives kids the chance to run their own country, learning everything from elections and tackling big issues like climate change, to teamwork and leadership skills along the way. From journalist and BBC Radio 4 factual commissioning editor Rich Knight.

Themes: Politics | Leadership | Personal values | Fairness | Teamwork

From  the award-winning and best-selling author of The Boy at the Back of the Class, comes an incredible story about missing histories and the concept of a universal family, told with humour and heart.

Themes: History | Forgotten Stories | Racism | WW2 | Bullying | Family & Friends | Justice & Equality | Identity