Topic: English, Growing up
Related Book: Bone Music
Book Creator: David Almond
A timely and original masterpiece that explores the connections between the past and the present, between civilisation and wilderness. From David Almond, the multi award-winning author of Skellig and one of this generation’s finest storytellers.
Topic: English
Related Book: Hollowpox
Book Creator: Jessica Townsend
Discover the magical and mysterious world of NEVERMOOR in this spell-binding series for readers aged 9+ and fans of His Dark Materials. The accompanying resources, linked below, are full of classroom ideas and cross-curricular activities for KS2, ideal for use in literacy lessons or as extra-curricular activities.
Themes: Magic | Family | Literacy
Topic: Climate change, English, Growing up
Related Book: Wilder
Book Creator: Penny Chrimes
These Teaching Notes focus on the opening pages of Wilder by Penny Chimes to introduce the themes and ideas in the story. The notes include book cover prompts, reading questions for pages 1–14 that support children’s reading comprehension, inference and predictive skills, accompanying activities, and a ‘spotlight’ extract from Chapter One.
A beautiful and enthralling adventure about love, belonging, the delicate balance of nature – and the wildness within us all, for fans of The Last Wild and Where the Crawdads Sing, for 9+ readers.
Download an extract here.
Topic: Careers, English, Life changes, Non-Fiction, Science
Related Book: The Superpets (and Me!)
Book Creator: Noel Fitzpatrick
Discover the amazing true stories of the heroic animals saved by the nation’s Supervet, Noel Fitzpatrick!
This inspiring memoir recounts the incredible stories of Noel’s animal patients, celebrating the unbreakable bond between humans and animals. Supported by curriculum-linked activity sheets.
Subjects: English | Science | Art & Design | PSHE (The World of Work)
Topic: Empathy, History, Non-Fiction, Race & identity, Science
Related Book: Where Are You Really From?
Book Creator: Adam Rutherford
An unmissable new guide to human history from award-winning geneticist and bestselling author of A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived and How to Argue with a Racist. Uncover where we came from, exploring evolution, demystifying genetics and prompting important conversations about what race is and what it really means to be human.
Supported by downloadable KS2 resources linked to the science, history and PSHE curriculum.
Themes: Evolution | Science | History | Race & Identity | Family
Topic: English, Modern Classic
Related Book: Hedgewitch
Book Creator: Skye McKenna
An enchanting new series brimming with mystery and magic, for children age 9+. Books 1, 2 and 3 are out now.
Themes: Adventure | Fantasy | Nature and Wildlife | The Sky | Learning Together
Topic: Empathy, Growing up, Life changes, Non-Fiction, PSHE & Citizenship
Related Book: My Period
Book Creator: Milli Hill
My Period is the one-stop first period book from bestselling author Milli Hill – covering everything kids need to know, from what to expect and what period products to use, to learning how to track their cycles and feel proud of their amazing bodies.
Themes: Puberty | Body Positivity | PSHE
Topic: History, Non-Fiction, PSHE & Citizenship, Race & identity
Related Book: The History Of The African & Caribbean Communities In Britain
Book Creator: Hakim Adi
Newly updated, The History of African and Caribbean Communities in Britain explores why people came to Britain, the problems they faced and the contributions these communities have made to British society. Brought to life with case studies and rarely published photographs, this is an opportunity to get up close to the experiences and vital impact African and Caribbean people have had in Britain.
Find out more about The History of African and Caribbean Communities in Britain in this video from author Professor Hakim Adi.
Topic: History, Non-Fiction, PSHE & Citizenship, Race & identity
Related Book: African Migrations
Book Creator: Hakim Adi
Newly updated, African Migrations explores the history of migration from Africa, from the forced migrations of slavery and the experiences of life in the Americas to the political and economic migrations of more recent times. Experiences are brought to life with case studies of children from the 20th and 21st centuries.
Find out more about African Migrations in this video from author Professor Hakim Adi
Topic: English, LGBTQ+, Race & identity
Related Book: The Henna Wars
Book Creator: Adiba Jaigirdar
The Henna Wars is a gorgeous, heart-warming, queer YA love story by Bangladeshi-Irish author, Adiba Jaigirdar, a brilliant new voice in contemporary YA romance.
The Henna Wars is the perfect KS3 book to discuss difficult topics such as homophobia, cultural appropriation and racism, in the classroom.
Also available: Extracts from the book
Topic: Climate change, English, Geography
Related Book: The Strangeworlds Travel Agency
Book Creator: L.D. Lapinski
Themes: Travel and Exploration | Magic | Fantasy | World Building | Environment
Topic: Climate change, English, Geography
Related Book: The Strangeworlds Travel Agency
Book Creator: L.D. Lapinski
Themes: Travel and Exploration | Magic | Fantasy | World Building | Environment