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Meet the Maliks – Teaching Notes

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

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The Night Bus Hero – Teaching Notes

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

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Giraffes Can’t Dance – Activity Sheets

Topic: English, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 3-6

Related Book: Giraffes Can't Dance Board Book

The bestselling picture book celebrating being exactly who you are and the joy of dancing to your own tune. A family favourite for over 20 years, it is a perfect way to introduce young children to the concepts of confidence, identity and community.

Teaching notes also available.

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Giraffes Can’t Dance – Teaching Notes

Topic: English, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 3-6

Related Book: Giraffes Can't Dance Board Book

The bestselling picture book celebrating being exactly who you are and the joy of dancing to your own tune. A family favourite for over 20 years, it is a perfect way to introduce young children to the concepts of confidence, identity and community.

These teaching notes can be used with children from EYFS through to KS1.

Activity sheets also available.

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Nightspark – Teaching Notes

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.

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Global – Poster

Topic: Climate change, English, Geography, PSHE & Citizenship, Science

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: Global

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.

 

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Global – Teaching Notes

Topic: Climate change, English, Geography, PSHE & Citizenship, Science

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: Global

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.

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The Stories Grandma Forgot (And How I Found Them) – Teaching Notes

Topic: Empathy, English, Race & identity

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

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

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Skellig – Discussion Questions

Topic: English, Life changes, Modern Classic

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

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.

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Bella Bright and the Ghost Game – Activity Sheets

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.

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