Resources

Werelock and Scratch is an hilarious, highly illustrated, interactive adventure series where the reader must solve the clues alongside the protagonists to crack the case. Perfect for 7+ fans of mystery adventures. With this fun character quiz, kids can discover which of the characters they are most like!

Themes: Fiction | Activities

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Inspire budding artists with Art School (in a book), a guide to 38 contemporary artists and their key artwork, with engaging prompts to encourage kids to get creative! These resources take inspiration from the book with creative art prompts and activity sheets for children aged 9+

Themes: Art History | Creativity | Art | Activities

Discover the ten remarkable Black children who went on to change history with activity sheets centred around their inspirational untold stories.

Themes: Non-Fiction | History | Black History | Untold Stories

Explore the elements at work in our world and get a clear picture of the Periodic Table’s role in explaining the building blocks of the Universe.

Themes: Science | Chemistry

Find out more about the science of our cosmic companion and the wonder of how we get there.

Themes: Astronomy | Science

Find out more about the most pivotal conflicts in our history with activity sheets centred around this moving poetry collection.

Themes: Non-Fiction | Poetry| War | Conflict | History

Fun activities with the bold and colourful dinosaurs from The World of Dinosaur Roar.

Themes: Dinosaurs | Activities | Creativity

A heartfelt, stay-with-you-forever story about a young girl’s relationship with her grandad that gently introduces little ones to the concept of the circle of life. With stunning illustrations by Paddy Donnelly.  

Themes: Circle of life | Family | Growing Up | Trees | Change

This moody and melancholy anthology inspired by one of the twenty-first century’s greatest lyricists, Taylor Swift, features over 100 poems by William Wordsworth, Emily Dickinson, Lewis Carroll and many more. 

Themes: Poetry | Taylor Swift

Take your class on a unique and colourful hunt for ideas to help them channel their creativity and teach them that ideas big and small can come from anywhere and anything! 

Themes: Creativity | Imagination | Discovery

A laugh-out-loud picture book adventure packed with vibrant illustrations, hilarious high-stakes delivery-drama and an important message of perseverance, delivered by author-illustrator Tom Tinn-Disbury. Perfect for little ones who love vehicles and the post-people who knock on their door. 

Themes: Vehicles | Post | Animals

Two kids, one top-secret agency and an epic mission to save the world. Transcendent is an edge-of-your-seat, high-octane adventure series for readers 9+ that explores themes of climate change and STEM. Perfect for fans of Doctor Who.

Themes: Action and Adventure | Space Exploration | Climate Change | Inventions

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When Maya finds a list she made before losing her leg, she decides she’s still going to do everything on it – even though her former bestie has ditched her for the cool kids.

This funny and uplifting story by journalist and amputee Ella Dove is a celebration of friendship, family and overcoming adversity.

From Stonewall-Award-winning author of The Black Flamingo, Dean Atta, comes a must-read queer coming of age story written in verse. Big decisions, broken promises and messy relationships come to a head in this queer, coming of age story. 

Themes: Coming of age | In verse | Poetry | Queer stories | Pride

The debut YA graphic novel from bestselling author L. D. Lapinski and exciting new illustrator Logan Hanning. A powerful and uplifting story about self-discovery, acceptance and belonging. Perfect for fans of Heartstopper.​

The ultimate mindset manual to empower young people to navigate challenges and achieve success, inspired by Omar Sharif’s unforgettable true story.

Themes: Non-Fiction | Mindset Manual | Self Belief | Achieving Potential

On a cliff far away is a house at the edge of the world: Hope House. But it isn’t like any other… A page-turning mystery exploring family, identity and belonging, from acclaimed writer Nadine Aisha Jassat. Perfect for KS2-3 readers.

Themes: ​Family | Identity | Belonging | Magic | Mystery

How to Train Your Dragon School is a new spin-off series from no.1 bestseller Cressida Cowell, starring Hiccup, Toothless and friends as they embark on their training at the Isle of Berk’s Training School for Vikings and Dragons. These books feature standalone, action-packed, comedic adventures with low word count and a high level of illustration, designed to be accessible to developing readers.

This pack, based on the content of book 1, Doom of the Darkwing, contains a variety of engaging activities suitable for classroom or library sessions. Children will imagine that they are Viking warriors attending the training school. They will complete crosscurricular challenges such as making their own Viking ship, designing their own dragon and creating a comic strip adventure story. The activities are designed for lower key stage two but can easily be adapted for younger or older students and differentiated to suit the needs of your class.

Themes: Dragons | Fantasy worlds | The Vikings | Heroes | Adventure Stories