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Rainbowsaurus Library Trail

Rainbowsaurus – Library Trail

Topic: Empathy, English, LGBTQ+

Age Range: 3-6

Related Book: Rainbowsaurus

Book Creator: Steve Antony

Bring the rainbow into your school library with this fun trail for kids to enjoy. Rainbowsaurus is a joyful and fun read-along tale of one family’s quest to find the Rainbowsaurus. It’s created by Steve Antony, the bestselling author-illustrator of The Queen’s Hat.

Themes: Dinosaurs | Colours | Rhymes | Phonics | LGBTQ+ |

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Rainbowsaurus – Activity Sheets

Topic: Art, Empathy, English, LGBTQ+

Age Range: 3-6

Related Book: Rainbowsaurus

Book Creator: Steve Antony

Bring the rainbow into your classroom with these fun activity sheets for kids to get stuck into. Rainbowsaurus is a joyful and fun read-along tale of one family’s quest to find the Rainbowsaurus. This inclusive picture book introduces ten colours to children as well as animals and the sounds they make, encouraging little ones to join in the story telling. Rainbowsaurus is created by Steve Antony, the bestselling author-illustrator of The Queen’s Hat.

Themes: Dinosaurs | Colours | Rhymes | Phonics | LGBTQ+ |

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Every Little Hippo Can – Progress Chart

Topic: English, Growing up

Age Range: 3-6

Related Book: Every Little Hippo Can

From the creators of the bestselling Giraffes Can’t Dance comes an empowering story about a little hippo who discovers that success often requires a little patience, and simply TRYING can bring its own unexpected rewards. This progress chart rewards children for practising life skills and for persevering.

Themes: Perseverance| The ‘power of yet’ | Growth mindset | Families |

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Paper Dragons – Teaching Notes

Topic: English, Geography, Life changes

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: Paper Dragons: The Fight for the Hidden Realm

Book Creator: Siobhan McDermott

An extraordinary fantasy series for readers aged 9+, featuring an underwater school, fierce dragons, magical jellyfish and age-shifting immortals! Watch the epic trailer here!

Themes: Fantasy & Adventure | Chinese Mythology | World Building | Descriptive Writing

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Where the River Runs Gold – Teaching Notes

Topic: English, History

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: Where the River Runs Gold

Book Creator: Sita Brahmachari

Suitable for: Ages 9 11

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

Themes: Climate | Justice | Stories | Love

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When I Feel Red – Teaching Notes

Topic: Empathy, English, Mental Health, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 7-11

Book Creator: Lily Bailey

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

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Zeina Starborn resources

Zeina Starborn – Teaching Notes

Topic: Climate change, English

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: Zeina Starborn and the Emerald King

Book Creator: Hannah Durkan

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

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Which Way to Anywhere – Teaching Notes

Topic: English

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: Which Way to Anywhere

Book Creator: Cressida Cowell

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

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Cressida Cowell classroom pack

Cressida Cowell – Classroom Display Pack

Topic: English

Age Range: 7-11

Book Creator: Cressida Cowell

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
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Geomancer Discussion Questions

Geomancer – Discussion Questions

Topic: English, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: Geomancer: In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen

Book Creator: Kiran Millwood Hargrave

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

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Watch videos of Kiran introducing the book and characters

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There’s a Rang-tan in My Bedroom – Teaching Notes

Topic: Climate change, English, Geography, Non-Fiction, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 3-6, 7-11

Related Book: There's a Rang-Tan in My Bedroom

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

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Black Brother, Black Brother – Discussion Questions

Topic: English, Growing up, Race & identity

Age Range: 11-14, 14+

Related Book: Black Brother, Black Brother

Book Creator: Jewell Parker Rhodes

Black Brother, Black Brother is a powerful coming-of-age story about two brothers – one who presents as white, the other as Black – and the ways they are forced to navigate a world that doesn’t treat them equally.

From the bestselling author of Ghost Boys, Jewell Parker Rhodes, this is another poignant and gripping story about how children and families face the complexities of race and racism in today’s world.

Themes: Race | Injustice | Family relationships | Coming-of-age

Watch a video from the author here.

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