This is a handy volume to read aloud on the approach to Halloween, or to use as the basis of a larger topic: a collection of poems with magic as their theme. Most are contemporary, but not all: Shakespeare, Mary Elizabeth Coleridge, Lewis Carroll and Alfred Lord Tennyson sit alongside Benjamin Zephaniah, A.F Harrold and…
Inspired by the stories of Grace Darling and Ida Lewis, both courageous lighthouse keepers’ daughters, award winning author Peter Bunzl tells a magical story of Deryn, who is left to keep the lantern lit on remote Featherstone Island. Deryn’s mother is due to have her baby, but there have been complications so when she and…
This is an Accessible Readers publication published to create support for reading development for children and to allow the same learning and development opportunities for all young readers including those with learning differences such as dyslexia. It is also a useful geography source at KS1/ early KS2, (aged 5-8), with double page spreads about Antarctica.…
We hear more and more about children’s mental health, particularly so in this time of the pandemic. Children are bound to worry and they are not always good at expressing their concerns. The author produced a successful e-book dealing specifically with coronavirus, leading to Everybody Worries which encompasses all areas. It seeks to reassure young…
Stephen Tomecek is a real scientist who has been a geologist and has worked as Assistant Director of the Science Museum of Long Island, New York and as Science Supervisor for the New York Hall of Science. It is therefore not surprising that this book is a fascinating look at the world and how it…
This outstanding book has a foreword by Elizabeth Wathuti, the celebrated environmentalist and climate activist, which highlights the importance of climate action. Following an introduction page from the author that gives a clear resume of what the book is about, the contents are divided into four major sections ‘Causes’, the ‘Effects’, ‘Our Part’ and finally…
This superb 64 page book is just what is required for KS2 and first year KS3 readers studying Climate Change, as part of a Geography or a Science curriculum. It would make a very good straight forward course book for the children, crammed full of information in 7 chapters. Each Chapter has fun but serious…
This is an excellent book that is great value for money. We travel the world finding out about over 90 celebrations and festivals. There are religious, cultural and historical dates including national holidays. We are given information in appropriate language and plenty of colourful, playful illustrations that engage readers and capture the mood of the…
James Carter is an award-winning children’s poet, non-fiction writer and musician. An ambassador for National Poetry Day, his work hits the right note for primary school children. In this, his 5th solo collection, he includes his most popular and requested poems, plus 8 brand new ones. Some of my personal favourites are here including “Tree”,…