This picture book is a farmyard walk where children can discover animal footprints, tufts of sheep wool, a chicken’s feather, a broken eggshell and many other items. On the farm walk children will learn about the crops, the animals and the produce of the farm. Beautifully illustrated and with extremely good nature notes this is…
Essays exploring interrelated strands of material ecologies, past and present British politics, and the act of writing, through a rich variety of case studies.
We are delighted to share the news that Professor Jenny Richards, Chair of the Higher Education Committee, has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy. Each year, the British Academy elects scholars who have achieved distinction in any branch of the humanities and social sciences. Jenny has been recognised alongside 86 new Fellows showcasing…
Elizabeth Draper (Chair of the Secondary and Further Education Committee), Dr Becky Fisher (CEO), and Professor Jenny Richards (Chair of the Higher Education Committee) have contributed a blog to the Mapping the Arts and Humanities Project: At this challenging time, more join-up is crucial, and this Mapping the Arts and Humanities Project aims to do…
A list of subject associations, learned societies and other organisations across all areas of English Studies With thanks to Dr Andrea Macrae (Oxford Brookes University) National Subject Associations and Organisations Related International Organisations Broader National HE Organisations Learned Societies Organisations Promoting and Supporting Writers and Writing National Regional Other Literary Societies National Subject…
Teachers, librarians, authors, and researchers explore how to get the right book in the right hands at the right time In this one-hour panel discussion, you will join contributors to the summer issue of the EA Newsletter to continue the discussion around reading for pleasure. With evidence that reading for pleasure is more important for children’s…
This paperback book is for everyone – children, teenagers and adults. It is a Climate-Justice Primer for both Activists and Chancemakers. You learn the causes of climate change, but also understand the systems that underpin our society. The first eleven chapters cover the how and why our climate is changing, what is climate justice, the…
This Mapmakers novel follows the The Mapmaker’s Race (2018). Sal, Joe, Francie and Humphrey Santander are mapmakers looking for their father, a famous explorer, who has disappeared on an expedition. They go searching in Cruxcia, where the people are fighting to protect their land from Grania Trading Company. The Santander’s map skills may be what…
A superb environmental novel for 8 to 14 year olds about two children fighting for a better world. This is a really moving story about climate change. It is based in a futuristic world where Industry runs the country. There are crowded cities with cars stacked vertically and shopping centres stretching miles into the sky.…