‘Where are you from?’ is the question that fuels this extended poem and its dynamic images. A boy is seen in a playground, on a bridge, going through a door into an explosive world of ‘cataclysmic creation’ as he reacts to the offensiveness of the question which really means ‘Why is your skin that colour?’…
This colourful book, targeted at 9-11 year-olds, is one of a series dealing with Ancient Egypt, The Maya, The Vikings, The Shang Dynasty and the Stone, Bronze and Iron Age. It follows the usual arrangement: a series of double-page spreads, each dealing with an aspect of classical Greek civilisation (e.g. Athens, mythology, domestic and daily…
This wonderful dyslexia-friendly publisher has found yet another excellent writer/illustrator combination to produce a book with the interest level for Y5 and above, (9 years +), but at a reading age of 8 years. Lacey finds school difficult and largely irrelevant. Intelligent and quick-witted, she resorts to cheeky backchat in class and so spends a…
This large format (305 x 240mm) volume, superbly designed and illustrated, consists of double-page spreads, each illustrating an artefact from Roman times. The contents are well researched and accurate, and many will be familiar to specialists (e.g. wild beast hunter pp10-11; Medusa’s stare pp14-15; Double Portrait pp24-25; Gladiator’s Helmet pp30-31; Painted Bedroom pp38-39; The Wise…
Ruby and her stepbrother Lucas have, at best, a tenuous relationship, but when they make a shocking discovery – a body no less – they must work together to solve a chilling crime. A series of break-ins and mysterious disappearances puzzle Ruby and Lucas, who question the routine explanations given by the police, too easily…
The Okavango Delta is one of the most spectacular wetlands on Earth. This book shows how climate change is upsetting the balance of nature and threatening the Okavango Delta. Having located the Delta and described it on a beautifully illustrated double page spread, the book then explains why the Delta needs saving. The reasons include…
This is the fourth book in a series of wild life stories set in Serendib (Sri Lanka) which are about endangered nature and child Heroes. It is a story of friendship between a bear and a boy. Nuwan accidently takes a key that had been hidden in a book in the library, where Nuwan worked…
This colourful adventure story set in ancient Rome is a novel concept, involving not only reading but engagement via puzzles and questions scattered throughout, and plenty of simple Latin phrases for young learners to translate with the aid of a sturdy pull-out guide attached to the back cover. This comprises Roman numerals, months, days, gods,…
The ultimate poetry collection that should be part of any classroom or library. From classic favourites such as Aliens Stole My Underpants by Brian Moses to John Agard’s cry for a history curriculum that moves beyond the colonial view. The book includes 52 poets and a very wide range of poetry styles and subjects, thoughtfully…