A most attractive book. The cover is eye-catching with bright colours and good graphics. It is written in the style of a quiz show and invites readers in. There are quick-fire warm-up questions which are true or false, and then a series of rounds – The Solar System, Galaxies, The Universe, The Big Bang, Inner…
I have always been a fan of Simon Mole and this book does not disappoint. The artwork on the cover is enticing with a range of fascinating bugs. Throughout the book Adam Ming’s large, colourful illustrations complement the text and reflect the diversity of insects. There is a clear contents page and the insects are divided…
The Green Team’ of Fern, Verdun, Jade, Silas and Selva the toucan puppet visit Unity Street school and talk to the children about climate change. The children are inspired and decide to take action themselves to help look after the planet. In the old playground there is an area of has been neglected. The Green…
A great hardback fiction book for the classroom, focusing on the science of tides, with a touch of working things out, linked together through bedtime and sleep. This book explains how the moon affects the tides around the world, with some humour added in, look out for the crab! The illustrations are bold, and clear…
Starring Anna Von Ogre, and her family of great ugly ogres, this picture book tale switches the values of good and bad, ugly and beautiful around until your head is swimming. I wonder if your parents said: ‘You’d better be careful, or one day your face will stick like that,’ while you were missing pulling…
What happens when it rains? This colourful book tells the story of two friends and their dog and their journey through the water cycle. From the smallest drop of rain to the ocean, from clouds to the ground, the children find out what the water cycle is and how important water is to the natural…
Move over Dr Doolittle and meet Zoe who can understand and talk to the animals. Zoe wants to be a Zookeeper and helps at her local zoo. Sparking the imagination, this story is great fun and could be used to introduce different animals from around the world. A pair of kitten lynx arrive, Zoe helps…
Who does not love a magical adventure, especially when it links science facts and maths puzzles? Meet Leo, Lilli and Bea, a group of friends who crack codes and solve puzzles in Questland. This would be a great class reader, to reinforce teamwork and friendship, with opportunities for discussions on fun science facts and to…
Schools continue to encourage children to recycle both at home and school, and to think about their environment. But do they know what happens to everyday things that are thrown away? This colourful book shows what happens to all that stuff we throw away once the bins are emptied, finishing with a reminder of things…