This is the second story featuring Einstein the penguin and his human friends, Imogen and Arthur. In this story, Einstein is back in Australia and the children are really missing him. When an opportunity to get him back to the UK presents itself, they decide to take a chance. The only problem is that it…
A wonderful book that will entertain children and teach them about the animal world. Each fact is connected to the next and the reader can hop from one piece of information to the next. Paths can reach off into different parts of the book. Each fact has been verified by Encyclopaedia Britannica. Did you know…
This book aims to introduce younger readers to a wide range of microbes by ascribing personalities to a range of organisms from fungi through to archaea. Relying heavily on an anthropomorphic approach, each organism is used to introduce a particular feature. This creates a fun approach. The factual information included on each page will prompt…
Where should young readers go after “Peppa Pig” and picture books? To a series such as this one with the unconventional Princess Pea and her companion pig-unicorn and their rollicking adventures. This one concerns an unexpected snowfall and the King and Queen’s plans to throw a Twinkleland Palace Snow Ball. As Pea and Unipiggle frolic…
This book is a story of survival. After her award winning ‘Little Turtle and the Sea’ Becky Davies has followed up with a story about a Tiger called Aasha. Beautifully illustrated double page spreads allow the reader to realise how changing climate conditions and the action of humans mean forest destruction. Aasha has to leave…
This beautifully illustrated book will help children, aged 5+, learn about orangutans, the relationship between a mother orangutan and her young. It also highlights the problems caused by the cutting down of the rainforest they live in and why conservation is needed. The story is set on the Island of Sumatra. It is a story…
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…
This stunningly illustrated fable tells of a sad little black panther who often finds himself alone in the beautiful rainforest. The other cats shun him as he lacks either magnificent stripes or spots or a luxuriant mane. In vain he tries to emulate them, creating his own mane of feathers, stripes from the golden pollen…
This short but colourful booklet, one of a series of non-fiction titles, is aimed at 3-7 year-olds and is a Purple level 8 book band, focusing on the differing pronunciations of the grapheme /ie/, so Key Stage 1 teachers will be better qualified than I to judge its efficacy. There are ‘Top tips for helping your child to read’ on…