There are many world rivers the author could have chosen but the selection made enables coverage of a wide variety of geography topics. The reader learns fascinating facts and makes some surprising and awesome discoveries Each double page spread is full of information and is a riveting read for children in KS2. Geography teachers can…
We Have a Dream by Dr Mya-Rose Craig Illustrated by Sabena Khadija Magic Cat Publishing ISBN 9781913520205 £12.99 As it says on the inside page of the fly sheet ‘the time has come to listen to a generation of young people of colour demanding urgent change to the world they will inherit.’ In this book…
The Small Things by Lisa Thompson Illustrated by Hannah Coulson Barrington Stoke ISBN 978178129647 £6.99 Anna thinks that her friends at school lead more interesting lives than she does. So, when she is asked to befriend Ellie, who is at home due to illness, she feels totally inadequate. Ellie accesses school through a small robot…
Sisters, Egg and Spel, have grown up in an orphanage for ‘Wicked Girls’ and are constantly being told that they need to be cleansed and gain their souls. All the girls are there because a parent was a murderer and the sin has passed to the child; a concept that we would find hideous. When…
Interview With A Shark and Other Ocean Giants Too by Andy Seed. Illustrated by: Nick East Welbeck’s Children’s Books ISBN 9781783125678 £9.99 This extremely well written fun book allows the young reader to become familiar with 10 extraordinary ocean giants. The question and answer format is a very constructive way for children to learn about these…
You Will Be Okay: Find Strength, Stay Hopeful and Get to Grips With Grief by Julie Stokes Wren and Rook ISBN 9781526363893 £9.99 Julie Stokes, OBE, is a – chartered clinical psychologist, an executive coach and founder of the childhood bereavement charity Winston’s Wish. She has produced an excellent book about grief. It guides the…
The Witch’s Boy by Kelly Barnhill, Piccadilly ISBN 9781848129351 £6.99 This is a magical tale about a young boy Ned, the surviving twin child of Sister Witch. She uses a pot of magic to help those in need and is called to the palace after saving the Queen’s life. While she is away the magic…
The Water’s Daughter by Michelle Lovric Orion Children’s Books ISBN 9781444010350 £6.99 Set in a rain soaked decaying Venice, where the flood waters are loosening the foundations and entire houses crash without warning into the canals. We meet the enigmatic Aurelia Bon, a girl with a unique gift. She can touch the walls of buildings…
The Astonishing Future of Alex Nobody by Kate Gilby Smith. Illustrated by Thy Bui. Orion Children’s Books. ISBN 9781510108370 £6.99 What a fantastic idea! I needed to know the answer to the statement posed on the blurb and front cover – just what is it that Alex has done that makes her famous? She doesn’t…