This is a colourful and accessible guide looking at the life of King Charles III, full of informative content for younger readers. It is clearly organised into a number of double-page spreads, many of which offer a ‘behind the scenes’ perspective, detailing Charles as a person rather than simply as a figurehead. Readers can learn…
AI is a hot topic at the moment. This book is an excellent introduction to the subject. It is, as it says, “A Kid’s Toolkit for Navigating the World of Artificial Intelligence”. Children need to understand what it is, what it can do and its pluses and minuses. The book encourages us to “Learn about…
A conversation between a mother and her young child introduces the true story of Ming the panda. Mama tells about her upbringing in China where she saw all kinds of animals but never a panda in the wild. So she recounts the story of Ming, a famous panda who was captured and brought to London…
In a village in China a young girl sets out for market to buy meat for her mother’s special wonton soup. As she walks along she passes Ms Chen harvesting her radishes who gives her some radishes to take home to her mother. At the pond Mr Li and his daughters are netting shrimps and…
The front cover actually gives the author as ‘written by a book with help from Eoin McLaughlin’ and this mischievous tone is echoed in Guilherme Karsten’s bold and witty artwork and design. The book as author just can’t resist being involved in all aspects of its production, adding notes to all the publisher’s and book…
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…
Who doesn’t like thinking and talking about food? After all, it’s a need we all share, so this up-to-date book from an experienced and well regarded author and illustrator team would be ideal for classes aged 5-8 to explore. The contents page lists topics of real interest to youngsters: what plants and animals need, what…
A charming, sensitive book with gorgeous illustrations. The endpapers are fascinating depicting a diverse range of lighthouses. This is a non-fiction book but the language is lyrical and it would read well aloud, We follow the history of lighthouses from guiding towers and some of the mysteries and tales that surround them. The book ranges…
This witty book about kindness and friendship is packed with images of school life as well as advice for how to make new school friends feel welcome. The Tour starts with the toilets – important to any newcomer anywhere – then, again importantly, shows the new arrival where the Emergency Meeting Place is if you…