Five stunning non-fiction books to engage a variety of KS2 readers. The non-fiction books cover extreme environments such as Amazon rainforest and Everest, sharks, mini-biographies of neurological and physically diverse people and Black history of…
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Fab six: exploring nature and environmental issues
Taking-Time by Jo Loring-Fisher Taking time to listen Taking time to feel Taking time to cherish you and also cherish me This illustrated poem encourages the reader to pause and notice the natural world around…
Six picture books to help children explore grief, loss and war
It can be hard for children to process their feelings when they lose a loved one or experience a significant loss or change. Empathy picture books can help them to explore difficult feelings in a…
Five books to explore: anger, fear, jealousy and friendship
I highlight some of my favourite picture books and hybrid graphic novels which can help children and young people explore feelings and emotions. With a focus on: anger, frustrations, jealousy, fear and friendship. Barbara Throws…
Eleven picture books to foster a love of reading and story-time in 3/4 to 7 year olds
When I received some book requests from parents of reception children I noticed their book lists had lots of classics picture books, but several didn’t have a single book published in last 10 years!…
Five Fantastic Non-Fiction Books About Birds
One Little Egg: Exploring Nature for Curious Kids By Becky Davies and Charlotte Pepper A great non-fiction book for KS1 and EYFS, in a sturdy board book format. Plenty to interest older kids too. This…
Non-fiction review: Prehistoric World (Kallie Moore) and That’s Life (Mike Barfield)
With illustrations by Becky Thomas and Lauren Humphrey An introduction to me and my discovery of children’s non-fiction As a children’s independent bookseller I have loved building up my knowledge of non-fiction texts. In the…
Alien Jam and Legend of Kevin
Review by Toby (age 8): I loved reading An Alien in the Jam Factory because it was so funny but a bit serious too. We know Chrissie so it was really exciting to read her…
Fab Five Non-Fiction: science and geography
Earth Shattering Events by Robin Jacobs and Sophie Williams This non-fiction book is packed full of information and annotated diagrams to explore many natural disasters, one of my favourite geography topics. Includes: Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Volcanoes…
Guest Review: Arctic Star by Tom Palmer
I love finding out what other people think of books I like. I am also slightly better at reading books than writing about them! So I have asked some: teachers, teaching assistants, librarians, and parents…