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 intuitive lift the flap non-fiction book is a wonderful introduction to birds and exploring outdoors which will really appeal to young children. I love the original start to this book, with a page on…
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Five non-fiction books that should be every KS2 library.
How does Chocolate Taste on Everest? by Leisa Stewart-Sharpe Great for 6 to 12 years What an amazing book! If you want to introduce children and young people to some of the most extreme places on our planet, in an almost playful way, where they can feel like they are adventurers exploring these unique landscapes, this is the book you need. As a children’s bookseller I support a number of…
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 and Tropical Cyclones, but also other hazards such as blizzards and hailstorms and wildfires. For each natural disaster there are clear explanation of how it happens with supporting diagrams. Then it explores the effects on…