Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
What’s Happening to Me?
Illustrated Norse Myths
100 Things to Know About Space
The Usborne Big Book of Big Dinosaurs
See Inside Science
Forensic Science
100 Things To Know About Science
Lift-the-Flap General Knowledge
See Inside Math
100 Things to Know about The Human Body
See Inside the World of Dinosaurs
1001 Things to Spot at Christmas
Greedy Dog
What’s Chemistry All About?
Understanding Politics ang Government
What’s Science All About?
See Inside The Universe
King Midas And The Gold
See Inside Inventions
See Inside Your Head
Lift-The-flap Picture Atlas
See Inside Recycling And Rubbish
Look Inside How Computers Work
See Inside Under The Ground
Hercules The World’s Strongest Man
What’s Math All About?
My Very First Dinosaurs Book
Growing Up For Boys
STORIES OF THOR
Look Inside Trains
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in Spring 2025. These reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
Our list of books to encourage children’s critical and creative thinking skills through reading. Featuring specifically selected fiction and nonfiction texts by authors including Oliver Jeffers, Alice James, Alex Frith, Petr Horáček, Hannah Peck, John Condon, Leo Timmers and The School of Life.
Politics books for children and teens including titles by Michael Rosen, Alastair Campbell, Kamala Harris, Amanda Li, Tim Marshall, Malala Yousafzai, George Orwell, Axie Oh and many more.
Season 1, Episode 3 of the School Reading List podcast. With new book post, 30 great books for September 2022, a step back in time to the historical fiction of Rosemary Sutcliff and ‘Does reading decline in secondary schools?’
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out this Autumn. These reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
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