School Reading List Book of the Month Archive
Each month, the School Reading List compiles a list of recommended books and on this page, we feature an archive of recommendations for picture books, fiction, and nonfiction from previous years.
Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
What on Earth Evolved?: 100 Species That Changed the World
Parrots of the World: A Field Guide
Absolutely Everything!: A History of Earth, Dinosaurs, Rulers, Robots and Other Things Too Numerous to Mention
The What on Earth? Wallbook: A Timeline from the Big Bang to the Present Day
The Big History Timeline Wallbook: Unfold the History of the Universe–From the Big Bang to the Present Day!
The What on Earth? Wallbook of Natural History: From the Dawn of Life to the Present Day
Easy Statistics in Psychology: A Bps Guide
The What on Earth? Wallbook Timeline of British History
The Nature Timeline Wallbook: Unfold the Story of Nature–From the Dawn of Life to the Present Day!
The Shakespeare Timeline Wallbook: Unfold the Complete Plays of Shakespeare–One Theater, Thirty-Eight Dramas!
The Magna Carta Chronicle: A Young Person’s Guide to 800 Years in the Fight for Freedom
The What on Earth? Wallbook Timeline of Sport
Dinosaurs!
The What on Earth? Wallbook Timeline of Nature
The Science Timeline Wallbook: Unfold the Story of Inventions–From the Stone Age to the Present Day!
The What on Earth? Stickerbook of Nature: The Story of Life on Earth
Dinosaurs!
The What on Earth? Wallbook of Shakespeare
The What on earth ? Wall Book
The Sports Timeline Posterbook: Unfold the Story of Sport — From the Ancient Olympics to the Present Day!
The What on Earth? Wallbook Timeline of Shakespeare: The Wonderful Plays of William Shakespeare Performed at the Original Globe Theatre
The What on Earth? Wallbook Timeline of Science & Engineering
The Nature Timeline Posterbook: Unfold the Story of Nature–From the Dawn of Life to the Present Day!
The Nature Timeline Stickerbook: From Bacteria to Humanity: The Story of Life on Earth in One Epic Timeline!
The Sports Timeline Wallbook: Unfold the Story of Sport – From Ancient Olympics to the Present Day! (Timeline Wallbooks)
The What on Earth? Stickerbook Timeline of British History
The What on Earth? Posterbook of Science and Engineering
The Big History Timeline Stickerbook: From the Big Bang to the Present Day; 14 Billion Years on One Amazing Timeline!
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