Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
How Big Is A Million
On the Moon
The Usborne Book of Greek Myths
Peep Inside Animal Homes
Peek Inside the Zoo
How Deep Is the Sea? [With Poster]
Tadpoles and Frogs
Peep Inside The Garden
How High Is the Sky? [With Poster]
Peek Inside Nighttime
The Snowy Day
Panda in the Park
Peek Inside the Farm
Peek Inside a Fairy Tale: Beauty & the Beast
The Dinosaur
Aesop’s Fables
Cats
Horses and Ponies
Peek Inside a Fairy Tale Cinderella
Peep Inside Little Red Riding Hood
Peep Inside Space
Stories from India
Under the Sea
How Big Was a Dinosaur? [With Poster]
Complete Shakespeare
Usborne Illustrated Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales
Double Trouble
1001 Things to Spot in the Town
The Windy Day
The Butterfly
Books for Reception – a collection of great picture books for EYFS children aged 4-5 in UK primary schools. Picked by teachers and librarians, this reading list contains stories and poems by Michael Rosen, Steve Weatherill, Jeanne Willis, Oliver Jeffers, Julie Fulton, and more.
Here’s our selection of great nonfiction books and topic books for children about castles. These reading suggestions contain a range of books suitable for primary aged children aged 5-11 in KS1 and KS2.
Books for bored children! This list of unusually interesting books for children and teens aged 5-14 includes titles by Andy Seed, Robert Muchamore, Colin Furze, Liz Pichon, Jo Simmons and Enid Blyton.
Season 1, Episode 5 of the School Reading List podcast. With new book post, 30 great books for November 2022, a look at our Christmas present book ideas list and tips for making GCSE literature texts more accessible
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