Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Frindle
Wonderstruck
Sin Hablar
The Marvels
The Doll People (Doll People, #1)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, #1)
The School Story
Baby Monkey, Private Eye
The Houdini Box
The Boy of a Thousand Faces
The Hugo Movie Companion: A Behind the Scenes Look at How a Beloved Book Became a Major Motion Picture
The Robot King
The Wonderstruck Movie Scrapbook
Historical Fiction Books (5 Books): Out of the Dust; a Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver; Johnny Tremain; JIP His Story; the Great Little Madison
Harry Houdini: King of Cards
Classroom Library: Kindergarten – Grade 1: Level Readers: Amazing Dolphins; Footprints in the Snow (Book sets for Kids: Scholastic Reader Level 2)
Suggested reading books for Year 3 children, aged 7-8. A diverse and interesting range of exciting titles aimed at children of all abilities in lower KS2 including books by Roald Dahl, Jacqueline Wilson, Zanib Mian and Tony Bradman.
Looking for a travel destination to engage your children? How about a location from a favourite children’s book, or an actual landmark or building which inspired a magical or legendary setting from a story? Here’s a list of top holiday spots with literary themes.
Summer reading challenge – A good reading challenge will not only promote reading and encourage reading for pleasure, but it will encourage a reading culture to spread like a virus throughout your school.
Season 1, Episode 9 of the School Reading List podcast. New book post, 30 great books for April 2023, a look at our summer term children’s book picks and how Chat GPT could affect English teaching.
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