Year 2 reading list for children aged 6-7
A selection of reading books for Year 2 to challenge and interest children aged 6-7 in KS1 classes in UK primary schools. Authors include Eoin Colfer, Clotilde Perrin, Michael Rosen and Enid Blyton.
Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Dr Letizia Diamante is a science communicator and children’s writer. She completed a PhD in Biochemistry and then worked in science communication for public and private organisations, including CERN and the University of Cambridge.
Your Adventures at CERN: Play the Hero Among Particles and a Particular Dinosaur! is an interactive children’s science book illustrated by Claudia Flandoli, published in hardback on 16 November 2021, with 180 pages. The book invites readers to choose the role of a researcher, student or tourist while exploring CERN, particles, science facts, games and quizzes.
Open Wide!: Jaw-dropping mouths of the animal world is a 64-page hardback children’s non-fiction book illustrated by Ed J. Brown. It was published on 3 September 2024 and is aimed at readers aged 7 to 11. The book explores animal mouths, including shark jaws, garden-snail teeth, long tongues and sticky spit, and it includes a glossary and index.

A selection of reading books for Year 2 to challenge and interest children aged 6-7 in KS1 classes in UK primary schools. Authors include Eoin Colfer, Clotilde Perrin, Michael Rosen and Enid Blyton.
Animals nonfiction books for children with wildlife, behaviour, conservation, endangered species, animal diversity and evolution titles by Mike Barfield, Julie Beer, Ed J Brown, Dieter Braun, Susan Martineau, Brooke Barker and Moira Butterfield.
Children’s books of the year 2024 – our team has picked a shortlist of great children’s and teen titles published in the last 12 months, with fiction, non-fiction and picture books for 3-18 years and a diverse range of prose, poetry and graphic novels. Vote now!
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in Autumn 2024. These reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels, poetry and non-fiction.
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