Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
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Season 1, Episode 23 of the School Reading List podcast. New book post, 30 great books for September 2024 and mobile phones in schools: yes or no?
Season 1, Episode 22 of the School Reading List podcast. New book post, 30 great books for August 2024 and reading ideas to engage children and teens over the summer.
July 2024’s set of book club recommendations features a selection of thrilling new titles by Anna Fargher, Antonia Maxwell, Jan Dunning, Jennie Cashman Wilson, Jerome Martin, Meg McLaren, Nadia Shireen, Steve Smallman and Tim Collins.
Watts and Whiskerton: Buried Bones and Troublesome Treasure is a lovely, fun book with very tactile and smaller thicker pages. Each page is welcoming and easy to understand, which is brilliant for less confident readers.
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