What are picture books, and why are they useful? | Series 1, Episode 32
Season 1, Episode 32 of the School Reading List podcast. New book post, 30 great books for July 2025 and What are picture books, and why are they useful?
Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Season 1, Episode 32 of the School Reading List podcast. New book post, 30 great books for July 2025 and What are picture books, and why are they useful?
Children’s poetry for 7-11-year-olds with collections and anthologies by Michael Rosen, Joseph Coelho, Carol Ann Duffy, Brian Moses, Benjamin Zephaniah, Zaro Weil, Kate Wakeling, Neal Zetter, John Agard, T.S Eliot, Maya Angelou, Kaye Webb and more.
June 2025’s book club recommendations feature titles by Zaro Weil, Donette Williams-Harry, Julie Flett, Eirinn McGuiness, Jasbinder Bilan, Pari Thomson, Alexandra Sheppard, Abdi Nazemian, and Rory Power.
Season 1, Episode 7 of the School Reading List podcast. With new book post, 30 great books for February 2023, a look at our 6th form book list and why we reading records are not a good idea.
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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