Subtitled, ‘a tale of consequences’, this largely wordless book is a brilliant resource for engaging reluctant readers, as well as helping children understand the concepts of cause and effect - and, more subtly, culpability. A young boy innocently sets off a chain reaction of catastrophes when he leaves the house to go and buy sweets, earphones firmly clamped on his head and preventing him from hearing the reminder not to slam the door behind him. There’s so much to see and untangle with every turn of the page, as the fantastic, funny illustrations become increasingly complicated; try getting small groups of children to work together and produce written versions of the story’s events, which the whole class can then compare together.
Pig's back in this incredible fourth diary told in an original, hilarious and unforgettable voice and packed with Pig's own drawings. This is fresh and silly laugh-out-loud humour…
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Author: Harriet Goodwin
Phoenix has no desire to spend his summer at a stange house, with a cousin he barely knows. But when he finds a secret letter written by his mother, Elvira, shortly before she…
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Author: Simon Mason
It’s never too early for pupils to start understanding the inherent difficulties in the study of history – the importance of knowing whence one’s information is coming, and…
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Author: Annemarie Allan
Kelpies, selkies and trows – oh, my! Scottish folklore (and specifically, Robert Kirk’s The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies) is the basis of the latest novel by…
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Author: Simon Mason
Tales of dysfunctional family units are hardly a rarity amongst books aimed at the 9+ age group – however, Simon Mason’s wonderful lightness of touch makes this novel…
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Power Maths – A Child-Centred, ‘Can-Do’ Mastery Teaching Programme for KS1 and KS2
Category: Maths
Fit To Dance Schools From Disney On Ice
Category: Other
‘S!ng Sensational’ And ‘A King Is Born’ – Two Fun New Musical Masterpieces That Children Will Love
Category: Music
Product review: Schofield & Sims Fractions, Decimals & Percentages
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