Harriet Tubman was born as a slave in 19th Century America, but managed to escape and gain her freedom. Follow this amazing biography of a woman who was prepared to risk her own life to save others from the slavery she had escaped, and learn about the Underground Railroad that she used to achieve this.
- Topaz/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate.
- Text type: A biography
- Curriculum links: History; Citizenship
Harriet Tubman was born as a slave in 19th Century America, but managed to escape and gain her freedom. Follow this amazing biography of a woman wh...
This beautifully illustrated poetry collection by Pauline Stewart focuses on treasures from jewels and things that sparkle, to deeper treasures that lie closer to the heart.
Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.
Text type: A poetry book
Curriculum links: Citizenship"
This beautifully illustrated poetry collection by Pauline Stewart focuses on treasures from jewels and things that sparkle, to deeper treasures tha...
Imaginative, clever and often humorous, this beautifully illustrated poetry collection by Valerie Bloom is inspired by the strange and wonderful creatures of the natural world.
Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction.
Text type: A poetry book
Curriculum links: Citizenship"
Imaginative, clever and often humorous, this beautifully illustrated poetry collection by Valerie Bloom is inspired by the strange and wonderful cr...
In 1922, Howard Carter and his team discovered an Ancient Egyptian tomb that was to become world famous - with the mummified body of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun inside. Find out what was inside the tomb and what we can learn from it about the world of Ancient Egypt in this book.
In 1922, Howard Carter and his team discovered an Ancient Egyptian tomb that was to become world famous - with the mummified body of the Pharaoh Tutan...
Your brain controls everything you do from your movement to your senses and even your thoughts and decisions. Complete with detailed diagrams, discover how this important part of your body works, and how you can look after it.
Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.
Text type: An information book
Curriculum links: Science"
Your brain controls everything you do from your movement to your senses and even your thoughts and decisions. Complete with detailed diagrams, disc...
Annie, George and Jed are on a school camping trip, and their team hasn't been doing very well in the activities they've been set. There is one final task - an orienteering exercise in the nearby woods - and they're determined to win. But will their differences in opinion hold them back, and what is the howl they've heard deep in the woods?
Annie, George and Jed are on a school camping trip, and their team hasn't been doing very well in the activities they've been set. There is one final ...
Antislavery campaigner, author, diplomat and political statesmen, Frederick Douglass was one of the greatest men of his age. A former slave himself, Frederick fought publicly against slavery and was an inspiration in the fight for social and political change. Written by Amanda Mitchison, find out about this life-long battle to fight for equality.
Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically.
Text type: A biography
Curriculum links: History, Citizenship"
Antislavery campaigner, author, diplomat and political statesmen, Frederick Douglass was one of the greatest men of his age. A former slave himself...
Briony had always suspected there was something wrong with her teacher. But after doing some further investigation with her friend Sergio, she uncovers a secret conspiracy so amazing that she could never have believed it was true. Find out how the adventure unfolds in this thrilling mystery novel.
Briony had always suspected there was something wrong with her teacher. But after doing some further investigation with her friend Sergio, she uncover...
More interested in computer games than he is in school, Raheem is tired of being told off by his mum for fooling around in class. He just can't understand what the big deal is with learning, or why he should care about Martin Luther King. But that all changes when Raheem falls asleep and wakes up in 1963 ...
- Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view.
- Text type: A playscript
- Curriculum links: History, Citizenship
More interested in computer games than he is in school, Raheem is tired of being told off by his mum for fooling around in class. He just can't und...
So you want to be a Victorian? From dirty streets and factories, to watching Punch and Judy shows and riding the stagecoach find out the real facts of Victorian living in this humerous non-fiction guide.
Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view.
Text type: An information book
Curriculum links: History"
So you want to be a Victorian? From dirty streets and factories, to watching Punch and Judy shows and riding the stagecoach find out the real facts...
