04 August 2023
We Are Family Too! Diverse Reading List
As part of the Teachers’ Reading Challenge 2023, our partners at the Open University have put together this list of books which celebrate the diversity of families. Because not all families look like those in traditional, well-loved books: they might...
04 August 2023
Training and support for working with blind and partially sighted people
We have created this overview of existing training and support available for library staff working with blind and partially sighted people.
26 July 2023
Arts Award Discover: Ready, Set, Read!
In this download you will find: - Arts Award Discover activity sheets - A document showing how the activities map to each part of Discover - Information for parents & carers Summer Reading Challenge activities can be used towards Arts Award Discover. What is...
26 July 2023
Quick Reads evaluation report 2021-22
Evaluation report for the Quick Reads programme 2021-22.
24 July 2023
Usborne Adventure Gamebooks Activity Sheet
Prepare for death-defying rooftop chases, shadowy enemies and fiendish picture puzzles in this thrilling adventure gamebook where the hero of the story is YOU. As a member of the League of Thieves you’re used to plenty of danger and mystery,...
24 July 2023
The Selfish Crab Colouring Sheets
Claude has the most beautiful shell of all the crabs on the beach. It makes him feel special and he’s determined never, ever to part with it. Of course, hermit crabs change their shells as they grow-in fact they often...
24 July 2023
Cleo the Completely Fine Camel Activity Sheet
Cleo is a COMPLETELY FINE camel. Really, everything is just great. Honestly. A sweltering hot day? Well, Cleo has never felt better! Is she thirsty? No really she’s fine. A desert sandstorm? Not a problem, because Cleo is FINE (even...
24 July 2023
Into the Wild Colouring Sheets
One night Joe leaves his window open and with a swirl of leaves and a flap of feathers, the Wild invites him outside to explore the night-time city. Joe learns that animals and plants can thrive even in the most built-up...
24 July 2023
Between Night and Day Activity Sheets
When Pongo, a young orangutan, reaches for a ripe mango, she gets a big surprise! Clinging to the fruit, and very confused, is a little bat called Bulu who can’t find his way back to his cave in the busy...
24 July 2023
The Destiny of Minou Moonshine Teaching Resources
The story of a queendom set in an alternate colonial India, blending Frances Hardinge with Kipling’s Kim. A debut rich in fantasy, friendship and faith, and an original steampunk adventure that sparkles with storytelling magic. ‘A land that loses its...
24 July 2023
Rider of the Storm Teaching Resources
Dido gallops headlong into her third adventure, following her escapades in the riveting and action-packed Race to the Death and Rivals on the Track. Dido is reconciled to leaving the racing track and staying at home to train horses with...
24 July 2023
Rider of the Storm Teaching Resources
Dido gallops headlong into her third adventure, following her escapades in the riveting and action-packed Race to the Death and Rivals on the Track. Dido is reconciled to leaving the racing track and staying at home to train horses with...
24 July 2023
Art is Everywhere Activity Sheets
What do you think ART is? Is it pictures on the walls of a gallery? And what about an ARTIST? Someone holding a paintbrush, standing in front of an easel? Yes to both, but art and artists are so much...
24 July 2023
Get Ready for School Activity Sheets
This bumper sticker book is made up from four separate books – Alphabet, First Numbers, Colours and Shapes – providing a comprehensive introduction to a range of early years skills which are essential for children who are about to start...
24 July 2023
Wider Than the Sea Teaching Resource
Ro finds school impossible. She knows people think she’s shy – and stupid. But when she goes to the bay each afternoon to watch the dolphin leap through the water, she finds the strength to keep going. Then the dolphin...
24 July 2023
Esme's Rock Teaching Resources
Esme is a small cave girl. She has the kind of voice that’s great for keeping big things with sharp teeth away but that isn’t so great for keeping secrets, like the plans for Morris the mammoth’s birthday surprise. But...
24 July 2023
Nowhere Island Teaching Resources
Hidden at the intersection of several busy highways behind the trees and scrubby undergrowth is an island, full of secrets… Pez has lived there for a while now, enjoying the solitude. She has a vegetable patch, a routine, her own...
21 July 2023
Ultimate Football Heroes – activity pack
From the playground to the pitch: the Ultimate Football Heroes welcomes two new Lioness titles in time for the 2023 Women’s World Cup! Ultimate Football Heroes: Leah Williamson Discover how this versatile player from Milton Keynes balanced school with a burgeoning football...
21 July 2023
Into The Wild by Thomas Docherty - teachers' guide and activities
Into The Wild by Thomas Docherty is a picture book that is a joyous celebration of nature in urban environments and a child’s imagination. Joe loves Wild things, but can’t find any in the city he lives in. When the...
21 July 2023
My Heart was a Tree - digital pack
Discover the beauty and wonder of trees in this stunningly illustrated collection of poetry and stories by national treasure, Sir Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Yuval Zommer. Inspired by the woods around his home, the mighty forests that support our life on...
21 July 2023
Skellig 25th anniversary - activity pack and animation
The bestselling story of love, loss and hope. This modern classic is now illustrated by Tom de Freston for the first time in a hardback 25th anniversary edition. About the book Michael was looking forward to a new start. But now his...
21 July 2023
Bumble and Snug - activity pack
Join Bumble and Snug for a series of epic adventures about little monsters with BIG feelings, in these brilliantly funny graphic novels created by Mark Bradley. They are the perfect introduction to graphic novels for newly independent readers aged 5+...
20 July 2023
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URDU family information and newsletter: Ready, Set, Read!
Download the customisable Urdu family information sheet which contains information about the Summer Reading Challenge 2023 and a family newsletter template in English with an introduction in Urdu. This download is a zip folder of the 2 separate documents above. Please note:...
20 July 2023
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TURKISH family information and newsletter: Ready, Set, Read!
Download the customisable Turkish family information sheet which contains information about the Summer Reading Challenge 2023 and a family newsletter template in English with an introduction in Turkish. This download is a zip folder of the 2 separate documents above. Please note:...
20 July 2023
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TIGRINYA family information and newsletter: Ready, Set, Read!
Download the customisable Tigrinya family information sheet which contains information about the Summer Reading Challenge 2023 and a family newsletter template in English with an introduction in Tigrinya. This download is a zip folder of the 2 separate documents above. Please note:...
20 July 2023
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SPANISH family information and newsletter: Ready, Set, Read!
Download the customisable Spanish family information sheet which contains information about the Summer Reading Challenge 2023 and a family newsletter template in English with an introduction in Spanish. This download is a zip folder of the 2 separate documents above. Please note:...
20 July 2023
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SOMALI family information and newsletter: Ready, Set, Read!
Download the customisable Somali family information sheet which contains information about the Summer Reading Challenge 2023 and a family newsletter template in English with an introduction in Somali. This download is a zip folder of the 2 separate documents above. Please note:...
20 July 2023
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RUSSIAN family information and newsletter: Ready, Set, Read!
Download the customisable Russian family information sheet which contains information about the Summer Reading Challenge 2023 and a family newsletter template in English with an introduction in Russian. This download is a zip folder of the 2 separate documents above. Please note:...
20 July 2023
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ROMANIAN family information and newsletter: Ready, Set, Read!
Download the customisable Romanian family information sheet which contains information about the Summer Reading Challenge 2023 and a family newsletter template in English with an introduction in Romanian. This download is a zip folder of the 2 separate documents above. Please note:...
20 July 2023
InvestiGators by John Patrick Green - Activity Booklet
Crack the case with the InvestiGators! A hilarious, full-colour comic book series by John Patrick Green, perfect for fans of Bunny vs Monkey and Dog Man. ‘If your young reader is looking for something to fill a Dogman-shaped hole in their personal...
