Alan MacDonald – Dirty Bertie – Bogeys! – Resource

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Alan MacDonald – Dirty Bertie – Bogeys! Join Bertie in three brand new stories, Bogeys!, Magic! and Potty!, as he’s bribed by his mum to stop picking his nose, gets more than he bargained for with a magic trick and drives a museum potty on a school outing! Prepare for giggles and pranks with a […]

Cheri J Meiners – Making a Difference – Resource

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Cheri J Meiners – Making a Difference Through positive and motivating text, Making a Difference assures children that they are important, and that what they do matters. Boost your child’s confidence and sense of purpose as you read and affirm that their hopeful thoughts, kind words and good choices can make a difference to themselves […]

Markus Zusak – The Book Thief – Resource

It is 1939. Nazi Germany. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books.

Markus Zusak – The Book Thief When Death has a story to tell, you listen. It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by […]

Bill Martin Jr. – Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see? – Resource

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Bill Martin Jr. – Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see? A big happy frog, a plump purple cat, a handsome blue horse, and a soft yellow duck–all parade across the pages of this delightful book. Embark on this timeless classic that sparks curiosity and joy in the hearts of young readers exploring EYFS […]

Ryan Holiday – The Boy Who Would Be King – Resource

The Boy Who would be King: In 138 AD, Hadrian, the emperor of Rome, chooses Marcus Aurelius to succeed him. He knew no one was born ready for the job, so he arranged for the young boy’s education. The greatest philosophers of the day were assigned to teach him, and all threw themselves into crafting him into a great leader. An intriguing book by Ryan Holiday exploring themes including self-discovery.

Ryan Holiday – The Boy Who Would Be King In 138 AD, Hadrian, the emperor of Rome, chooses Marcus Aurelius to succeed him. He knew no one was born ready for the job, so he arranged for the young boy’s education. The greatest philosophers of the day were assigned to teach him, and all threw […]

Jennifer L. Holm – The Fourteenth Goldfish – Resource

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Jennifer L. Holm – The Fourteenth Goldfish Galileo. Newton. Salk. Oppenheimer. Science can change the world…but can it go too far? Eleven-year-old Ellie has never liked change. She misses fifth grade. She misses her old best friend. She even misses her dearly departed goldfish. Then one day a strange boy shows up. He’s bossy. He’s […]

Dennis Lee (Poems) – Alligator Pie – Resource

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Dennis Lee (Poems) – Alligator Pie Alligator Pie, which remains the classic Canadian bedtime book, is written as if Mother Goose had the Latin name Branta canadensis, from William Lyon Mackenzie King, who “loved his mother like anything,” to Trois-Rivières, which, of course, rhymes with “eat you hair.” Delight young readers with the whimsical rhymes […]