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Downloadable teaching resources for When we got Lost in Dreamland by Ross Welford

These free teaching resources have been created by the experts at Teach Primary. A topic map offers a wide range of ideas to explore with children, including writing, creating, investigating and discussing as well as work across the curriculum using this book as inspiration. The… Read More

Read an extract from The Fowl Twins by Eoin Colfer (and starring Artemis Fowl!)

  Younger brothers to the infamous Artemis Fowl, Myles and Beckett are twins, but wildly different. Beckett is messy and sulks if he has to wear clothes, while Myles is super-smart and 3D-prints a fresh suit each day. The Fowl Twins is the first book… Read More

Read an extract from That Time I Got Kidnapped by Tom Mitchell!

That Time I Got Kidnapped is the hilarious new 11+ novel from the author of the funny, fast-paced crime caper How to Rob a Bank! Read the extract below for a sneak peek into fourteen-year-old Jacob’s road-trip of a lifetime!    … Read More

Win a Planetarium Visit for Your School! Competition T&Cs

  The Kid Who Came From Space Competition – Terms and Conditions This competition is promoted by HarperCollins Publishers Limited (“HarperCollins”), I London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. This promotion is open to all UK residents except employees of HarperCollins (or their parent, subsidiaries or any affiliated companies) and their… Read More

Hubert Horatio: How to Raise Your Grown-Ups Teaching Resources

  A fantastic pack of resources for Hubert Horatio: How to Raise Your Grown-Ups, from Children’s Laureate and World Book Day author Lauren Child. Created for teachers and packed with fun activity sheets linked to the National Curriculum, these resources have been specially designed to… Read More

Mr Dog fun activity sheets

Download these fun activity sheets and help Mr Dog! Mr Dog is the star of this brilliant series of young fiction books from intrepid explorer Ben Fogle and superstar writer Steve Cole. Illustrated throughout in black and white these books are perfect for emerging readers or… Read More

Top 10 Half-Term Reads to Get Your Kids Reading

1. Starfell by Dominique Valente Willow Moss, the youngest and least powerful sister in a family of witches, has a magical ability for finding lost things – like keys, or socks, or wooden teeth. Useful, but not exactly exciting . . . Then the… Read More

How Audiobooks Can Help Improve Children’s Literacy

Listen up parents – audiobooks aren’t just a great way to entertain the kids on long journeys; research also shows they’re brilliant in improving your child’s reading skills and a great way to get reluctant readers more immersed in stories. In her article ‘Listen and learn: why audiobooks are great… Read More