Dr Xargle's Book of Earthlets

I used this book in KS2, to support work that the children were doing about spoof report writing. It's quite an entertaining read, and provided lots of talking points for the children. They were able to look at how the authour used language to humerous effect and provides a stimulus for children to write their own spoof reports.

ISBN-13: 978-1842700679

I Wonder Why Planes Have Wings?

This is a great series of books that provide answers to some of the questions that children might have about various topics. These were the most popular books with some of the boys in the Key Stage One class I was placed in.

978-1856971379

Horrible Histories

A staple collection for any school library, they cover all sorts of history topics. Children tend to love them, and so do teachers if I'm honest!

ISBN: Various

Science in Seconds

A handy book to provide inspiration for various quickfire science experiments.

978-0471044567

The Smartest Giant in Town

This is another book from the Donaldson/Scheffler stable. It tells the story of a giant who gets a brand new set of clothes, but his good nature sees him give his new found garments away during the course of his journey. Told with some great rhymes, in a similar way to the Gruffalo.

978-0333963968

The Emporer of Absurdia

A great book, full of top notch illustrations by Chris Riddell. It provides an excellent way to stimulate a talk about imagination or adding creativity to a story.

ISBN-13: 978-1405090285

Daft Bat

This is a useful book to use as part of a PSHE or SEAL session, which involves looking at things from other peoples' (or in this books case, other bats') point of view.

 ISBN-13: 978-1842706121