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Ottoline and the Yellow Cat Ottoline and the Yellow Cat New! Featured

This work introduces Miss Ottoline Brown, an exceptionally inquisitive Mistress of Disguise, and her partner in crime, Mr Munroe. No puzzle is ever too tricky for the two of them to solve ...Ottoline lives in a stylish apartment in Big City with a small hairy creature called Mr Munroe. Together they look after the Brown family's eclectic collections - and dabble in a spot of detective work. ...

Mythology Mythology Featured

Mythology is the ultimate book of gods, heroes, monsters and mythical beasts of ancient Greece. It is packed with novelties including a gold quill and writing paper, a pop-up Pandora’s Box and golden oak leaves for fortune telling.

Written by Lady Hestia Evans in 1825, Mythology is based on the record of her travels through Greece, where she discovers the wonders of the ancient myt ...

Archie's War Archie's War Featured

Archie's War by Marcia Williams is a fictionalised autobiographical scrapbook charting the fortunes of the Albright family during the war years 1914- 1918. The story is presented through the eyes of Archie Albright, who is ten years old at the outset of the war.

In the classroom context, ...

The Shadow Garden The Shadow Garden

If you like traditional ghost stories that raise the hairs on the back of the neck, then this one is for you. Andrew Matthews' The Shadow Garden owes something to the style of M R James classic ghost tales.

We have put together some teaching suggestions which could be incorporated into a un ...

The War and Freddy The War and Freddy

The War and Freddy is a perfect whole class novel for pupils in year 3 or year 4 and can be sued as a starting point. It is deceptively simple, accessible but thematically rich providing much scope for discussion. It could also be used as for guided reading with confident fluent readers who may not yet have the stamina for more complex plots and subplots.

September 1939 ...
Rogues' Gold Rogues' Gold

Using Roges' Gold as a class novel provides opportunities for studying Elizabethan England, theatre and mystery stories. Download our reading guide written by Bridget Carrington.

 Rogues' Gold teachers' notes

Synopsis: This is a mystery adventure story full of drama, death, intrigue and scandal, ...
The Snow Spider The Snow Spider

Luke Slater's teaching Guide for The Snow Spider provides scope for discussion of the themes and issues in this thought provoking and moving novel.

Teaching Guide for The Snow Spider

Snow Spider Reading Group Prompts

Secret of the Sirens Secret of the Sirens

Darren Coult's notes for Julia Golding's Secret of the Sirens provide ideas for exploring themes and character in this fantasy adventure. Cross-curricular links to environmental issues are also suggested.

 Download the teachers' notes in PDF format

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The Future of the Earth The Future of the Earth

Pam Craig  finds the stunning photography in Yann Arthus-Bertrand's The Future of the Earth a perfect stimulus for encouraging reflection about human impact on the environment, as well as providing  a catalyst for thinking about positive action. These notes support cross-curricular teaching with an emphasis on Geography.

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Children of Winter Children of Winter

Set in the village of Eyam at the time of the Plague, Children of Winter, is an accessible yet beautifully written story about courage, survival and co-operation.

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