Reading Recommendations
Now this beautiful weather looks like it’s here to stay, let’s starting thinking aboutsome Summer time reading! Here are a selection of old favourites and exciting newliterature to engage you over the months to come. This is a great opportunity to discover new, exciting books and explore new worlds through reading.
Reception:‘Find Your Happy’ by Emma Coxhead - A joyful and imaginative book of feelingsfrom the creator of The Happy News.Feeling happy is a wonderful thing! But do you ever feel sad or angry, frightened orshy? Everyone does sometimes, but with a little help from Sloth and the people youlove, there is always a way to FIND YOUR HAPPY!
‘The Perfect Rock’ by Sarah Noble - Ollie, Bea and Ula do everything together. Theyplay in the waves, eat shellfish feasts and snuggle up together to sleep. But therecomes a day in every otter’s life when they must find a perfect rock. One shiny andstrong enough to crack open shells for themselves. When they find the best rock ofall, who will get to keep it?
Years 1 and 2:‘How to be cooler than cool’ by Sean Taylor - Jump aboard Grandude’s magicalgreen submarine and join the quest to find Nandude, following her musical trailaround the world and deep beneath the sea. From the legendary Paul McCartney’sunique imagination comes this action-packed, rip-roaring adventure. Packed full ofstrange surprises, playful Beatles references, and heart-warming family fun.
‘The Sea Between my Toes’ by Charlotte Guillian. From the Look Closer series, thisrichly illustrated concertina book takes you on a journey through the deep darkwaters, all the way down to the seabed, before floating back up to the surface.Through the waves and into the deep, you’ll spot all kinds of weird and wonderfulmarine creatures, explore the seabed and discover the impact humans have had onthe underwater world.
Years 3 and 4:‘A Sea Pup Named Pearl’ by Helen Peters - The thirteenth in a fantastic series ofanimal stories for younger readers by Waterstones Children’s Book Prize-shortlistedauthor Helen Peters, with beautiful black-and-white illustrations by Ellie Snowdon.Jasmine’s dad is a farmer, and her mum is a large-animal vet, so Jasmine spends alot of time caring for animals and keeping them out of trouble. Unfortunately, thisoften means she gets into hot water herself…
‘Young Zoologist: Humpback Whale’ by Dr Asha de Vos - Head to the depths of theocean to study humpback whales in this beautiful non-fiction field guide for kids. Youmay know that humpback whales use whale song to communicate with each other,but there’s so much more to discover about these giants of the sea! In this book,acclaimed marine biologist Dr Asha de Vos explains how humpback use specialbubble nets to catch fish, and the important role their poo plays in the oceanecosystem.
Years 5 and 6:‘The Lost Whale’ by Hannah Gold - What if you could communicate with a whale?Rio has been sent to live with a grandmother he barely knows in California, while hismum is in hospital back home. Alone and adrift, the only thing that makes him smileis joining his new friend Marina on her dad’s whale watching trips. That is until anincredible encounter with White Beak, a gentle giant of the sea changes everything.But when White Beak goes missing, Rio must set out on a desperate quest to findhis whale and somehow save his mum.
‘I Ate Sunshine For Breakfast’ by Michael Holland. Get ready to learn everything younever knew about plants and then some! Now in paperback, this illustratedcompendium celebrates the plants you didn’t even know you used, from yourtoothpaste to your car tires to the name of your great-great-aunt. Thiscomprehensive overview also contains great plant projects you and your friends cantry at home!
A love of reading can help to compliment pupils’ independent education, through improving reading, writing and imaginative skills in an engaging way that allows pupils to discover a world of fun and interesting stories.