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It's OK to Say No Lesson Plan

From the bestselling author of How Are You Feeling Today? comes a reassuring picture book, perfect for starting conversations with young children about consent. From personal space to sharing, and from privacy to asking for help, It’s OK to Say No explains why learning to respect yourself and… read more

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Wendington Jones series by Daniel Dockery - Activity Pack

Prepare for the adventure of a life time with this incredible activity pack to accompany the globe-trotting, historical-adventure Wendington Jones series by Daniel Dockery. Write a travel journal, decorate your suitcase, plot a course on your map and more!

Wendington Jones has her world… read more

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The Gargoyles series by Tamsin Mori - Activity sheet

Draw your own gargoyle with this fantastic activity sheet, inspired by the Gargoyles series – the new middle-grade adventure series from award-winning children’s author, Tamsin Mori. Action-packed and full of mystery, these fantasy novels are a must-read for fans of magic, mythology and the power… read more

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Young Love by Suzanne Ewart - Reading Group Notes

Get your book club chat started with these handy reading group notes to accompany copies of Young Love by Suzanne Ewart – a novel that explores first love, love between friends, families and loving yourself enough to find happiness, even when it’s not what you imagined.

Kelsey and Lewis have… read more

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Pirate Academy series by Justin Somper - Activity Pack

Have you got what it takes to join the Pirate Academy?

From Justin Somper, the award-winning author of Vampirates, comes this brilliant new Middle Grade adventure series for readers aged 9 and up!

The year is 2507. The oceans have risen. A new dawn of piracy has begun.

Jacoby Blunt and… read more

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How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell - Event Pack

Pack of creative activities to help host How to Train Your Dragon themed events. Activities include: design a dragon, make your ow crown, write like a Viking, gruesome Viking facts, party games and costume ideas. read more

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Radio 2 Book Club Extract of The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

Every morning at around half past ten, Sybil Van Antwerp sits down to write letters – to her brother, to her best friend, to the president of the university who will not allow her to attend a class she desperately wants to take, to her favourite authors to tell them what she thinks of their… read more

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Radio 2 Book Club Extract of Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin

Can you imagine it? I’d say to them. Can you imagine me there in the front row in Saint Peter’s Square? The lesbian sister of a literal saint.

Brought up in a devout household in Ireland, Jay is now living in London with her girlfriend, determined to live day to day and not think too much… read more

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Greenwild: The City Beyond the Sea - Teaching Resources

Notes for Teachers for children aged 9+

Explore themes of:
- Nature
- The ocean
- Coral reefs
- Magic and fantasy

Subject Checklist:
- Literacy
- Science
- D.T.
- Art and design
- P.S.H.E.

The activities included here are suitable for the classroom or library sessions. read more

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