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How reading can promote writing for pleasure article

We believe that through reading a wide variety of books and texts, children can improve their vocabulary and grow more confident with their own writing ability. To help you with this, we have collated a host of resources and useful websites that you can use with your students for their creative… read more

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When Secrets Set Sail – Blue Plaque Project

When Secrets Set Sail is the breathtaking new adventure from award-winning author Sita Brahmachari. Set in London, adoptive sisters Usha and Imtiaz must race to uncover the secrets of their family’s past, in order to save their home.

In the story, Usha and Imtiaz discover that their house… read more

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Mermaid School - Telling Tails writing activity

Marnie Blue’s class at Lady Sealia Foam’s Mermaid School are holding a cake sale to raise money for their school trip to the Mermaid Lagoon castle. Aunt Christabel says she’ll help Marnie, Pearl and Orla to bake some special treats to sell. On a new sheet of paper write a story about what happens. read more

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Mermaid School - Create your own radio station activity sheet

In the Mermaid School books, Christabel Blue is a very successful DJ, with her own Big Blue Show on Radio SeaWave.

In the activity sheet children can imagine they have their own show on mermaid radio.

Filled with fabulous fishy fun, the Mermaid School series is perfect for fans of Unicorn… read more

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Reading guide for Victoria Hislop's THE ISLAND

A reading guide for Victoria Hislop's multi-million copy seller, THE ISLAND.

Find out how to "win 10 copies of The Island":https://readinggroups.org/noticeboard/4563 for your reading group (offer closes 7 September) read more

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