Children’s books Archive

  • To celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee we have been thinking about our favourite children's books and a few other resources on the Kings and Queens of England.

    Kings and Queens of England

    To celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee we have been thinking about our favourite children's books and a few other resources on the Kings and Queens of England.

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  • This is one of my eight year old’s absolute favourite books in the whole world ...

    Tony Robinson’s Kings and Queens

    This is one of my eight year old’s absolute favourite books in the whole world ...

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  • Historical fiction is a great way of finding out more about history. This list includes some great picture books and novels for young adults.

    Stone Age – Children’s Historical fiction

    Historical fiction is a great way of finding out more about history. This list includes some great picture books and novels for young adults.

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  • This historical fiction picture book is a great introduction to archaeology and stone age people for younger children – for us it is the one essential book on the subject.

    Stone Age Boy

    This historical fiction picture book is a great introduction to archaeology and stone age people for younger children – for us it is the one essential book on the subject.

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  • Today’s book is all about the illustrations! Zoo-ology, by Joelle Jolivet is a great first animal encyclopedia.

    Zoo-ology

    Today’s book is all about the illustrations! Zoo-ology, by Joelle Jolivet is a great first animal encyclopedia.

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  • My Name is Mina is a rare book - beautifully written using language in an almost hypnotic way, quirky and with an instinctive understanding of unschooling/autonomous/informal education.

    My Name is Mina

    My Name is Mina is a rare book - beautifully written using language in an almost hypnotic way, quirky and with an instinctive understanding of unschooling/autonomous/informal education.

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  • 30th Nov: Yummy nummy mummy As a family that breastfeeds many picture books aimed at young children and babies are frustratingly quiet on the subject. When ever a baby needs […]

    Picture books

    30th Nov: Yummy nummy mummy As a family that breastfeeds many picture books aimed at young children and babies are frustratingly quiet on the subject. When ever a baby needs […]

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  • More favourite picture books for November ...

    Picture books – more

    More favourite picture books for November ...

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  • We have just received the last of the books I ordered the other week. We have started to have £5 pounds a month each for me and the girls to […]

    New books

    We have just received the last of the books I ordered the other week. We have started to have £5 pounds a month each for me and the girls to […]

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  • We have a fascination with history in our house and so spend a lot of time reading children's history books. Here are a few of those we

    History Resources: Books

    We have a fascination with history in our house and so spend a lot of time reading children's history books. Here are a few of those we

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