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Books to celebrate Black History Month - and beyond!
Reading Resources
Thursday, October 9, 2025
With a new report recording a 'catastrophic decline' in Black representation in children's books and very low Asian representation, ReadingZone is sharing some recent titles by Black and Asian authors and illustrators, highlighted by our teacher and librarian reviewers as 'must-haves'...
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Discounted sets of early reader books
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Saturday, April 23, 2022
Discounted sets of books available for children starting their reading journeys, and for those moving on to chapter books.
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Colour Fiction books for young readers
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Friday, March 25, 2022
The Colour Fiction books from Little Tiger Press are designed to bridge the gap between reading schemes and chapter books.
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Bloomsbury Young Readers' series
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Monday, August 23, 2021
Bloomsbury’s new Young Readers series of banded books is designed to help children grow in confidence as readers. We asked three teachers how useful the books are for homes and schools.
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Super readable books for 11+ readers
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Saturday, January 30, 2021
The Super Readable Rollercoaster books are written by notable, contemporary writers and the first three titles include Rat by Patrice Lawrence, I Am the Minotaur by Anthony McGowan, and Edgar & Adolf by Ph...
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Big dreams for little people
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Sunday, June 30, 2019
The Little People, Big Dreams series, published by Frances Lincoln, are stylish books aimed at young readers (aged 5-9 years) about outstanding women and men, and the dreams that they held as children and which motivated them...
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Teaching with Dr Seuss
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Saturday, June 1, 2019
When Theodor Seuss Geisel - or Dr Seuss as he became known - was challenged in 1954 to write a book for school children using 250 of the words children use the most, he wrote The Cat in the Hat (using 236 words). This was soon...
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Early Skills in Reading and Listening
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Saturday, June 1, 2019
A new series of books focused on reading and listening skills aims to support young children in developing independent thinking skills and enthusiasm for reading. Find out more about the newly launched QED Essentials series.
