Mrs M-J's news and recommended reads
It has been a busy term in the library; I have hugely enjoyed my first term here, and would like to thank my first two Year 7 Pupil Librarians, Maya and Daisy, for all their help and suggestions, as well as their fantastic supply of book reviews (available to read in the library!). As well as quiet reading on beanbags at break and lunchtime, activities in the library have included some highly competitive games of Uno, serious chess battles, and very creative origami sessions.
I hope your children enjoy some reading over the Christmas holidays. If you are looking for ideas beyond those suggested in the recent email from Miss Williams "Love of Reading", here are a few more recent publications that would be well worth investigating.
Lifesize Ocean Animals by Sophy Henn
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Henn cleverly uses lifesize illustrations to get children thinking about how they compare to ocean creatures. Look out for the shark’s teeth.
Perfect for Pre-Prep animal lovers
Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Making Enemies by Louie Stowell
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Irreverent and very entertaining, this is the fourth in the Loki series by Stowell. Great for even the most reluctant of readers. The audiobooks are also highly recommended.
KS1-2
Wolf Road by Alice Roberts
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Professor Alice Robert’s debut novel is a beautifully written story of a prehistoric girl and her tribe. Full of anthropological details, this adventure would make a great choice for budding historians, and fans of Michelle Paver’s books.
Upper KS2/Lower KS3
The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow
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So much more than a book about moving on from primary to secondary school, I absolutely loved The Final Year. Written in verse, it is an ode to the power of writing and creativity, and immerses the reader in Nate’s final primary school year.
Upper KS2/Lower KS3
Impossible Things: Unbelievable Answers to the World’s Weirdest Questions by Dan Schreiber
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This book is bonkers, but brilliant. In the chapter “Should we be learning to speak cat?”, in two pages Schreiber moves from Darwin to the CIA and a lie detector hooked up to a plant.
For curious minds of any age
Happy reading, and happy Christmas!
Mrs Mallin-Jones
WARNING!
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Please be aware, ‘Wicked’ is not a book for children. Despite Wicked being based on Gregory Maguire’s novel, the novel is not appropriate for children.
