Book Recommendations

This half term's book recommendations are linked to some of the themes that we will be focussing our learning on during Spring 1

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Recommended for KS2

Linked to LKS2's History topic

The Stolen Spear

By Saviour Pirotta

There has been a gap in the market for Stone Age texts that children in Lower KS2 can access, especially independently. The Stolen Spear fills the gap well as it is easy to read and is ideal for newly confident readers or younger classes. Readers follow the main character’s journey to try and redeem himself and prove himself to others in his village. With further stories following in the series, readers have the opportunity to continue their journey with Wolf if they have enjoyed the story.

Recommended for KS2

Linked to KS2 Shakespear texts in English

Shakespeare's First Folio

The plays preserve Shakespeare’s original dramatic language, but have been abridged so they can be performed by a minimum of eight children in under twenty minutes.

Recommended for KS2

Linked to KS2 history topic

The Chessman Thief

By Barbara Henderson

Set in the Viking era, The Chessmen Thief is an intriguing tale of 12-year-old Kylan’s quest to return to his mother having been captured by Norsemen when he was just 7 years old. However, with everything the Almighty keeps throwing his way, will he be able to make it?

Kylan – a thrall, a slave for a harsh and unforgiving craftsman – thinks all hope is lost and he will never get the opportunity to return to his home, the Southern Isles, to find his mother. His memory of her is beginning to fade, except her fiery red hair and an important message she gave him as she was whisked away… ‘The Isle of Lewis. It’s your home Kylan. Never forget it.’ When an opportunity presents itself, Kylan knows he has to summon all of his courage to ensure it doesn’t slip through his fingers. The Lewis Chessmen – which his master reluctantly let him help carve – are his only hope. However, great craftsmanship gains attention, including that of Sven Asleifsson, a cruel and barbaric Viking known throughout the realm.

Recommended for KS1

Linked to KS1 women in history topic

Little Leaders- Visionary Women around the world

by Vashti Harrison

Did you know that WIFI was invented by a glamorous Hollywood star?

Or that the first computer programmer was a woman born in 1816?

These amazing little leaders have changed the world, all because they were talented, clever, and above all, determined.

In the follow up to her beloved debut Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History, Vashti Harrison introduces little readers to even more trailblazing women, from writers to inventors, artists to scientists.

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