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Look What I Found inspires nature hunts, and reading
Growing Readers
Thursday, August 8, 2024
In the National Trust's 'Look What I Found' series, published by Nosy Crow, children will discover the range of natural treasures they might find on a walk through a wood, by the seaside, on a farm or, in the latest book -...
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Discover The Secret of Golden Island
Video/Vlog
Monday, August 5, 2024
Natasha Farrant introduces her new children's adventure, The Secret of Golden Island, about two children who set out to win an island.
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Inspiring young poets with You're a Poet
Growing Readers
Thursday, August 1, 2024
You're a Poet, Sean Taylor's new book about writing poetry, draws on his years of writing and teaching poetry in schools. Here, Sean introduces the book and explains how it can be used to help inspire young poets, at home and in the classroom.
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Jenny Valentine introduces Us in the Before and After
Video/Vlog
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Us in the Before and After explores the power of friendship through a single moment in the lives of best friends Elk and Mab; a tragic accident in which one of the teenagers dies.
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Nathanael Lessore, Branford Boase winner, on the challenges facing working class writers
Book Blog
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Author Nathanael Lessore, who has just won the Branford Boase Award 2024 for his debut novel, <a href="/books/steady-for-this-the-laugh-out-loud-and-unforgettable-teen-novel-of-the-year/...
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Here Be Dragons exhibition opens at The Story Museum, Oxford
Author Events
Monday, July 15, 2024
The Story Museum in Oxford is launching a new exhibition, Here Be Dragons, this July. Co-curated by Cressida Cowell and dragon Toothless, this exhibition offers an insight into the enduring appeal of the dragon across cultures. Join the heroes of the How To Train Your...
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The Final Year wins the CLiPPA Poetry Award 2024
Book Awards
Friday, July 12, 2024
Matt Goodfellow has been awarded the CLiPPA (CLPE Children's Poetry Award) for his powerful, sensitive verse novel, The Final Year, illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton (Otter-Barry Books). Poet Liz Berry made the announcement at a live ceremony at the National Theatre on London's Southban...
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Chloë Heuch introduces A History of My Weird
Video/Vlog
Friday, July 12, 2024
Meet Mo as she navigates the challenges of starting high school, including confronting bullies, making new friends, and finding the support she needs as an autistic student.
