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4u2read.ok. Barrington Stoke series for reluctant
readers age 8 to 13 with a reading age below 8 years. Titles
are by popular authors such as Majorie Blackman, Terry Deary,
Michael Morpurgo and Jeremy Strong and aim to feature great
stories and gripping plots.
Contact: Barrington Stoke, Trunk's Close, 55 High Street,
Edinburgh EH1 1SR Tel: 0131 557 2020. Website:
www.barringtonstoke.co.uk
70 Tried and Tested Great Books to
Read Aloud, a complete guide to all the best books
to read aloud to children aged 0-11. The guide also features
reading tips from experts and recommendations from celebrity
parents. Priced at £1 from www.greatbookstoreadaloud.co.uk
Badger Books for Reluctant Readers.
A range of books for a variety of children from reading age
six to interest age 14. For more information visit www.badger-publishing.co.uk
or call 01438 356907
Barrington Stoke books. Barrington Stoke specialises
in publishing books for reluctant, disenchanted and under-confident
readers, from young children to teenagers and adults. The
Barrington Stoke website features extracts of all children's
titles, as well as interviews with authors, competitions,
games and news. See www.barringtonstoke.co.uk.
Big Cat guided reading series. As part of Collins
Education's Love Reading
campaign, with 24 fiction and non-fiction titles for all key
stage 1 reading levels. The books include famous authors and
illustrators, as well as photography and graphics. Collins
Big Cat contains 140 titles in total covering Reception to
Year 2 and cost from between £2.85-£3.85. Interactive CD-ROMS
are also available. For more information visit www.collinseducation.com
Tel: 0208 307 4158.
Book of Books and Writers. Compilation featuring
authors writing about their own writing processes, produced
by Scottish Book Trust to support the English Langauge 5-14
guidelines. Cost £5.
Contact: Scottish Book Trust, Sandeman House, Trunks Close,
55 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SR. Tel: 0131 524 0160.
Can't Read, Won't Read is a free information pack
produced by Barrington Stoke to help parents support their
children's reading. For a free pack send an A4 SAE (66p) to
Barrington Stoke, Trunk's Close, 55 High Street, Edinburgh
EH1 1SR. Tel:0131 5572020 Fax:0131 5576060.
Childrensauthors.tv is a new series of DVD films produced
for schools, profiling popular authors and author/illustrators.
Films feature Jacqueline Wilson, Anne Fine, Jane Ray, Catherine
& Laurence Anholt,
Anthony Browne and Nicholas Allan. Cost: single DVDs: £19.50 plus p&p;
box set of all six: £97.50 plus p&p.
To order visit:
www.childrensauthors.tv or email info@childrensauthors.tv.
Clever clogs games. A series of literacy board games
for children aged 4-7 years targeting the specific skills
identified in the Early Learning Goals, Foundation Level and
Keystage 1. The games are self-contained, made of laminated
card and intended to support and reinforce language and literacy
skills already introduced by the teacher. Each set is accompanied
by a breakdown of the objectives targeted by the games and
a photocopiable tick sheet. Nursery World gave Clever Clogs
Games a 5-star rating. To order telephone: 01823 327836 or
visit www.cleverclogsgames.co.uk
Children's reading resources catalogue. Includes listings
of books, posters and other resources. Email: publications@booktrust.org.uk
or order online at www.booktrusted.com
Dark Man series. Published by Ransom the 12 books are
aimed at children aged 11 and older who are struggling to
read, and cover a reading age of approximately 5-8 years old.
Each book features the Dark Man, a shadowy loner who shuns
society and has been recruited to play a part in a cataclysmic
struggle between good and evil. Each story is between 200
and 400 words and draws on implication and the experience
of the reader. The stories are accompanied by illustrations
that pick up on modern culture. The series was awarded the
2006 Educational Resources Awards Book Award. For more information
contact jenny@ransom.co.uk.
Download. Series of eight books for teenage boys
with a low reading ability, using extreme sports and fast
cars to engage reluctant readers. Each book features: a short
story, illustrated in black and white, which develops over
three chapters; non-fiction information pages, presented in
a magazine-style using colour photographs and appropriate
vocabulary; and a bibliography to support readers wanting
to find out more. There is also an accompanying CD-Rom for
teachers, which provides interactive activities, worksheets,
supporting notes and lesson suggestions for each title. The
series has been developed in conjunction with Nasen. Call
01933 443862 or order online at www.risingstars-uk.com.
European Picture Book Collection. Collection created as a result of an EU-funded project to help children to learn more about their European neighbours through picture books. It is primarily aimed at children aged seven to 11, but it could be used by younger or older children. It is also a resource for teachers and provides related classroom activities. Visit www.ncrcl.ac.uk/epbc.
Free audio books. You can find
websites containing free audio books. The Library and Information
Update has recommended www.audiobooksforfree.com,
www.freeclassicaudiobooks.com/
and
http://audio-book-swicki.eurekster.com/
Alternatively, try entering the words, 'free audio books for
iPod' into a search engine.
Full Flight. Series of books produced by Badger Publishing
for struggling readers. Each title has a reading age of 7.5
to 8 but an interest level of around 9 to 13. Text types include
poetry, non-fiction, fiction and a play. The set of ten titles
is accompanied by a teacher's book and copymasters of pupils'
activity sheets. Cost £55.
Contact: Badger Publishing Ltd, 15 Wedgwood Gate, Pin Green
Industrial Estate, Stevenage SG1 4SU. Tel: 01438 356907. Fax:
01438 747015. Website: www.badger-publishing.co.uk
Kids' Review
Kids' Review is a useful resource for developing reading,
writing and technology skills. It encourages pupils to justify
their opinions and hone critical skills. Thousands of reviews,
by children for children, are available on the website. It
is free from commercial influence with running costs met by
annual subscription. There are no adverts or sales links.
Subscribing schools receive unlimited access, which includes
use from home. The kids' and teachers' pages are password
protected to ensure reviews are approved before they are posted
onto the site.
Visit www.kidsreview.org.uk
or email info@kidsreview.org.uk.
For further information contact Martin Hill at Kids' Review
on 01322 433552.
Monday 2 Friday Books. Specially
written for adults to read to children aged five to eight-years-old
at bedtime. The illustrated series consists of one story over
five nights, based on 10-15 minutes reading per night. Visit
www.m2fbooks.com
Email: info@m2fbooks.com
Tel:01273 739477
My Own Book personalises children's storybooks
and interactive CDRoms. There are 25 book titles to choose
from, at three reading levels: pre-school, key stage 1 and
key stage 2. Visit www.myownbook.co.uk.
Similarly, My Little Adventure Book personalises a
basic story to include children's names, friends, pets and
home towns. Suitable for children up to age eight. Visit www.mylittleadventure.co.uk.
National Children's Book Week resources. A wide range
of resources are available to support school book weeks, providing
everything needed to hold a book event, including posters,
stickers, postcards and bookmarks. A catalogue is available.
Contact: Booktrust, Book House, 45 East Hill, London SW18
2QZ. Tel: 020 8516 2977. Website: www.booktrust.org.uk.
Pop Ups! A guide to novelty books. Guide produced
by Booktrust as an introduction to the world of children's
novelty books for parents, teachers, librarians, collectors
and those interested from a design perspective. It includes
the history of the genre, how to put one together, interviews
with authors and reviews of some of the best titles available.
Cost £5.
Contact: Booktrust, Book House, 45 East Hill, London SW18
2QZ. Tel: 020 8516 2981. Email: info@booktrust.org.uk.
Website: www.booktrust.org.uk.
Radical Reading. An information leaflet and book
list to encourage 11-15 year olds to read with confidence.
Those making bulk orders receive a free book and a resource
pack of ideas to help teachers and librarians make the most
of the suggestions. Send an A4 SAE for a single copy and an
order form.
Contact: Scottish Book Trust, Sandeman House, Trunks Close,
55 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SR. Tel: 0131 524 0160. Email:
info@scottishbooktrust.com.
Reading a-z provides downloadable books, worksheets and
lesson plans to help children read. There are more than 300
books on the site for downloading and printing, with more
being added every month. www.readinga-z.com .
The Spoken Word - children's authors. British Library
audio CD featuring 10 children's authors - including AA Milne,
Anne Fine, JRR Tolkien, Raymond Briggs, Roald Dahl and Philip
Pullman - reading extracts from their own books. Recordings
are a mixture of items from the library's archives and new
recordings made specially for the CD. The CD lasts 72 minutes.
Cost £9.95. ISBN 0712315182.
Buy online at www.bl.uk/acatalog
Story Catchers is a free online creative-writing
scheme for school children. There is a primary scheme for
children aged 6 to 11 years and a secondary scheme for children
aged 11 to 15 years. Children write short stories or poems
which are then published on the Story Catchers website, which
has over 40,000 visitors per month from around the world.
After writing their stories/poems, children then take part
in an exciting online voting stage which produces those stories
and poems to be published in the annual Story Catcher books.
Visit www.storycatchers.com.
StoryBox (for 3 years and up), AdventureBox (for
6 to 8 years) and DiscoveryBox (for 8 years and up).
Educational magazines carefully adapted to meet the interests
and abilities of each target age group. Visit www.bayard-magazines.co.uk.
Storysacks. Storysacks is a concept developed to engage
children during storytelling sessions through the use of puppets,
games and props. Storysack Ltd provides ready-made Storysacks
as well as ideas, advice and resources for those wanting to
develop thier own.
Contact: Storysack Ltd, Resource House, Kay Street, Bury BL9
6BU. Tel: 0161 763 6232. Website: www.storysack.com.
Storybook Web. Storybook Web is an online production
(launched March 2002) from Learning and Teaching Scotland,
in partnership with Lomond Productions and with funding from
NGfL Scotland. This website contains activities for children
aged 5-8 years that are based on popular children's stories
by Scottish authors including Mairi Hedderwick, Debi Gliori,
Scoular Anderson and Frank Rodgers. The authors also feature
in video and audio clips, reading excerpts from their stories
and answering questions about their work. See www.ltscotland.org.uk/storybook/
Tamarind Books. Tamarind publishes and supplies a
range of aspirational and imaginative books featuring positive,
inclusive images for children from pre-school to early secondary.
These include a range of 6 picture books for key stage 1 sponsored
by the NASUWT, the 'Black profiles' series featuring successful
black role models from contemporary Britain, titles sponsored
by the Spinal Injury Association including wheelchair-bound
characters. Contact: Tamarind Ltd, PO Box 52, Northwood, Middlesex
HA6 1UN. Tel: 020 8866 8808. Email: contact@tamarindbooks.co.uk
or visit www.tamarindbooks.co.uk
Trailblazers is a series of full-colour books on popular
non-fiction topics, designed for older children and young
adults with a reading age between six and seven years. The first
six books in the series are: Football, Formula One, Comets,
Mummies, UFOs and Dinosaurs. The books are attractive to reluctant
readers and those not in the habit of reading. The books hit
all the key educational requirements: fonts and text sizes
have been chosen to help letter and word recognition, the
vocabulary is carefully limited, with simple sentences to
reinforce reading skills. The non-fiction sections focus on
presenting information in a variety of ways. Each Trailblazer
book contain a 12-page non-fiction section, followed by a
16-page fiction story focusing on the topic. The stories are
illustrated with full-page, full-colour illustrations, and
each story appears in two versions: a text version on the
left hand page, with a briefer, 'speech bubble' version on
the facing page. So there are two levels of entry to the story
- one for very poor readers and one for those who are better
able to read. The two levels of text are also ideal for 'buddy
readers' where a more able child can work with a less able
readers. The books cost £4.99 each. For further information
contact jenny@ransom.co.uk
What kids want. Guide produced by Macmillan Children's
Books following a range of consumer market research across
all age ranges, from pre-school to 12 years and over. The
guide is aimed at children's booksellers to help them to market
their stock more effectively, although it would also be useful
to librarians.
Contact Macmillan Children's Books on 020 7014 6103.
With Love - a celebration of words and pictures for the
very young compiled by Wendy Cooling with contributions
from a whole range of authors and illustrators from from Giles
Andreae to Benjamin Zephaniah, Quentin Blake to Jacqueline
Wilson, Lauren Child to Michael Morpurgo and Shirley Hughes
to Roger McGough. A contribution from each sale will go to
Bookstart. Orchard Books, ISBN: 1 84362 414 1, price: £12.99.
Words of Wonder. Series of four leaflets from Scottish
Book Trust, covering age ranges 0-4, 5-6, 7-8 and 8-11, to
help parents to choose books for their children. Cost £1
for 10, £1.75 for 20, £2.50 for 30 or £3.50
for 50.
Contact: Scottish Book Trust, Sandeman House, Trunks Close,
55 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SR. Tel: 0131 524 0160. Email:
info@scottishbooktrust.com.
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Armadillo. Children's books newsletter, published quarterly
and edited by Mary Hoffman. It features reviews and articles
written by children's writers and illustrators and aims to
provide a wider forum for the discussion of children's books
than was previously provided by mainstream publications and
national press. Cost £5 per year. Subscribe online at
www.armadillomagazine.com. Email: maryhoffman@armadillomagazine.com
Books for Keeps. Children's book
magazine available on subscription; six issues per year.
Contact: School Bookshop Association. Telephone order service:
020 8852 4953 or visit www.booksforkeeps.co.uk
Carousel: The Guide to Children's
Books. This magazine is published three times a year in
March, June and October and offers reviews, articles, news,
and author profiles.Phone 0121 622 7458 or e-mail carousel.guide@virgin.net
Website: www.carouselguide.co.uk
myBOOKS.mag. Reader development magazine on new children's
books, aimed at five to seven-year-olds.
Contact: newBOOKS.mag, 4 Froxfield Close, Winchester, Hampshire
SO22 6JW. Tel: 01962 620320. Email: guy@newbooksmag.com.
Website: www.newbooksmag.com.
National Youth Agency- youthinformation.com.
The NYA, based in Leicester, supports all those involved in
young people's personal and social development and works with
young people to enable them to fulfil their potential as individuals
and citizens within a socially just society. RUCKUS,
is an online magazine for young people, which is available
free of charge from www.youthinformation.com/ruckus.
The site has over 1000 information topics and contact details
for over 1200 national organisations. For more information
on the NYA visit: www.nya.org.uk
or call 0116 242 7394.
Newsademic.com
An international, easy-to-read children's email newspaper,
which contains only current affairs. Users can subscribe as
individuals or as a school group. Visit www.newsademic.com
Oink! Money matters for kids!
A business newspaper for children that is pink like the
Financial Times, tabloid size and free. The paper is advertised-supported
and free to schools, libraries, sports academies and clubs.
Also support both RIF and Read On NLT initiatives. For more
information call 0870 755 0820.
tBk Magazine. Compiled and issued by Peters Library
Services, this quarterly magazine for children aged eight
to 12 includes book reviews, competitions and author interviews.
Contact: Marketing Department, Peters Library Service, 120
Bromsgrove Street, Birmingham B5 6RL. Tel: 0121 666 6646.
Fax: 0121 666 6882. Website: www.peters-books.co.uk.
Teen Titles. Termly book review magazine for readers aged 11 and over, produced by Edinburgh City Council, but available on subscription throughout the UK and abroad.
The magazine includes reviews, photographs, a 'meet the author'
spot, and features on new books and authors. Cost £8.50 per year (three issues). Discounts for orders of multiple copies.
Contact: Publications Unit, Edinburgh City Council, Room 5.14, City Chambers, Edinburgh, EH1 1YJ. Tel: 0131 469 3328. Fax:0131 469 3311, email:learning.publications@edinburgh.gov.uk. Website: www.edinburgh.gov.uk/learningpublications
The resources below are mainly
printed books lists or collections of recommended titles,
either free or available to buy. There are also many websites
that recommend books by age, theme or genre.
The Big Book List for Hungry Minds, compiled by Rachel
V. Langton. Includes classic and recent books aimed mostly
at primary-aged children. There is also a separate list for
babies and young children. Short commentaries accompany most
entries, which are divided into themes. £5.50 for primary
list, £3.50 for early years list or £7.50 for both.
Contact Rachel Langton on 020 8742 1623.
Book lists. Covering all categories of children's books:
picture books, books to share, beginning to read, confident
readers, teenage novels, non-fiction and poetry books. Available
free.
Contact: The Federation of Children's Book Groups, 2 Bridge
View Road, Horsforth, Leeds LS18 5PE. Tel: 0113 258 8910.
 Books
for boys - suggestions collected from delegates at
the NLT primary conferences in 2005.
Books to Enjoy: 6 to 8,Books to Enjoy: 8 to 12, Books
to Enjoy: with boys in mind. Compilation of recommended
titles for selected audiences, by children's book consultant
Wendy Cooling. Published by the School Library Association,
1999.
Contact: School Library Association, Unit 2, Lotmead Business
Village, Lotmead Farm, Wanborough, Swindon SN4 0UY. Tel: 01793
791787. Fax: 01793 791786 Email: info@SLA.org.uk.
Website: www.sla.org.uk.
Cracking good picture books. NATE publication that
lists 30 picture book titles for Reception to Year 2, and
ideas for classroom talk and writing activities that relate
to each. Cost £15.95 (£14.95 for NATE members).
Contact: National Association for the Teaching of English,
80 Broadfield Road, Sheffield S8 0XJ. Tel: 0114 255 5419.
Website: www.nate.org.uk.
Great books to read aloud. Published by Random House Children's
Books this is a guide of books to read aloud, backed by children's
laureate Jacqueline Wilson. It details 71 titles from 17 children's
publishers, split into three age-ranged categories from 0
to 11 years old. The guide costs £1. For more information
visit
www.greatbookstoreadaloud.co.uk
Hans
Christian Andersen Booklist. Produced by Tower Hamlets
Children's Libraries.
National Science Week Fiction Booklist for children & young people of all ages. It can be found under the resources
section on the website of the British Association for the
Advancement of Science www.the-ba.net.
The list is compiled by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Children's Library Service.
Reading Our World. List of culturally diverse literature
for children, produced jointly by Booktrust and Arts Council
England. The 13 books listed were selected for their representation
of different cultures and backgrounds and are split into two
categories: ages five to eight and eight to 11.
Contact: Booktrust, Book House, 45 East Hill, London SW18
2QZ. Tel: 020 8516 2977. Website: www.booktrust.org.uk.
Riveting Reads 3-6, by Derek Jowett. List of more than 250 books that aims to help children to enjoy stories and introduce them to some of the best writers and illustrators in the field. The books are arranged under a variety of headings, such as Starting Out and Families. They have been chosen with parents, library staff and teachers in mind and can be used at home as well as by teachers working in nursery schools, pre-school groups and primary schools.
Published in 2005. ISBN 1903446317. Cost: £7.50 (£6.00 to SLA members).
Contact: School Library Association, Unit 2, Lotmead Business Village, Wanborough, Swindon SN4 0UY. Tel: 08707 770979. Email: info@sla.org.uk. Order online at www.sla.org.uk.
Riveting Reads 6-8, by Prue Goodwin. List of books that have been selected to provide enjoyment and a rich and varied choice for children who are learning to read. Full bibliographical information is given for each title. Published in December 2006. ISBN 9781903446355. Cost: £7.50 (£6.00 to SLA members)
Contact: School Library Association, Unit 2, Lotmead Business Village, Wanborough, Swindon SN4 0UY. Tel: 08707 770979. Email: info@sla.org.uk. Order online at www.sla.org.uk.
Riveting Reads: 8-12, by Jo Sennitt. This publication aims to lead readers on from some of the most popular and well known authors to those a little further afield and help to engage children more fully in the world of books. Categories include Fantasy and Other Worlds, Animal Stories, Funny Stories, Poetry, Picture Books and Folk and Fairy Tales. Published in 2006. ISBN 1903446309. Cost: £7.50 (£6.00 to SLA members).
Contact: School Library Association, Unit 2, Lotmead Business Village, Wanborough, Swindon SN4 0UY. Tel: 08707 770979. Email: info@sla.org.uk. Order online at www.sla.org.uk.
Rough Guide to Children's Books, published by Penguin.
Price £5.99. Available from www.amazon.co.uk
Simply the Best Books for Children, published by the
Centre for Literacy in Primary Education, is a book list available
for either ages 0-7 years or 7-11 years. Each classifies books
according to type, as well as showing where there are video,
audio, CDRom or different language versions. £5.99 each.
Contact: CLPE, Webber Street, London SE1 8QW. Tel: 020 7633
0840. Fax: 020 7928 4624. Website: www.clpe.co.uk.
The Ultimate Book Guide, Anne Fine. A guide to over
600 books for 8 to 12-year-olds - from classics to titles
published to the end of 2003 - with recommendations written
for children by authors including Anthony Horowitz, Jacqueline
Wilson, David Almond, Celia Rees, Darren Shan and Dick King-Smith.
Each entry is cross-referenced to other books that readers
are likely to enjoy. Published by A&C Black in 2004. ISBN
9780 7136 67189. Cost £12.99. Available from A&C
Black on 020 7758 0200 or at www.acblack.com.
Unlocked. Leaflet produced in 2007 by Tower Hamlets Schools Library Service, which lists 56 key books for young adults, reviewed and recommended by Tower Hamlets school librarians, public library and schools library service staff. Single copies are free of charge. Call 020 7364 5096 or email karen.robinson@towerhamlets.gov.uk.
Teen book guide from A&C Black, following its
successful Ultimate Book Guide for 8 to 12-year-old readers.
It will be published in February 2006 and includes 700 books,
with reviews from various authors. Available from A&C Black on 020 7758 0200 or at www.acblack.com. British Literature For Young People: a Bibliography 1990
- 2000, selected by Julia Eccleshare, The Guardian children's
book editor, is a list of the best books of the decade with
details of children's book prizes and magazines promoting
children's literature. £4.99.
Contact: British Council on 020 7389 3170 or visit www.britishcouncil.org/publications.
Carnegie and Kate Greenaway awards. Shortlists for these
annual awards are debated by more than 10,000 children across
the UK who 'shadow' the judging process. For more information
visit www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk.
ESSENTIALZ: The Best Readz. The fourth annual teenage
booklist produced by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets,
expanded to contain 40 novels for 2006. Draws attention to
new young adult novels for teens and highlights new authors
and genres. Single copies are available free (no postage charge)
from gilesvharrison@gmail.com.
GR8TXTS. Tower Hamlets public and school libraries
services has produced this list of over 30 titles, designed
to tempt teenagers to try new authors, explore more books
and keep them reading. Single copies are available with colourful
accompanying poser free of charge. Call 020 7247 9510 or email:
childrenslibrary@towerhamlets.gov.uk
Manga Mania. Amongst a variety of other resources,
the Reading Agency's Manga Mania pack provides an annotated
book list of 150+ essential manga titles that link through
to anime (dvds) and playstation games. For more information
visit www.readingagency.org.uk
or call 0871 750 1207.
More Books to Enjoy: 12-16, by Wendy Cooling. A School
Library Association publication listing a selection of titles
that will appeal to secondary students. Cost £5 (£4
to SLA members).
Contact: School Library Association, Unit 2, Lotmead Business
Village, Lotmead Farm, Wanborough, Swindon SN4 0UY. Tel: 01793
791787. Fax: 01793 791786 Email: info@SLA.org.uk.
Website: www.sla.org.uk.
Reading Journey. Resource produced by ContinYou to support
its Book It! reading clubs. It lists books that have proved
popular with reading club members, grouped by different interests
so that readers can follow a 'journey' from one genre to another.
Contact: ContinYou, 17 Old Ford Road, London E2 9PL. Tel:
020 8709 9900. Website: www.readingclub.org.uk.
Reading Stew: a recipe for success. Produced by the Schools Library and Information Service and Schools Pupil Support Service in Dudley, this publication comprises two books, one for teachers and one for pupils, that were produced as a result of a project to find suitable titles for struggling and reluctant readers. Working through schools, pupils were asked to give their views on a wide range of texts, including picture books, rhyming texts, humorous books, non-fiction and 'alternative' fairy stories. These reviews form the basis of the pupils' book while the teachers' book consists of useful tips on how to use each text and publication details. Cost £5 including p&p.
Contact: Dudley Schools Library and Information Service, Milton Crescent, Lower Gornall, Dudley DY3 3EE. Tel: 01384 812850.
Riveting Reads 12-16, by Eileen Armstrong. Booklist of titles that have been tried, tested and often suggested by readers in school who have debated what they do and don’t like. It includes over 200 books and aims to encourage teenagers to enjoy stories and to introduce them to some of the best writers in the field. Categories include Action and Adventure, Comic Relief, Love and Friendship, Other Cultures, Other Worlds, Science in Fiction and Girl Power. Full bibliographical information is given for each title. Published in 2006. ISBN 1903446325. Cost: £7.50 (£6.00 to SLA members)
Contact: School Library Association, Unit 2, Lotmead Business Village, Wanborough, Swindon SN4 0UY. Tel: 08707 770979. Email: info@sla.org.uk. Order online at www.sla.org.uk.
Riveting Reads: 15-19 Narrative Information. Booklist
produced by the School Library Association to highlight non-fiction
texts that have all the construction and tension of fiction.
This type of book is often ideal for those, particularly boys
and reluctant readers, who prefer real facts and information
to imaginary stories. They can also help encourage young people
to 'read around their subject'. Cost £7 (£6 to
SLA members).
Contact: School Library Association, Unit 2, Lotmead Business
Village, Lotmead Farm, Wanborough, Swindon SN4 0UY. Tel: 01793
791787. Fax: 01793 791786 Email: info@sla.org.uk.
Website: www.sla.org.uk.
Riveting Reads Plus: A View of the World , by Oxfordshire Branch of the School Library Association. List of books and films chosen to help secondary-age pupils to understand each other, to appreciate and celebrate difference, and to create an awareness of the situations in far-off places. It includes novels, poetry and biographies that reflect different cultures. Published in November 2006. ISBN 1903446341. Cost: £9.00 (£7.50 to SLA members).
Contact: School Library Association, Unit 2, Lotmead Business Village, Wanborough, Swindon SN4 0UY. Tel: 08707 770979. Email: info@sla.org.uk. Order online at www.sla.org.uk.
Rough Guide to Books for Teenagers, published by Penguin. Price £5.99. Available from www.amazon.co.uk
Ultimate Teen Book Guide. Guide to a wide
range of titles that might interest teen readers, from those
just starting secondary school through to readers looking
for something more adult and challenging. It includes classics
and contemporary titles, bestsellers, cult fiction and graphic
novels, with recommendations from teen and adult authors including
Anthony Horowitz, Meg Cabot, Eoin Colfer and Jonathan Coe.
Each entry is cross-referenced to other books that readers
are likely to enjoy and there are readers' polls and special
features on a variety of topics. Published by A&C
Black in 2006. ISBN 9780 7136 73302. £12.99.
Available from A&C Black on 020 7758 0200 or at www.acblack.com.
Books To Enjoy With Boys In Mind.
A booklist, written by children's book consultant Wendy
Cooling, listing titles for encouraging reluctant male readers.
Titles are for readers from eight to 15 and the list is arranged
in age order. Price £5 (£4 to SLA members). Contact:
School Library Association, Unit 2, Lotsmead Business Village,
Lotsmead Farm, Wanborough, Swindon SN4 0UY. Tel: 01793 791787.
Website: www.sla.org.uk.
Books with Boy Appeal: encouraging
readers aged 9-14. Produced by Library Services for
Education in Leicestershire with the aim of redressing the
female influence over book collections in many libraries and
schools with fiction and non-fiction titles geared to reluctant
and underachieving readers. Cost £5.95. Order
forms available from Library Services for Education. Tel:
0116 267 8000. Fax: 0116 267 8039.
Disability,
illness and special needs: an annotated list of fiction, non-fiction
and organisations. Annotated book list and guide produced
in 2004 by the schools library service for Leicestershire
and Leicester City. It concentrates on fiction for key stages
1 to 4 to improve students' understanding of a variety of
conditions, but also includes non-fiction titles and contact
details for support organisations. £5.95.
Contact Library Services for Education on 0116 267 8000 or
download an order form from www.leics.gov.uk/libraries/lse.
Families Just Like Us. The National Council for One
Parent Families has produced this guide for lone parents who
are looking for children's books that reflect and celebrate
the fact that families come in many different shapes and sizes.
Compiled by NCOPF in partnership with Young Book Trust, the
guide features reviews of over 100 books, comments from famous
lone parents and children of lone parents, and help and advice
for parents on encouraging children to read. Entries are grouped
by age range, with indexes by author, title and subject. Cost £4.99.
Contact NCOPF on 020 7428 5400.
Good Fiction Guide. This guide lists over 1000 authors and 4000 titles and includes book recommendations from well-known authors and suggests titles to match your taste by genre. Cost £9.99. ISBN 0192806475.
Reads you need in your school library.
This annual collection of reviews is produced by the schools
library service for Leicestershire and Leicester City, to
help teachers and librarians to choose books for their school.
It covers fiction for children aged three to 16, with reviews arranged by key stage and indexed by
title. Cost £5.95.
Contact Library Services for Education on 0116 267 8000
or download an order form from www.leics.gov.uk/libraries/lse.
Roots Reading, annotated book-list produced by Tower Hamlets
Libraries for Black History Month 2004. Roots Reading is a
collection of titles which all reflect aspects of the Black
experience in history. It is primarily an annotated list of
mainly fiction titles for children and teenagers, but also
contains adults titles designed to tempt older students. To
order a copy contact the Children's Library Service on 020
7247 9510 or email: childrenslibrary@towerhamlets.gov.uk.
Son of Invisible Art: Graphic novels in libraries, Joss O'Kelly. Annotated bibliography on graphic novels, a revised and augmented version of the original Invisible Art, which was primarily produced to aid school and youth librarians. The guide was produced by Buckinghamshire Libraries based on their own stock of comics and graphic novels, but will be of use to any library service in selecting and promoting stock. Many of the graphic novels included are suitable for all ages, however, where the content may mean they are unsuitable for very young readers, this is indicated. Cost £5.
Contact: Buckinghamshire County Council, Library and Information Service for Schools, County Library, Walton Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP20 1UU. Tel: 01296 382268. Email: jokelly@buckscc.gov.uk.
Star Reads. Recommended reading list compiled by Passionet,
the UK's largest online multicultural bookshop, in association
with the National Reading Campaign, to accompany the Star
Reads posters. It is broken down by age categories five
to eight, nine to 11, 11 to 14 and adults. Titles can also
be purchased from Passionet, with discounts for buying the
complete pack for each age group.
Who next? A guide to children's authors, edited
by Viv Warren and Mary Yardley. A guide designed to help parents, teachers
and librarians to guide children in their reading choices.
It lists over 500 writers of children's fiction, divided into
three age categories, and each entry suggests others who write
in a similar way. Each author's entry also lists a few of
their key books, so that those trying something new have an
idea of where to start. Cost £14.49 (third edition
published 2007).
Contact: Library and Information Statistics Unit, Loughborough
University, Loughborough LE11 3TU. Tel: 01509 635680. Email:
lisu@lboro.ac.uk. Website: www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/dis/lisu/pages/publications/whonext.html.
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Poetry Posters. Sets of posters produced by Poems
on the Underground featuring classic poems by Tennyson, Wordsworth,
Milton, Burns and more. Cost £7.99 (including p&p).
Contact: The Poetry Society, 22 Betterton Street, London WC2H
9BX. Tel: 020 8870 8403. Website: www.poetrysociety.org.uk.
A guide to children's poetry 0-13. Joint publication
from the National Centre for Language and Literacy and Books
for Keeps that assesses current poetry resources for children,
evaluated by teachers and including features on poets and
the teaching of poetry. Cost £5.95.
Contact: NCLL, University of Reading, Bulmersh Court, Reading
RG6 1HY. Tel: 0118 931 8820. Website: www.ncll.org.uk.
Children's Poetry Bookshelf.
A book club run by the Poetry Book Society for children aged
seven to 11. It aims to make the best children's poetry available
in an exciting and enjoyable way. Members receive selection
of new children's poetry books three times a year, as well
as access to a website with fun activities and further book
recommendations. An adult - either a parent, teacher or librarian
- has to join on behalf of the children and support is provided,
including activity sheets and posters. Standard membership:
£40. Premium membership: £55. Library membership:
£135.
Contact: Children's Poetry Bookshelf, Poetry Book Society,
Fourth Floor, 2 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9RA. Tel: 020
7833 9247. Website: www.childrenspoetrybookshelf.co.uk.
The Poetry Library at London's Festival Hall offers
free membership, useful information for teachers, answers
to reference enquiries about contemporary poetry, tours and
a website that provides a huge amount of information on competitions,
readings, courses and events.
Contact: The Poetry Library, Level 5 Royal Festival Hall,
London SE1 8XX. Tel: 020 7921 0943/0664. Website: www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/poetry/
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