School Reading List

Episode 21 - 2024 election and literacy: what are the main parties promising?

Season 1 Episode 21

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 21

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Part 1
Book post

  • Dungeon Runners: Hero Trial by Kieran Larwood
  • Galápagos Islands by Karen Romano Young, illustrated by Amy Grimes
  • You Got This! by Rachael Davis
  • Natterjack Toad Can't Believe It! by Sean Taylor
  • The Big Day by Rachel Plummer and Forrest Burdett
  • Bertha and Blink: Rumble in the Jungle by Nicola Colton
  • How to be a Genius Kid by Jim Smith
  • The Last Dragon by Polly Ho-Yen
  • Nora and the Map of Mayhem by Joseph Elliott
  • Sar Wylda and the Legendary Goldbreaker by Jake R. Wilson
  • Kofi and the Secret Radio Station by Jeffrey Boakye
  • We Have Everything We Need to Start Again by Koleka Putuma

Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in July 2024

  • The Dog Who Danced on the Moon by John Boyne
  • Delta and the Lost City by Anna Fargher
  • The Whisperling Twins by Hayley Hoskins
  • The Love Dare by Abiola Bello
  • The Seal on the Beach by Mara Bergman
  • Back of the Net by Eve Ainsworth
  • Lifesize Ocean Animals by Sophy Henn
  • Three Cheers for the River School by Sabine Adeyinka
  • The Boy and the Octopus by Caryl Lewis
  • Wigglesbottom Primary: The Pirate Cat by Pamela Butchart
  • Secret FACTopia! by Paige Towler
  • Myths of China by Xiaobing Wang
  • The Others by Sarah Merrett
  • The Virtue Season by L.M. Nathan
  • The Boy Who Painted The World by Tom McLaughlin
  • The Darkness Within Us by  Tricia Levenseller
  • Break to You by Neal Shusterman
  • Hike It by Iron Tazz
  • Fallout by Lesley Parr
  • The Wild Life of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals by Mike Barfield
  • Warriors Graphic Novel by Erin Hunter
  • The Dinosaur that Pooped a Superhero by Tom Fletcher
  • Bea's Bad Day by Tom Percival
  • Roman Boy by Tony Bradman
  • The Fun We Had by Charissa Coulthard
  • A Wild Walk to School by Rebecca Cobb
  • Chemistry for Beginners by Kristie Pickersgill
  • Taylor Blake Is a Legend by Laura Jane Williams
  • Little Guides to Nature: Hello Fossils and Shells by Nina Chakrabarti
  • It Came from the Trees by Ally Russell
  • In Time by Marina Ruiz

July 2024 books of the month

  • Fiction:  The Virtue Season by L.M. Nathan
  • Nonfiction:  Lifesize Ocean Animals by Sophy Henn
  • Picture book:  Move, Mr Mountain! by Francesca Sanna

Part 2
Politics and election books for children and teens - our rundown

New book pitches: There Was an Old Woman Who Followed a Spy! by Tommy Furmato; Luna and Helio The Eclipse by Gina Keulemans; Insects, Bugs and Rock and Roll by Alex Brooks; I Can Be An Astronaut by Dr Katy Chisenga-Phillipps

Part 3
2024 election and literacy: what are the main parties promising?

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