Does the book contain anything that teachers would wish to know about before recommending in class (strong language, sensitive topics etc.)? Author Guy Bass introduces SCRAP, about one robot who tried to protect the humans on his planet against an army of robots. Now the humans need his... Hello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing -

Olusoga’s enthusiasm for his subject is most evident as he wends his way to the Georgian house of Samuel Johnson, to tell the tale of his servant Francis Barber, born enslaved in Jamaica, who went on to become the beneficiary of his master’s will. Along the way, there are chapters on familiar themes, such as the advent and end of the Atlantic slave trade, but refocusing on heroic figures such as the abolitionists Granville Sharp and Olaudah Equiano; and poignant reflections on the Commonwealth troops who fought in the two world wars. Olusoga’s intentions are commendable, and his insightful reflections amount to much more than an accompanying text to a TV series. This is a thrilling tale of excavation. Winner of the Book of the Year, Children's Illustrated and Non-Fiction at The British Book Awards, 2021 For readers aged 12+, the book asks some thought-provoking questions and answers them in a smart and thorough style that will teach adults as much as it will children. We can see why it’s been called a must-read. LoveReading4Kids exists because books change lives, and buying books through LoveReading4Kids means you get to change the lives of future generations, with 25% of the cover price donated to schools in need. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. I often struggle with non fiction books but since this is aimed at young adults / children(?) this is written so clearly and well and does not require prior knowledge from you. There are a few bits that could have been expanded but that’s inevitable with a summarised view of history.I like using historical sources and that language is quite difficult. So I had to use sources in very different ways and that was quite a challenge. When I was 16, I bought a copy of Peter Fryer’s Book Staying Power. It was an incredibly empowering experience to read that book. I wish I’d been able to read it at 11 not 16. Young people knowing their history as they go into adulthood is empowering for them – but it’s the responsibility of companies, corporations and institutions to examine their internal cultures and to weed out structures that create inequalities.

Longlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2022 Information Books 3-14 | Winner of Book of the Year, Children's: Illustrated and Non-Fiction at The British Book Awards | Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2020

The winners of The Farshore Reading for Pleasure Teacher Awards 2023, highlighting the work schools are doing to encourage a love of reading, have... Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments For all the fanfare heralding the book and the series as a revolutionary landmark – as a means of seeing our history differently – it is Olusoga’s personal story that is most arresting. At the beginning and end, he mournfully captures that feeling of being unwelcome in Britain, and the desire for flight, to escape the brutal and bruising atmosphere that I, as a child of Jamaican immigrants, felt in the 1970s. Our father used to counsel: “Don’t get too comfortable, you hear; we’re only passing through.” But our temporary residence, despite the worst efforts of Enoch Powell’s bovver boys and their contemporary equivalents, turned out to be permanent. Olusoga reminds us that we had been here centuries before. And as the descendants of people who travelled to these shores on British passports stamped “right of abode”, surely now “we reach”. Usual UK delivery timescale (excluding custom prints) is between 5 and 7 working days from the date of dispatch. Please allow up to 14 working days for delivery. For custom print delivery pricing and timescales see below.

Designed for KS3+ readers, but more than suitable for adults who are looking for an introduction into this area of history

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Freedom Bird by Jerdine Nolan (Y5 planning sequence in the Literary Curriculum) would be an ideal text to teach this alongside. I’m proud to call myself a British citizen. I believe that our country is one of the most diverse in the world. We have been through a lot of pain to achieve this and understanding all the pain is a great way to move forward to a more peaceful future. This book is a good brief history in and a step in that direction. I’ll know there’s progress when I have to stop saying the obvious. When was the first time you saw yourself in a book?