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Start with a Story
This book suggests
how to prepare a 'friendly' classroom for discussion, and offers a range
of activities and ideas for curriculum planning using stories. Issues
covered include the environment (rainforests and endangered animals) and
buildings (do people everywhere have a right to a home?).
KS1 Birmingham DEC
£6.70 |
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Catching the Light
Practical ideas on
language teaching and the environment starting with the child and her/his
own environment. Links are made with wider issues such as children and
schools in other lands, homelessness, refugees, protecting the environment
and the plight of the rainforests.
KS1 WWF £9.95 |
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Talking Drum
Using traditional
stories from India, Nigeria, China and Peru as a starting point for work
in the classroom, this pack includes advice on how to become a storyteller,
four stories, a set of colour photos to set the scene, a music cassette,
songs, games, activity ideas and detailed curriculum links.
KS1/2 Christian Aid/SCIAF
£14.00 |
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Hadithi Nzuri (A
Good Story)
A guide for teachers
to children's fiction from Africa, Asia and Latin America containing detailed
reviews of nearly 200 picture books, stories, novels and poems from over
30 countries.
KS1/2 ActionAid £6.90 |
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Read all about
it: get your non-fiction texts on Kenya here!
Set in Mombasa, Kenya,
this wonderfully-illustrated interactive disk will help you teach the
non-fiction aspects of the literacy hour. Five sections match the non-fiction
genres: recounts, non-chronological reports, argument/persuasion, instructions
and explanations. Each section provides information at three different
language levels and lasts 20 minutes.
KS1/2 ActionAid £17.25 |
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Learning Global
Lessons: 50 non-fiction literacy hours
An innovative resource
pack for the literacy hour which introduces a range of non-fiction text
types and includes letters, maps, graphics and 20 A4 colour photographs
from around the world. The pack supports word, sentence and text level
work through a range of participatory activities. Also provides a global
dimension to PSHE and citizenship education.
KS2 ActionAid £20.00 |
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A different story:
Literacy to open up the world at KS2
A handbook sharing
ideas for using stories which raise global issues. Stories which touch
upon themes of conflict, poverty and racism can provide a powerful resource
for sparking discussion and debate. A different story explores imaginative
ways of using such stories to develop children's language and literacy
skills.
KS2 Birmingham DEC
£6.50 |
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Writing Our Past:
a literacy resource for KS2
Practical approaches
for developing literacy skills … by celebrating and researching the
achievements of people in the past who came to live in Britain. It offers
ideas for supporting children as readers and writers, developing their
skills of historical enquiry and building links between school and community.
KS2 English, History
Birmingham DEC £6.50 |
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Fat Felts and Sugar
Paper
Shares practical activities
for enabling children to think, question and talk about what's going on
in the world, and to listen to others' views. It is a stimulus to planning
for 'speaking and listening' and for the 'literacy hour'.
KS2 Birmingham DEC
£7.75 |
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Somewhere to be:
language and the environment
A resource book for
exploring environmental issues through language. Ideas for talking, listening,
reading and writing in a number of areas of environmental concern including
our threatened world, the energy crisis, atmospheric pollution, transport
problems, rural and urban development, animal rights and endangered species.
KS2 WWF £9.95 |
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Writing from the
Oasis
Practical ideas using
plants and their environments as a stimulus to inspire students' creative
writing. The handbook explores approaches for raising development issues
by looking at plants and their surroundings, and investigates the potential
for weaving these issues into students' own stories.
KS3 Birmingham DEC
£6.75 |
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Earth Tales
An anthology and guide
containing material and ideas to support a substantial topic on the environment
whilst developing a range of English Language and Media Studies skills.
The anthology includes stories, scripts, activities and notes - all with
the theme of young people and the environment. The tales both humanise
environmental issues, and provide authentic insights into other cultures
and the daily lives of young people from different parts of the world.
A section exploring the progress of a short story from script to screen,
deals with aspects of media education, and could be used as a self-contained
media study.
KS3/4 WWF £8.95 |
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Mary, Juma and
Simba the dog
Simba is a naughty
dog. Nothing stays still when he's around. One day Mary and Juma find
themselves dashing after him, across the dusty streets of Mombasa in pursuit
of the thief who stole their mother's necklace. This big book is ideal
for studying stories from other cultures and raising issues. Activity
ideas and extra information are included.
KS1 ActionAid Big
book: £17.25; Individual reader: £5.75 / 6 for the price of
5: £28.75 |
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Footprints in the
Forest: a Chembakolli Story
Follow Kelu's adventures
in the forest as she collects flowers for the village festival. Footprints
in the Forest fulfils the literacy hour requirements to study stories
from other cultures and stories that raise issues, as well as providing
four pages of further information, a glossary and a map on the locality
of Chembakolli.
KS1/2 ActionAid Big
book: £17.25; Individual reader: £5.75 / 6 for the price of
5: £28.75 |
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Shompa lives in
India
Lively text and stunning
photography combine to tell the real-life story of Shompa and her family.
Different aspects of their everyday life are explored, including their
Hindu faith and customs. Pupils discover community life in a small town
near Calcutta and compare similarities and differences with their own
community.
KS1 Christian Aid
£14.50 |
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Play on the Line
An imaginative and
colourful big book on the Right to Play. The text, written for non-fiction
elements of the Literacy Hour, is accompanied by photos, with words and
pictures contributed by young people from Tower Hamlets, London, and Western
Saharan refugee camps in Algeria. Play on the Line raises issues of why
play is important, looks at what prevents children from playing, and encourages
children to explore ways in which they can take action.
KS2 Humanities Education
Centre £19.00 |
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Our Friends in
the Country
An exciting resource
for the Literacy Hour - a non-fiction big book with a global dimension.
Each page contains a section of the story in the style of 'This is the
House that Jack Built', plus a colour photograph and factual background
information. Story, text and photographs combine to give children an insight
into the lives of a family in Wajir, northern Kenya.
KS1/2 Leeds DEC £14.95 |
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Swallow Tale
This beautifully illustrated
story follows the swallow as it journeys from the UK to South Africa.
Children learn about the problems faced by the swallow and the people
living along its migration route - from changes in farming practice and
the drainage of wetlands, to the spread of deserts and the destruction
of the rainforests. This large format, flexible shared reading resource
also contains fact boxes, a location map, activity ideas, a glossary and
suggestions for language work linked to each colour 'storyboard'.
KS2 WWF £14.99 |
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In the Eye of the
Storm
A non-fiction big
book investigating family life on the cyclone-prone island of Kukri Mukri,
Bangladesh. Contains vibrant photos and a variety of non-fiction text
styles supporting the literacy hour requirements for Years 2, 3 and 4.
Teacher's information and activities are included, as is a full glossary
and index. A versatile resource providing opportunities for use in geography
as well as the literacy hour.
KS2 ActionAid £17.25 |
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Skip Across the
Ocean: Nursery rhymes from around the world
(Collected by Floella Benjamin)
A taster of rhymes
selected from six continents and twenty-three countries, with many of
the rhymes printed in their original language.
Pre-school/KS1 Frances
Lincoln £5.99 |
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Itchyka-dana: Asian
Nursery Rhymes
Asian nursery rhymes
with English translations. There is also an optional dual-language cassette
tape which provides music as a background to the rhymes.
KS1/2 Mantra Book:
£7.99; cassette: £4.70 |
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South & North,
East & West
(Edited by Michael Rosen)
Traditional stories
from around the world, illustrated by some of the world's finest illustrators.
KS1/2 Oxfam £7.99 |
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W is for World
(By Kathryn Cave)
This round-the-world
alphabet covers more than 20 countries, from Greenland to Vietnam. Photography
and simple text make it an alphabet book with a difference: a step on
the path towards learning and an introduction to the challenging world
we share.
Pre-school/KS1 Frances
Lincoln/Oxfam £4.99 |
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A is for Africa
(By Ifeoma Onyefulu)
A stunning photographic
alphabet capturing the rhythms of day-to-day village life in Africa.
KS1/2 Frances Lincoln
£4.99
Also available as a big book (£14.99) |
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Emeka's Gift: an
African counting story
(By Ifeoma Onyefulu)
Emeka wants to take
his Granny a special present. On his way through the market he looks at
all kinds of things - four new brooms, six beaded necklaces... The nearer
he gets to Granny's house, the more there is to choose from.
KS1/2 Frances Lincoln
£9.99
Also available as a big book (£14.99) |
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Ebele's Favourite:
A Book of African Games
(By Ifeoma Onyefulu)
Ebele loves games
and she plays from morning to night in the village. But when she hears
that her cousin is coming she starts to wonder what is her favourite game.
The vivid photography and fun-packed story together with songs and instructions
for playing the games are sure to delight young readers.
Pre-school/KS1/2 Frances
Lincoln £5.99 |
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A Triangle for
Adaora: An African Book of Shapes
(By Ifeoma Onyefulu)
Why won't Adaora eat
her slice of paw-paw? She says she doesn't want to spoil the star shape
in the middle - so her cousin Ugo offers to find her a triangle instead.
As they walk along they see all kinds of shapes, from musicians playing
circle-topped elephant drums to plants with leaves like hearts to a plantain
shaped just like a crescent. And just when Adaora is too tired to look
any more, they find a triangle… With beautiful photographs and lively
text.
Pre-school/KS1 Frances
Lincoln £10.99 |
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B is for Brazil
(By Maria de Fatima Campos)
From the Amazon rainforest
to the world-famous Carnival, from technology to the Xavantes Indians,
this photographic alphabet captures the amazing diversity of life in modern
Brazil. The book illustrates the contrasts between city and rainforest
and the vibrant world of Brazilian children, at home, at school, fishing
on the river and painting in the open air.
Pre-school/KS1 Frances
Lincoln £10.99 |
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C is for China
(By Sungwan So)
From Abacus to Lantern,
from Jade to Wenzi, this photographic alphabet introduces young readers
to the rich culture and natural beauty of China. Sungwan So's colourful
variety of images illustrates not only the hubbub of street-life in the
cities, but the rhythmic quality of day-to-day life in rural areas.
KS1/2 Frances Lincoln
£5.99 |
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I is for India
(By Prodeepta Das)
From Bullock cart
to Peacock, from Namaskar to Tea, here is a celebratory photographic alphabet
of India in all its colourful diversity.
KS1/2 Frances Lincoln
£4.99
Also available as a big book (£14.99) |
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Geeta's Day
(By Prodeepta Das)
Geeta's day begins
as most children's do: she washes, brushes her teeth and has her breakfast.
But when she sets off to school, passing the kamar at his forge, the bhandari
shaving a customer and the mali weaving garlands of flowers to offer to
the temple gods, her world begins to beat to the distinctive rhythm of
Indian village life…
KS1/2 Frances Lincoln
£10.99 |
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A Caribbean Counting
Book
(By Faustin Charles and Roberta Arenson)
This lively collection
of counting rhymes from different islands will delight everyone who enjoys
the unique rhythms and colours of the Caribbean. The text is illustrated
with exuberant collages.
KS1/2 Barefoot Books
£4.99 |
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My Grandpa and
the Sea
(By Katherine Orr)
Tells the story of
a young girl growing up on the Caribbean island of St Lucia and of her
relationship with her grandfather. He is forced to find another way of
living because larger boats are depleting the sea of fish, and destroying
his livelihood.
KS1/2 Carolrhoda Books
Inc £6.99 |
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A Caribbean Dozen
Poems from 13 Caribbean
poets.
KS1/2/+ Walker Books
£9.99 |
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Handa's Surprise
(By Eileen Browne)
Handa puts seven different
delicious fruits in a basket to take to her friend Akeyo as a surprise.
But Handa's walk takes her past a variety of animals, and the fruits do
look very inviting... Beautifully illustrated. Dual-language, English
with: Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Gujarati, Panjabi,
Portuguese, Serbo-Croation, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Twi, Urdu
or Yoruba.
Pre-school/KS1 Walker
Books £6.99 |
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Masai and I
(By Virginia Kroll, illustrations by Nancy Carpenter)
When Linda learns
about East Africa and a tall, proud people called the Masai, she feels
a strong empathy with them. As she continues her life in the city, she
begins to compare each of her activities with the way it would be if she
were a Masai.
KS2/3 Puffin £4.99 |
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Galimoto
(By Karen Lynn Williams, illustrated by Catherine Stock)
Kondi is determined
to make a galimoto, a toy vehicle made of wires. His brother laughs at
the idea, but all day Kondi goes about gathering up the wire he needs.
By nightfall, his wonderful galimoto is ready for the village children
to play with in the light of the moon.
KS1/2 Mulberry Books
£4.99 |
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Bitter Bananas
(By Isaac Olaleye, illustrated by Ed Young)
Yusuf loves the sweet
palm sap he harvests in the rainforest near his African home. When a family
of baboons decide that they love the sap too, he's determined that they
won't make a monkey out of him!
Pre-school/KS1/2 Puffin
£5.99 |
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Lon Po Po
(Translated & illustrated by Ed Young)
A red-riding hood
story from China.
Pre-school/KS1/2 Paperstar
£5.99 |
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The Last Dragon
(By Susan Miho Nunes, illustrated by Chris K Soentpiet)
Whilst making good
again a 10-man dragon, Peter learns about the people and shops of Chinatown,
as well as the traditions of his culture.
KS1/2 Clarion Books
£6.99 |
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The Korean Cinderella
(By Shirley Climo, illustrated by Ruth Heller)
An enchanting cultural
variation of a favourite fairy tale.
KS1/2 Harper Trophy
£5.99 |
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Jamil's Clever
Cat: A Bengal folk tale
(Fiona French with Dick Newby)
Sardul is the cleverest
cat who, when he learns that his master, Jamil the weaver, dreams of marrying
a princess, resolves to make Jamil's wish come true. But how can he make
Jamil appear the richest man in the world and so win the princess's hand?
A spirited retelling of an Indian Puss-in-Boots tale with marbled mosaic
designs that will delight young readers and cat-lovers alike!
KS1/2 Frances Lincoln
£5.99 |
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Tales from India
(Retold by Sanjeevini, Navjeet & Misti; illustrated by Daksha Patel
& Manju Gregory)
For over 2,000 years,
mythological and folk tales have been told and retold, sung, enacted and
danced in Indian villages and marketplaces. They are enjoyed by young
and old, not only for their storylines but as guides to morality and wisdom.
Five tales are retold, accompanied by full-page, colour illustrations.
KS2/3 Mantra £4.95 |
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From
beans to batteries
Set in the Peruvian
village of Pampagrande, this delightful picture book follows the story
of Aldomaro who sells beans at the local market to buy a new set of batteries
for his radio. Ideal for the literacy hour and to support the study of
a Peruvian locality.
KS1/2 ActionAid/Child's
Play £4.60 / 6 books for the price of 5: £23.00 |
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The Woman Who Outshone
the Sun
(By Rosalma Zubizarreta, illustrated by Fernando Olivera)
A lyrical and moving
story from ancient Mexico, told in English and Spanish. A beautiful woman
arrives in a mountain village with an iguana at her side, her hair so
glorious it outshines the sun...
KS1/2 Children's Book
Press £7.99 |
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Opossum and the
Great Firemaker
(By Jan M Mike, illustrated by Charles Reasoner)
A retelling of the
traditional Mexican story of how the clever little opossum managed to
bring fire back to the people after it was stolen by Iguana, the Great
Firemaker.
KS1/2 Troll Associates
£5.99 |
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Rechenka's Eggs
(By Patricia Polacco)
An injured goose rescued
by Babushka, having broken the painted eggs intended for the Easter Festival
in Moscva, lays thirteen marvellously coloured eggs to replace them, then
leaves behind one final miracle in egg form.
KS1/2 Paperstar £5.99 |
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Aunt Harriet's
Underground Railroad in the Sky
(By Faith Ringgold)
Cassie and Be Be learn
of their great-great-grandparents' long journey from slavery to freedom,
guided by the voice of Harriet Tubman.
KS1/2 Dragonfly £6.99 |
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The Very Hungry
Caterpillar
(By Eric Carle)
Best-selling children's
classic available in dual language: English with Arabic, Bengali, Chinese,
Gujarati, Somali, Urdu or Vietnamese.
Pre-school/KS1/2 Mantra
£5.99 |
