primary teacher | Y6 | children’s literature | reviews @imaginecentre | UKLA
East Midlands, UK
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shop.talk4writing.com/produc… free copy going if you like and retweet - ideal for ks2 national poetry day! I’ll choose in two weeks time the lucky winner. Thanks.
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The Expanding World of Data from @OxfordChildrens Very Short Introductions for Curious Young Minds series, written by Tom Jackson and illustrated by Ekaterina Gorelova & Ana Seixas, is reviewed by @StephenConnor7 📚🖥️
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Authors always bang on about pre-orders because we need them in order to keep our jobs. So I thought I’d tell you what I’m pre-ordering for next year, because there are some CRACKING books coming, some of which I’ve been lucky to read early…
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The story of Jonathan Humble and his marvellous Dirigible Balloon, an extraordinary online compendium of poetry for children. Now with 2,000 poems from 500 poets, all searchable by topic as well as author.
Humbled By Poetry
#DirigibleBalloon #PoetryForChildren
#YorkshireTimes
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Today's #poetry pick on our Festive Showcase: How I'll Decorate My Tree by Liz Lochhead, commissioned by @PoetrySociety for the Trafalgar Square tree.
Why not write and perform your own version of this poem. What you would hang on your Christmas tree?
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ALT Decorative graphic to advertise the Poetry By Heart Festive Showcase - a collection of 24 festive poems all ideal for speaking at this time of year.
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Back on schedule for day 67 of my hopeful one-woman crusade to keep real images popping up on your feed rather than AI
Back to Borrowdale in the Lake District for ‘The Littlest Birch’. Deep in autumn, the mist clung low and this little tree stood out with Castle Crag behind 🧡
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Exciting news! If you sign up for the Spark! School Book Awards by 9am on Friday 20 December, you will be entered in our prize draw to win a complete set of longlisted books in the category of your choice: #Spark12BooksOfChristmas
#SparkLonglist 🎄🎁📚
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🎄🎅 It’s Day 2 of our Countdown to Christmas Giveaway, and it’s an adventure with The First Cat in Space series! 🌕😻
To Enter: Like, Retweet, and Follow!
Comment with your ultimate festive adventure! 🎄✨
Ending at 6 pm
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#Harper360Christmas @Harper360YA
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If you have taught WWI or need a short poetry unit before the end of term, this is the prefect book to use. #Edutwitter #teachers
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Edition-6 has landed! 🚀 I’m honoured to have my poem included in this stunning space collection by @TheToyPress. Congratulations to all the other contributors 🥳
Available to order here: thetoypress.com/shop/the-toy… (UK and international shipping available) #kidlit
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Day 4, Non-Fiction: 'Brilliant Black British History' by Atinuke and illust. by @KingsleyNebechi @KidsBloomsbury
This important read provides a Black British History from Roman times to present day - beautifully illustrated to ensure an engaging & accessible read. #SparkLonglist
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Day 1, Non-Fiction: ‘Into the Volcano’ by Catherine Ard & illust. @tangwenjia @FlyingEyeBooks
This book explains the science of volcanoes, but its true beauty lies in its exploration of the myths, stories, & religious value of these geological wonders.
#Spark12BooksOfChristmas
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How to Know a Crow by Candace Savage and Rachel Hudson from @GreystoneKids is an in-depth read and you will definitely be fascinated by crows by the time you finish reading. My review for @imaginecentre here:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-…
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Exciting news! We will be posting the '12 Books of Christmas' (our longlist) for each category, one a day, starting on Monday 2 December. Watch this space... 🎄🎁📚@OpenUni_RfP
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To celebrate being reviewed in The Guardian - did I mention it? 😁 - I have a copy of ‘Why did my brain make me say it?’ to give away. Perfect for a primary school library or as a Christmas gift. Just COMMENT with a 🧠 emoji, LIKE, FOLLOW and REPOST #kidlit #childrenspoetry
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If you’re wondering which books to select for your school or classroom @imaginecentre have over 2000 book reviews that you can search by theme, subject, genre and age, reviewed by a panel of teachers, librarians and literacy specialists. Here’s the link:
justimagine.co.uk/childrens-…
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If you want kids to love reading, show them that YOU love reading! Make books central to everything you do. Always share books, talk about books, help them find new books to love. Never judge their choices, and read to them every day. It'll change their lives forever! #literacy
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This is a dispiriting read.
And, yes, I’m here to bang on about comics:
- Research indicates that children who read comics enjoy reading more
- It indicates that comics increase reading for pleasure rates, crucially amongst the demographics with the largest decline in RfP
📢 The National Literacy Trust’s Children and Young People's Reading in 2024 Out Today! – A Thread 📚📊
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#GrowAGenerationOfReaders
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📢 The National Literacy Trust’s Children and Young People's Reading in 2024 Out Today! – A Thread 📚📊
nlt.cdn.ngo/media/documents/…
#GrowAGenerationOfReaders