Key Stage 2 units cover classic and modern fiction by well known authors and explore a range of cross-curricular themes and topics. Top titles include:
How to Train your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Skellig by David Almond
The Iron Man by Ted Hughes
Each unit costs just £35+VAT and includes all the downloadable and editable planning and teaching resources needed for the whole book.
Discover which books are covered plus themes and writing outcomes in each unit.
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When the East Wind blows Mary Poppins into the home of the Banks children, their lives go topsy-turvy and are changed forever.
One day, a young bear stumbles upon a piano in the forest, and he teaches himself how to play...
Mankind must put a stop to the dreadful destruction by the Iron Man and set a trap for him, but he cannot be kept down.
The Selfish Giant is the story of a giant who has a change of heart when he meets a particular child. The Happy Prince is the story of a swallow on his way to Egypt, who takes shelter beneath the statue of The Happy Prince.
In the nursery, only the toys that are old and wise truly understand what it means to be Real. The Velveteen Rabbit, a newcomer to the nursery, wants to know what being Real means.
Zoo follows the story of a family spending a day at the zoo, looking at the animals in the cages – or is it the animals that are looking at them?
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III is the most useless viking you’ve ever seen. Not loud enough to make himself heard at dinner with his father, not hard enough to beat his chief rival at Bashyball...
How can Phileas express himself to Cybele when he doesn’t have enough money to buy the words?
Maxwell is an 11-year-old boy who is always in trouble until he comes across a cabinet of curiosities and finds himself erased from his life, as if he’d never existed.
Four adventurous siblings―Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie― step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter and enslaved by the power of the White Witch.
Abilene loves her blue china rabbit, Edward Tulane, but Edward is extremely vain and only loves himself. On a voyage from New York to London, Edward falls overboard and from there finds himself on an amazing journey.
When Lucy hears noises from behind the wall she tries to warn her parents that there are wolves banging about. But her parents don’t listen...
Morrigan Crow is cursed, destined to die on her eleventh birthday. But as the clock strikes midnight, she’s whisked away and taken to the secret city of Nevermoor where she’s invited to join the Wundrous Society.
The Boy at the Back of the Class is a child’s perspective on the refugee crisis, highlighting the importance of friendship and kindness in a world that doesn’t always make sense.
A wilderness adventure story featuring the author’s unique knowledge of the Yukon and the behaviour of humans and animals facing nature at its cruellest.
The story of the man-cub Mowgli who is raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, guided by his mentors Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther and the ancient python Kaa, and who confronts his arch-enemy Shere Khan the tiger.
The Rocket is about Fiorello Bodoni, a father who dreams of taking his family into space. All Summer in a Day is about a school on Venus, where the children only experience sunlight once every seven years.
This is the story of a young boy Wizard and a young girl Warrior who have been taught since birth to hate each other like poison; and the thrilling tale of what happens when their two worlds collide.
As Macbeth embarks on his murderous course to gain and retain the crown of Scotland, we see the appalling emotional and psychological effects on both Lady Macbeth and himself.
A strange creature – part owl, part angel – called Skellig who needs Michael’s help if he is to survive. With his new friend Mina, Michael nourishes Skellig back to health, while his baby sister languishes in the hospital...
This silent graphic novel is the story of every migrant, every refugee, every displaced person, and a tribute to all those who have made the journey.
They have survived the Blitz, but when Simon, Patricia, Evelyn and Larry step through a mysterious library door, it is the beginning of their most dangerous adventure yet.
When Tom is sent to stay at his aunt and uncle’s house for the summer, he resigns himself to endless weeks of boredom. But as he lies awake in his bed he hears the grandfather clock downstairs strike...eleven...twelve...thirteen!
Born with a terrible facial abnormality, Auggie has been homeschooled by his parents his whole life. Now, for the first time, he’s being sent to a real school – and he’s dreading it.
Through in-depth questioning throughout (focus on SATs style questions) the children became more aware of what was happening in the story and gained a deeper understanding of the themes permeating the story.
The resources excel because they enable children to make meaning from more complex texts and comprehend on different levels, with plot, character, language and structure studied in detail.
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