Get Ready for School: matching and sorting (Dorling Kindersley) ISBN 9780241184578

The Get Ready for School series aims to develop key skills through exploration. This interactive book supports children’s first steps in learning by encouraging them to match animals, sort spotty beetles and play with patterns.

Dumb Chocolate Eyes by Kevin Brooks (Barrington Stoke) ISBN 9781781124512

This short novel from Carnegie Award-winning author Kevin Brooks tells a gritty tale of adolescent boredom and a destructive friendship between two boys. It is particularly suitable for reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 12 and over.

Best Practice in the Early Years

by Alistair Bryce-Clegg (Bloomsbury Education) ISBN 9781441138347

With a strong focus on child-led learning, and advice on everything from planning and setting up an engaging environment to outdoor learning, this book is full of creative ideas to help early years staff be the best practitioners they can be.

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