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August 30, 2023 34 mins

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 13

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-13 

Part 1
Book post

  •  The Last Tiger by Petr Horáček
  • Against the Odds: The Incredible Struggles of 20 Great Adventurers by Alastair Humphreys, illustrated by Pola Mai
  • Nowhere Island by Tania Unsworth
  • Superquesters: The Case of the Great Energy Robbery by Lisa Moss and Dr Thomas Bernard
  • Bob vs the Trousers of Doom by Andy Jones
  • Undercover Alien by N.S. Blackman
  • Mia and the Traitor of Nubis by Janelle McCurdy
  • The Reluctant Vampire Queen Bites Back by Jo Simmons
  • The Stolen Songbird by Judith Eagle
  • Carnival of the Spider by Kieran Larwood
  • There are Reptiles Everywhere by Camilla De la Bedoyere and  Britta Teckentrup
  • Secret Sister by Sophie McKenzie

Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in August 2023

  • British Museum: The Plot Against the Emperor by Andy Seed
  • Shine by Sarah Asuquo
  • Finding Phoebe by Gavin Extence
  • The Escape by Ximo Abadia
  • The Parade: A Counting Story from 1 to 100! By Joanna McInerney
  • Nowhere Island by Tania Unsworth
  • The Stolen Songbird by Judith Eagle
  • The After School Crime Club by Hayley Webster
  • Worrybot by Simon Packham
  • A Dinosaur's Day by Elizabeth Gilbert Bedia
  • Ghost Orchid by Fiona Lumbers
  • Monster Stink by Anna Brooke
  • Koku Akanbi and the Heart of Midnight by Maria Motunrayo Adebisi
  • Calvin and the Sugar-Apples by Ines F. Oliveira
  • Ten-Word Tiny Tales by Joseph Coelho
  • The Spectacular Science of Space by Rob Colson
  • Rock-a-Bye Rumpus by Julia Donaldson
  • How To Say No by Michelle Elman
  • Mysteries at Sea: Peril on the Atlantic by A.M. Howell
  • The Magic of Forests by Vicky Woodgate
  • Why Don't Things Fall Up? by Alom Shaha
  • Curious Words for Clever Kids by Sarah Craiggs
  • Leif the Unlucky Viking: Saga of the Shooting Star by Gary Northfield
  • Mia and the Traitor of Nubis by Janelle McCurdy
  • The Vanquishers by Kalynn Bayron
  • Norah's Ark by Victoria Williamson
  • The Book of Time by Clive Gifford
  • Geomancer by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
  • Be You! By Karl Newson
  • Read, Scream, Repeat by Jennifer Killick
  • What's the Big Idea? By Tracey Turner

August 2023 books of the month

  • Fiction:  | Nowhere Island by Tania Unsworth
  • Nonfiction:  | Against the Odds by Alastair Humphreys, illustrated by Pola Mai
  • Picture book:  | The Last Tiger by Petr Horáček

Part 2
Our thoughts on the DfE's reading framework updates

New book pitches: Katy on Broadway by Ella English, Phone Me When You're Home! by Wendy Garvey, On My Back Paws by Anna Skoyles

Part 3
Transitioning to KS2 - our year 3 book choices

Credits and licensing
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