This week, my #FridayLibraryRecommendations celebrate our favourite books from the Royal Society's Young People's Book Prize, which highlight some of the best science books of the year: cannonparkschool.com/?p=7486
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What a fantastic first #PrimaryNonFiction Book Club tonight. So many brilliant recommendations of books about hidden histories.

Thank you @primarynonfiction.bsky.social for allowing me to be part of it

This is one of our most borrowed titles in UKS2 - dream big, plan, execute. Raising aspiration and environmental awareness with every turn of the page.
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#primarynonfiction no 13 Another @sparkbookaward.bsky.social nomination today. Wildlife Crossings by Catherine Barr and Christiane Engel (illus.) @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social shows how animal pathways are being protected worldwide. We liked how this book included a close to home problem & solution

#primarynonfiction no11: Sticking with nominations for the @sparkbookaward.bsky.social This spread is from Me and My Hair by Kimberly Kinloch and Jessica Gibson (illus). It celebrates all hair types, colours, and styles. The children reading this book will find themselves in its pages.

#primarynonfiction no 10 another spread from one of the books nominated for the @sparkbookaward.bsky.social Graphics and text work in tandem to explain the fossilisation process. The layout is organised to support understanding, and there's an acknowledgement that knowledge is provisional.

#primarynonfiction No 9, also from the @sparkbookaward.bsky.social submissions The World's First Rollercoaster and Other Amazing Inventions by Mike Barfield and Franziska Höllbacher (illus), Has a child-friendly first-person text that is easy to follow. Visuals and text are thoughtfully integrated.

#primarynonfiction no 8 Today's spread is from one of the books I am reading for @sparkbookaward.bsky.social Into the Volcano by Catherine Ard & Wenjia Tang (illus), published by @flyingeyebooks.bsky.social The present tense text is dynamic clear explanations. Tang's colour palette excites.

#primarynonfiction no 7 At today's reading training in Newham we were bemoaning the quality of nonfiction for 3+ so today's spread is the utterly gorgeous A Little World of Ants published by Two Hoots. Child's eye perspective and learning to notice through play. Highly recommended.

#primarynonfiction No 6 This spread from Jellyfish Garden by Paola Vitale & Rosanna Bossu (illus) published by Post Wave Books shows alien and native jellyfish. The illustration is both analytical and aesthetically pleasing. Measurements are given to make comparative size clear.

#primarynonfiction no 5 A wordless spread from Michael Stavaric & Oliver Latsch (illus) Amazing Jellyfish @pushkinpress.com Fine illustration has the capacity to make us see things anew. This picture evokes a connection between the deep space and the deep ocean. It's a space for us to wonder.

#primarynonfiction no4 Kate Winter's The Fossil Hunter celebrates the power to imagine beyond conventional knowledge and wisdom. This painterly gatefold cabinet of curiosities is an invitation to wonder. You can hear Kate discussing the book with Mini Grey here justimagine.co.uk/video/kate-w...