Browse our lists of recommended books and quality texts for topics on the primary curriculum. From Romans and rainforests to plants and poetry, we’ve got lists of the best children’s books to support pupils learning about curriculum subjects through the primary school years.
Celebrate individuality with our booklist to support the ‘All About Me’ topic – a popular topic in September with new classes as they get to know more about themselves and each other.
As children return to the classroom in September, books about mental health, class transitions and coping with change are more important than ever. Our handpicked selection features books that are ideal to share with children returning to school after the school holidays.
As leafy Autumn days turn to frosty nights, celebrate the changing of the seasons with our booklist featuring everything from leaf-filled woodlands and pumpkin soup to hibernating animals and adventures in the woods.
We’ve put together a list of recommended books that have been specially designed for dyslexic readers by the experts at Barrington Stoke. All of the books on this list have a dyslexia-friendly layout, typeface and paperstock, so that even more readers can enjoy them.
World Space Week celebrates the contributions of space science and technology and is the largest annual space event in the world. Blast off into your own space celebrations with our booklist featuring recommended children’s books all about space.
Our Black History booklist features children’s books that celebrate black lives and that explore black history both in the UK and around the globe…
National Poetry Day is an annual celebration that encourages everyone to make, experience and share poetry with family and friends. Our curated poetry booklist features a selection of recommended poetry for primary school classroom.
Our booklists are curated by experts and cover primary curriculum topics, with the aim of featuring the best children’s books to support learning in key subjects like science, history or geography. From the best books about the Romans to recommended children’s books about rainforests, we’ve got lists of high-quality children’s books to support pupils learning about curriculum subjects through the primary school years. Many of our topic booklists are available for schools to buy in complete packs from Peters.
Reading for Pleasure is at the heart of what we stand for at BooksForTopics HQ. Our Reading for Pleasure booklists are here to help you to get the right book into the hands of the right reader at the right time – whether it is our popular lists of 50 Recommended Reads for each Year Group, the best graphic novels for children, recommended funny books, books for reluctant readers or lists of diverse children’s books. We’ve put together a wealth of resources to support book selection for reading for pleasure among primary school children.
Our age-related booklists are designed to assist you in finding the best books recommended for each age and stage of development, sorted by primary school key stage (EYFS, Key Stage 1 or Key Stage 2). Whether you are looking for the best picturebooks for Early Years, a list of first independent chapter books for KS1, the best books for year 4 or top recommended reads for Year 6, this is the place to find children’s book recommendations by age. Browse our lists to explore the best children’s books handpicked for each age group.
Looking for recommendations for brand new children’s books? On the BooksForTopics website, you’ll find the best newly published books for children – including our Books of the Month recommendations and regularly updated Ones to Watch lists. We’ve also got a host of seasonal booklists for you. Whether you are stepping into Spring, celebrating Chinese New Year, looking for children’s books for Black History Month or building up a Christmas children’s book collection, our recommendations of the best children’s books for each month of the year will have you covered.
We work in partnership with Peters to supply complete book packs to schools. The book packs include our most popular curriculum topic collections and reading for pleasure lists, making it even easier to buy full reading lists in one go – and schools will get 20% off the books too.
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