Book List for R/Y1Set BSpring English Plans

This list includes both required and suggested books for all the Hamilton plans in this age range for this term.

Hamilton Group Readers are available as pdfs to download alongside the plans. They are also available in hardcopy format from the Hamilton Education website (hamiltoneducation.org.uk) at low cost to facilitate wide access and to enable more children to hold books in their hands while they learn. The books used in Hamilton plans are generally widely available in schools, bookshops and libraries. Hamilton has an arrangement with two booksellers who offer discounts to users buying Hamilton booklist books that are held in stock by these two sellers. We do not receive any money from either company.

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REQUIRED

  • This book just ate my dog, R Byrne, Fantasy Stories
  • The Way to the Zoo, J Burningham, Fantasy Stories
  • I Really Want to Eat a Child, SylvianeDonnio and Dorotheé de Monfried, Imaginary worlds
  • What the Jackdaw Saw, Julia Donaldson and Nick Sharratt, Imaginary worlds
  • The Something, Rebecca Cobb, Imaginary worlds
  • The Queen’s Hat, S Anthony, Instructions
  • The Storm Whale, B Davies, Non Chronological Reports
  • Big Blue Whale, N Davies, Non Chronological Reports

REQUIRED HAMILTON GROUP READERS (Available with plans)

  • Being Bossy, Instructions
  • Whale Words, Non Chronological Reports
  • Tiny Tim, Old-Fashioned Poems

SUGGESTED

  • A selection of books on different habitats and the animals that live in each, Imaginary worlds
  • Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale, M Pfister, Non Chronological Reports
  • Dear Greenpeace, S James, Non Chronological Reports
  • The Snail and the Whale, J Donaldson, Non Chronological Reports
  • The Whale Song, D Sheldon, Non Chronological Reports
  • 100 Facts Whales and Dolphins, S Parker, Non Chronological Reports
  • Whales and Dolphins, S Davidson, Non Chronological Reports
  • Let’s Learn about whales, B Sartori, Non Chronological Reports
  • Ladybird Mad About Whales and Dolphins, A Ganeri, Non Chronological Reports
  • Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Joke Book, illustrated by Quentin Blake,Riddles and questions
  • Read Me First: Poems for Younger Readers for Every Day of the Year KeyStage 1, chosen by Louise Bolongaro, Riddles and questions
  • Literacy World Essential Fiction Stage 3, anthology compiled by Brian Moses, Riddles and questions
  • Bond Reasoning Puzzles, Lynn Adams, Riddles and questions
  • Jumpstart! Literacy Games and Activities, Pie Corbett, Riddles and questions
  • Christina Rossetti, Complete Poems, Penguin Classics, Riddles and questions

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