‘Daughter’ by Mark Stewart-Jones
The struggle to survive and win against the odds
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‘Dizzy the Dog at 1 Beechnut Gardens’ by Elizabeth Davis
Searching for the family
‘Grizzly Dad’ by Joanna Harrison
Appearances and inner realities
‘House of Secrets’ by Diana Harker
Sinister mysteries below a genial surface
‘The Stone Cat’ by Marion Perkins
The conundrum of bringing stone to life
‘The Hero of Garside School’ by James Harwood Panting
A ripping Edwardian schoolboy yarn
‘Physical Development in the Early Years Foundation Stage’ by Angela D Nurse
A useful text book for practitioners
‘Child’s Play: Montessori Games and Activities for Your Baby and Toddler’ by Maja Pitamic
Practical advice on play for practitioners and parents
‘Growing Vegetables is Fun’ by Emma Cooper
An activity for adults and children to share – and eat the results together too!
‘Care and Education in Early Childhood’ by Audrey Curtis and Maureen O’Hagan
– A student’s guide to theory and practice
‘Advanced Early Years’ by Iain Macleod-Brudenell and Janet Kay
A comprehensive text book for advanced early years students
‘Inclusion, Equality and Diversity in Working with Children’ by S. Griffin
Inclusion, Equality and Diversity in Working with Children, in the ‘Professional Development’ series, aims to arm practitioners who work with children with a one-stop resource for recognising and combating exclusion and discrimination of all kinds. As such it is very comprehensive and contains excellent definitions of key terms, such as ‘stereotype’ and ‘self esteem’, as … Read more