Very Short Introductions for Curious Young Minds: The Amazing Power of Activism written by Lily Dyu and illustrated by Ekaterina Gorelova and Ana Seixas (Oxford)

Jonathan Tulloch & Mary Colson". The Royal Literary Fund. 2019-09-19. Archived from the original on 2022-05-19 . Retrieved 2022-05-19. A lot of my research was the stories I heard as boy. My great-aunties told me that the evacuees sent to the Lakes were often from Tyneside and some were very poor - 'they didn't even know how to hold a knife and fork, poor bairns' was an actual phrase my aunties used. A lot of the evacuees didn't have enough warm clothing and shoes. Judged by librarians, the Carnegie Medals invite nominations from CILIP members and the CILIP School Libraries Group, as well as a number of external bodies including BookTrust, CLPE, English & Media Centre, and IBBY. The spirit of the Awards mission is to 'champion librarians to inspire and empower the next generation to create a better world through books and reading', something the rebranded tagline, 'It starts with a spark', will highlight said Jake Hope, chair of the Carnegies Working Party: "Whether achieved through illustration or writing, every creative work begins with a spark of inspiration and every young reader feels that spark when they connect with a story. We hope that the tagline will unify readers, creators and libraries." The characters are a delight, especially the determined and resilient, if headstrong, Sally, whose Geordie accent is lovingly rendered, and the Lake District setting is vividly portrayed. The quiet farming community may seem almost untouched by war compared to the cities, but that's clearly not the case, as Tommy awaits news of his missing father. Tommy's Auntie Annie is also a great character. And there's a thoroughly dislikable antagonist in the shape of the unpleasant Mr Scarcross.It’s a story that allows readers to jump feet first into adventure. Tommy and Sally are wonderful characters, the latter in particular, and their exploits are steeped in atmosphere. The story follows Sally, an evacuee, and how she grows to understand the Lake District community. How did you research what many evacuees would face in their new homes? Lessons From Our Ancestors written by Raksha Dave and illustrated by Kimberlie Clinthorne-Wong (Magic Cat) a b c d e f g h i "Jonathan Tulloch". United Agents. Archived from the original on 2014-06-26 . Retrieved 2014-06-23.

Courage In a Poemby Cecilia Knapp, Debjani Chatterjee, Valerie Bloom, Mandy Coe and 16 others, Illustrators Annalise Barber, Mariana Roldan, Masha Manapov, Nabila Adani In the summer of 1940 Tommy is living with his aunts on their farm in the Lake District, and has befriended an evacuee girl living on the next farm called Sally Smith. A German plane has come down and the pair find the navigator hanging in a tree. He is not dead however, and Sally determines to rescue him from the cruel farmer who took her in and treats her abominably, but is also a leading light in the Home Guard, as he wants to kill all Nazis. Hidden in a group of bushes they feed him and bring him water in empty whisky bottles However Farmer Scarcross’s cruelty to Sally comes to light which brings matters to a head, and Sally’s past is revealed. I'm supposed to be writing a Nature Book for adults, but every morning a rat jumps onto my desk and demands that I tell his story. Bestselling author Alexandra Christo, author of TikTok sensation To Kill a Kingdom, introduces her new book, The Night Hunt (Hot Key Books), a dark... Saving Hn'on: Chang and the Elephant written by Trang Nguyen and illustrated by Jeet Zdung (Macmillan)Set in a Lake District farming community in 1940, the story follows the adventure of two children, local boy Tommy - who tells the story - and Tyneside evacuee, Sally. (The latter is a bit of a mystery, as she never talks about her home or family.) When the two friends find an injured German airman in the woods, they face a dilemma about what to do next... If you live in the UK you're going to get all sorts of nostalgia from reading this book. Set predominantly in the Lake District, you can practically see the rolling hills and hear the sheep shuffling at the grass. It's just so evocatively written - and what a triumph to see this landing in young readers hands, not only sharing the beauty of the countryside but also sharing a little bit of our history too.

This is set in the Lake District during wartime. Tommy is a Lake District boy whose family own a small farm. His mother died and his father is missing in action, so he lives with his three aunts. His friend Sally Smith is a bit of a mystery, she is an evacuee From Newcastle but she doesn't tell anyone about home, or her family. Our Story Starts in Africawritten by Patrice Lawrence and illustrated by Jeanetta Gonzales (Magic Cat) The 2023 Read for Empathy collection is based on scientific research showing that empathy is learnable, and that books and stories are an important empathy-building tool: identifying with fictional characters’ feelings helps build real-life empathy.Every Word Tells a Story written by Tom Read Wilson and illustrated by Ian Morris (Words & Pictures)