24 raring2go.co.uk Raring2go! RARING2READ! Register now: admissions@tettcoll.co.uk Register for places in PREPARATORY SCHOOL September 2024 entry www.tettenhallcollege.co.uk/events 01902 731 119 Whole School Open Day Saturday 27th April 2024 Book individual tours during a school day Tettenhall College, Wood Road, Tettenhall, WV6 8QX Ages 2 - 11, boys & girls Nurturing environment Small class sizes Extensive Enrichment Programme Forest School - specialised learning Wraparound care - 7:30am - 6pm School transport services Tailored Preparatory Pathways Programme Bookseller, Deborah from Kenilworth Books shares the wonderful accessible books from publisher Barrington Stoke. Information for Grown-Ups: These books have a dyslexia-friendly layout, typeface and paper so that even more readers can enjoy them as well as enabling dyslexic parents to enjoy the books with younger children. WE ARE NOT FROGS! by Michael Morpurgo, Illustrated by Sam Usher (Age 0+) The frogs always beat the toads at long jump but the toads don’t mind – anything for a quiet life. But then the children and Mutt the dog come in search of some good jumpers, and the toads see an opportunity to get their own back! SHEEP SCHOOL (Little Gem) by Ross Montgomery illustrated by Marisa Morea (Age 5+) William the lamb is the worst pupil in Sheep School. He’s always in trouble as he loves to sing and dance and just can’t stand still. But when the Big Bad Wolf turns up, can William put his artistic skills to good use and save the day …? This book is part of the Little Gems range, fully illustrated first chapter books designed to support reading speed and stamina. SHONA, WORD DETECTIVE by John Agard Illustrated by Michael Broad (Age 7+) Shona has always loved words. She even has her very own strange word thesaurus! When she and her classmates learn that some languages are dying out, Miss Bates tasks them with becoming top-class word detectives, proving to themselves and their families that there are many Raring2go! READING Kenilworth Books, Talisman Square, Kenilworth CV8 1JB beautiful languages still thriving, even within their own classroom. Edited to a reading age of 7. THE WEATHER WELL by Vashti Hardy Illustrated by Natalie Smillie (Age 8+) It’s the height of summer in Moreland, and Grace Griffin and her fellow warden Tom Eely are sweltering in the heat until they answer a strange call for help that comes through on the amazing Griffin map. After teleporting to Oakwell, they find the town paralysed by a freezing snowstorm, which is ruining the famous summer market that brings in visitors and trade. Using their mystery-solving skills and amazing inventions, can Grace and Tom find the cause of the weird weather and restore summer from the snow? Edited to a reading age of 8. Start the adventure with The Griffin Gate, The Puffin Portal and The Raven Riddle and read the series. NORTHERN SOUL by Phil Earle (Age 11+) Marv’s fourteen and his life is simple. There’s football. And his best mate, Jimmy. Perfect. Nothing else matters until a new girl at school called Carly crashes into his life. For Marv, it’s love at first sight, his emotions flipped upside down, as he knows a girl like Carly will never notice him. He needs help – lots of it – but when it miraculously arrives in the shape of a musical idol from the past, the path to Carly’s heart proves anything but easy …First love is unforgettable, and poor Marv is about to learn this the hard way – him, and his northern soul … Check out Barrington Stoke’s website for more information www.barringtonstoke. co.uk or pop into the bookshop for recommendations. 2 Does your child struggle to read due to dyslexia or visual stress? Are they reluctant to engage with books or read for pleasure?
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