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CLPE Literature - Years 5 & 6

Books recommended by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education for children in school years 5 and 6 (P6 and P7 in Scotland). This collection is of recommended literature.

How the Whale Became: And Other Stories

Long ago when the world was brand new, before animals or birds, the sun ros...More
The Matchbox Diary

A breathtaking immigration tale with appeal across generations.When a littl...More
Phoenix

A BOY WITH THE POWER OF A STAR . . . Lucky thinks he's an ordinary Human bo...More
Arrival

What drives so many to leave everything behind and journey alone to a myste...More
Boy In The Tower

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD 2015LONGLISTED FOR THE BRANFORD B...More
The Hobbit

This special slipcased edition is bound in red cloth with an exclusive wrap...More
Booked

Like lightning/you strike/fast and free/legs zoom/down field/eyes fixed/on ...More
Dancing in the Rain: Poems for Young People

Fans of John Lyons' lively and appealing style will not be disappointed in ...More
Tall Story

Be careful what you wish for . . . Andi is short. And she has lots of wishe...More
A Wizard of Earthsea

'One of the literary greats of the 20th century' Margaret AtwoodThe first b...More
A Thief in the Village

Gustas is nearly killed in the hurricane, trying to save his banana tree; N...More
The Fire-Eaters

Hodder Literature: a new and exciting series of literature titles for Key S...More
New and Collected Poems for Children

'In the world of British poetry, Carol Ann Duffy is a superstar.' (Guardian...More
The Hound of Ulster

Part of the series 'Bloomsbury Readers'. This title presents a retelling of...More
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

Give me a dollar or I'll spit on you." That's Bradley Chalker for you. He i...More
Arthur, High King of Britain

'In those empty chairs you see about the Round Table, there once sat a comp...More
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

A selection of well-loved tales from Chaucer's literary masterpiece retold ...More
Viking Boy

Part of the series 'Viking Boy'. An action-packed blend of historical adven...More
Anglo-Saxon Boy

Part of the series 'Viking Boy'. An action-packed Anglo-Saxon tale of one b...More
The Sleeper and the Spindle: Deluxe Edition

*WINNER OF THE 2016 KATE GREENAWAY MEDAL* Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell a...More
Wolf Brother

Thousands of years ago the land is one dark forest. Its people are hunter-...More
Skellig

The bestselling story about love, loss and hope that launched David Almond ...More
A Boy and a Bear in a Boat

A boy and a bear go to sea, equipped with a suitcase, a comic book and a uk...More
Wonderland: Alice in Poetry

Lewis Carroll's Alice has been enchanting children for 150 years. Curious A...More
Mabel Lucie Attwell's Alice in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll's Alice has been enchanting children for 150 years. Curious A...More
Cosmic Disco

A sparkling galaxy of new poems by one of the UK s most excitin...More
Blackberry Blue

Prepare to enter a world of magicians, enchanted forests, talking animals a...More
Bird

'Grandpa stopped speaking the day he killed my brother, John. His name was ...More
The Princess' Blankets

The princess cannot get warm, no matter what is done for her. A stranger wi...More
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick

His disappearance is not the only mystery left behind. What were the storie...More
Aubrey and the Terrible Yoot

Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal 2017. Aubrey's father, Jim, has fallen un...More
Falling Out of the Sky: Poems About Myths and Legends

Falling Out Of The Sky is a treasury of poems which retell classic myths, l...More
Moon Juice: Poems for Children

A debut collection of poetry that presents magical, strange and unlikely ev...More
Where Do You Go, Birdy Jones?

From the author of JOE ALL ALONE - a BAFTA winning and Emmy nominated CBBC ...More
Mortal Engines

MORTAL ENGINES launched Philip Reeve's brilliantly-imagined creation, ...More
The Rainmaker Danced

A wonderful new anthology of poems by winner of the Queens Medal and the E...More
The Song from Somewhere Else

Winner of the Amnesty CILIP Honour for Illustration 2018 Shortlisted for th...More
All the Best: The Selected Poems of Roger McGough

A wonderful selection of over 100 of Roger's own best-loved poems from his ...More
Freedom

An action-packed story about a boys experience of slavery in Britain....More
Welcome to Nowhere

Welcome to Nowhere is a powerful and beautifully written story about the li...More
Troll Stinks!

Part of the series 'Online Safety Picture Books'. Billy Goat and his best f...More
The London Eye Mystery

'A whip-smart puzzle with unforgettable characters' Robin Stevens, bestsell...More
Overheard in a Tower Block: Poems

Gazing at the stars from five storeys up, smelling the bins from five stor...More
Rhythm and Poetry

The first published poetry collection from Hip Hop poet Karl Nova has a ref...More
Fire, Bed and Bone

"Powerful. Exciting. Original." Celia ReesThis award-winning classic speaks...More
Michael Rosen's Big Book of Bad Things

A wonderfully exuberant yet poignant poetry collection from one of Britain'...More
Tales from the Caribbean

A collection of favourite tales gathered from the many different islands of...More
Michael Rosen's A-Z: The best children's poetry from Agard to Zephaniah

From Agard to Zephaniah, the very best of children's poetry from the very b...More