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Ed's Reading Room - the free website to help grandparents and parents who want to help kids read better. Here are this month's book selections for Year 1 and 2 which you can buy now by clicking on the icon next to the text for each Book of the Month. You can then check out Maggie's YouTube video for this month's book reviews and reading activities by clicking
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As well as the Books of the Month, you might want to check out Edtime Stories, and Ed's Imaginarium - fun activities which complement the Key Stage 1 curriculum. Follow the links further down this page.

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Kasia's Surprise

Kasia's Surprise by Stella Gurney
Walker Books ISBN 9781406323313

Kasia and her Mum have come to live in England but Kasia misses everything about her old home in Poland. She particularly misses her grandparents so she keeps in touch with them by letter. Kasia isn't really looking forward to the long summer holidays but there is a lovely surprise in store for her. This is another fantastic book in the Walker Stories series, as always with super illustrations throughout.

word search, poetry and other literacy activities

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Aunt Severe and the Dragons

Aunt Severe and the Dragons by Nick Garlick
Andersen Press ISBN 9781849390552

Daniel's parents are explorers. After their latest expedition they vanish so Daniel has to go and live with his very strict and very odd Great-Aunt Emily - known to Daniel as Aunt Severe. He is not the least bit happy about this but his problems worsen when he finds four lost dragons hiding in the garden. This is a beautifully written story, with imaginative characters, that is fun to read from beginning to end.

word search, poetry and other literacy activities

read Ed's Edventures and meet Ed's friends in Edtime Stories
exciting new stories are added every month when you can read the Edventures of Ed and the Owlets, Sir Frithwell Frog, Red the Squirrel and many more lovable, roguish characters!

Fun activities which complement the Key Stage 1 curriculum:

	Ed's Poetry Zone: poetry workshops to stimulate creativity
	Ed's spelling Corner: fun quizzes to improve spelling
	Ed's Word Quizzes: to develop and enrich reading and writing
	Ed's Fun with Words: drag and drop activities for spelling and vocabulary
	Ed's Word Searches: to help build vocabulary
	Ed's Number Quizzes: to develop maths skills
	Ed's Fun with Numbers: drag and drop activities for addition and subtraction
	Ed's Dressing Room: fun drag and drop activities

How can Ed’s Reading Room improve children’s reading skills?

"Our members of Ed's Reading Room really enjoy reading for pleasure, the new books and the activities."
Headteacher, Surrey, UK

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