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DK Learning's 2nd Birthday Giveaway!

Celebrating TWO years of DK Learning!\nWe can’t believe it’s been two years since we launched DK Learning! In celebration of our 2nd birthday, we’re giving away a classroom bundle of books and a basket of goodies for your school's staffroom.\nTo celebrate this milestone, and continue with our pledge to support hardworking teachers one grand prize winner in each territory (US & UK) will receive \n12 educational books\n for the classroom and a \nbasket of goodies\n for the staffroom.\nThe giveaway is open to teachers both in the UK and the US, with one winner randomly selected. Entries can be made via Facebook or Instagram.\nEntries must be received between 17th May 2024 and ends at 23.59 BST on 31st May 2024. Entrants must be over the age of 18. No purchase is necessary.\n3 simple steps to enter:\n1. Follow DK Learning on \nFacebook\n or \nInstagram\n\n2. Like the giveaway post on Facebook or Instagram\n3. Tag a teacher friend or colleague in the comments!\nClick here for the full \nUK terms and conditions\n.\nClick here for the full \nUS terms and conditions\n.

Check out the titles you could win!

Packed with striking photography and the topics kids love most, this is the fundamental guide to the world around you. The world's greatest record-breakers, most remarkable animals, inspiring history-makers, and cutting-edge technology are all here, in one utterly unputdownable kid's encyclopedia. Like the hugely successful Eyewitness series itself, Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Everything includes all the topics children want to read about. Each page is illustrated with vivid photography and filled with facts ideal for children aged 9+. This fact-packed encyclopedia for children offers: - Content across the core subjects of nature, science, technology, history, and culture, tackling each topic in an engaging, attention-grabbing way. - Exciting photography, over 1,500 images and a clear design, familiar from the refreshed Eyewitness series. - Facts and stats, quizzes, and interviews with experts - from astronauts to zoologists - who answer kid's questions about what they do and why they love it. Become an eyewitness to the world's most incredible nature, science, and historical events, all in one tremendous picture-led reference guide that will take you on a visual tour of everything. Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Everything introduces the essential guide to the world's most deadly creatures and natural wonders, history's heroes and villains, and science's most incredible breakthroughs and inventions, all as you've never seen them before. This all-encompassing encyclopedia for kids is packed with the topics kids love the most and is a must-have for children who want to know more.

Year 4 (KS2)

Year 5 (KS2)

Year 6 (KS2)

Year 7 (KS3)

Year 8 (KS3)

IB PYP

IB MYP (Lower)

Science

Geography

History

Languages

Religion

Physical Education

Dance

Music

Engineering

Computer Science

Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Everything

A simple framework for what money is and how to use it wisely. This is a kids book about money. Money is one of those things EVERYONE has to deal with in their life, but few of us have learned much about it. There may not be a more important topic for grownups to teach kids about than money. This book is a suitable way to introduce the topic to kids aged 5-9. It covers what money is, how to earn it, and how to use it wisely. Develop your child's financial skills in managing money including saving, budgeting and spending. A Kids Book About Money features: - A large and bold, yet minimalist font design that allows kids freedom to imagine themselves in the words on the pages. - A friendly, approachable, yet empowering, kid-appropriate tone throughout. - An incredible and diverse group of authors in the series who are experts or have first-hand experience of the topic. Tackling important discourse together! The A Kids Book About series are best used when read together. Helping to kickstart challenging, empowering, and important conversations for kids and their grownups through beautiful and thought-provoking pages. The series supports an incredible and diverse group of authors, who are either experts in their field, or have first-hand experience on the topic. A Kids Co. is a new kind of media company enabling kids to explore big topics in a new and engaging way. With a growing series of books, podcasts and blogs, made to empower. Learn more about us online by searching for A Kids Co.

Year 1 (KS1)

Year 2 (KS1)

Year 3 (KS2)

PSHE and Citizenship

Social Studies

A Kids Book About Money

See the world through Georgia O'Keeffe's eyes and be inspired to produce your own masterpieces. Have you ever wondered exactly what your favourite artists were looking at to make them draw, sculpt, or paint the way they did? In this charming illustrated series of books to keep and collect, created in full collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, you can see what they saw, and be inspired to create your own artworks, too. In What the Artist Saw: Georgia O'Keeffe, meet famous American painter Georgia O'Keeffe. Step into her life and learn what led her to look closely at nature and paint her iconic paintings of flowers and bones. See the vast New Mexico landscapes that inspired her work. Have a go at producing your own close-up still-life artworks! Follow the artists' stories and find intriguing facts about their environments and key masterpieces. Then see what you can see and make your own art. Take a closer look at landscapes, or even yourself, with Vincent van Gogh. Try crafting a story in fabric like Faith Ringgold, or carve a woodblock print at home with Hokusai. Every book in this series is one to treasure and keep - perfect for budding young artists to explore exhibitions with, then continue their own artistic journeys. © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Art and Design

Extracurricular Activities

Wellbeing

The Met Georgia O'Keeffe

Sometimes emotions can make your head feel all mixed up! But this super useful book, in partnership with children's mental health charity Place2Be, is here to be your friend and guide, and to help you understand what's going on inside your brain. With My Mixed Emotions you can learn how to untangle your emotions, love your feelings, and make friends with yourself. Divided into happiness, fear, anger, and sadness, My Mixed Emotions explores the four big emotions, the reasons why you feel them, and the science behind each one. Learn how to be resilient in the best and worst times, including how to deal with bullies, grief, divorce, but also how to relax, be grateful for small things, and mindful of your emotions. Along the way you will discover more amazing things about yourself, such as why you cry when you are sad, why you sometimes feel nervous, and what happens in your brain when you are happy, My Mixed Emotions will be your guide as you travel through the mixed-up world of emotions to discover the wonderful, unique person that you are.

Health

Personal, Social and Physical Education

My Mixed Emotions

Uncover fascinating stories about the natural world with this nature book for kids aged 6-8. The world is filled with curious objects such as amazing rocks and minerals, microscopic life, plants, animals and more. The Wonders of Nature is a beautiful nature encyclopedia for young readers to explore, with pages packed with fascinating information showcasing a collection of 100 remarkable items from the natural world, from orchids to opals and lichens to lizards and so much more! Each plant, animal, and rock is shown both photographically and illustrated, and children will love poring over the detailed close-up images. Find out how the prowling jaguar uses spots to avoid being spotted, why a sticky sundew means big trouble for insects, and what a radiolarian is. The Wonders of Nature takes you on a tour of our planet through commonplace-but-incredible objects made by nature itself. This nature book for children features: - 100 minerals, plants, and animals through photographs and illustrations. - Fun facts that provide key information on the natural world. - A gold foil cover and metallic gold edges, making this a giftable book for nature enthusiasts. This nature anthology combines engaging storybook-style descriptions and simple text that sheds a light on the wonders of nature and wildlife. Ideal for inquisitive children aged 6-8 who love to spot things when exploring outside, this is the book for those who want to know more about the wonderful and mysterious natural world around them. More in the Series The Wonders of Nature is part of the beautiful and informative Anthology series. Complete the series and nurture your child's curiosity as they explore the natural world with Nature's Treasures or let them walk with the dinosaurs who ruled the earth before them in Dinosaurs and other Prehistoric Life.

Animals and Nature

The Wonders of Nature

Bring the Stone Age back to life with DKfindout! Find out how early humans hunted a woolly mammoth, made fire, and created cave paintings in this fascinating book for children about the Stone Age. DKfindout! Stone Age is a fun, trivia and activity-filled book that teaches children between 6 and 9 years old all about the Iron Age, Bronze Age, and the Ice Ages, too. Step into the Stone Age and discover: - Content suitable for ages 6-9, and a great learning resource for KS2 History - Covering everything from the clothes they wore, the tools they would use, and the foods they would eat to give kids an understanding of how life would have been in the Stone Age - Easy to read texts, and stunning visual elements available on every page - Includes a fun quiz and additional activities to help children absorb key facts in an engaging way - Written in conjunction with educational experts to make sure the information is trustworthy and age-appropriate From the award-winning DKfindout! series The DKfindout! series introduces children to a range of exciting topics in a fun, engaging way. Checked by specialist consultants and an educational expert, this is not only a source of information you can trust but one that is age-appropriate and supports your child's schoolwork. Other titles include DKfindout! Science, DKfindout Animals, and DKfindout! Ancient Egypt. DKfindout! won Silver in the MadeForMums Awards 2017.

DKfindout! Stone Age

Erased. Ignored. Hidden. Lost. Underappreciated. No longer. Delve into the unique, inspiring, and world-changing history of Black people. From Frederick Douglass to Oprah Winfrey, and the achievements of ancient African kingdoms to those of the US Civil Rights Movement, Timelines From Black History: Leaders, Legends, Legacies takes kids on an exceptional journey from prehistory to modern times. This DK children's book boasts more than 30 visual timelines, which explore the biographies of the famous and the not-so-famous - from royalty to activists, and writers to scientists, and much, much more. Stunning thematic timelines also explain the development of Black history - from the experiences of black people in the US, to the story of postcolonial Africa. Did you know that the richest person ever to have lived was a West African? Or that the technology that made the lightbulb possible was developed by African American inventor, and not Thomas Edison? How about the fact that Ethiopia was the only African country to avoid colonization, thanks to the leadership of a brave queen? Stacked with facts and visually vibrant, Timelines From Black History: Leaders, Legacies, Legends is an unforgettable and accessible hive of information on the people and the issues that have shaped Black history. Includes content previously published in Timelines of Everything and Timelines of Everyone.

Timelines from Black History

Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about creepy crawlies with this fun-filled non-fiction reader carefully levelled to help children progress. DK Super Readers Pre-Level: Garden Friends will introduce kids to a parade of tiny garden friends – including fun facts about how they live and where to find them – and is a motivating introduction to using essential non-fiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading. DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of non-fiction: travelling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital non-fiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently. The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by: - Covering engaging, motivating, curriculum-aligned topics. - Building knowledge while progressing key Reception and Early Learners reading skills. - Developing subject vocabulary on topics such as bugs, animals, and nature. - Boosting understanding and retention through comprehension quizzes. Each title, which has been levelled using MetaMetrics®: The Lexile Framework for Reading, integrates science, geography, history, and nature topics so there’s something for all children’s interests. The books and online content perfectly supplement core literacy programs and are mapped to the National Curriculum Standards. Children will love powering up their non-fiction reading skills and becoming reading heroes. DK Super Readers Pre-level titles are visually engaging, full of fun facts, and introduce children to the wonderful world of non-fiction. Perfect to help children ages 3 to 5 (Reception and Early Learners) who are ready to enter the world of reading.

DK Super Readers Pre-Level Garden Friends

Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about how our packages get to our doors with this fun-filled non-fiction reader carefully levelled to help children progress. DK Super Readers Level 1: Truck Trouble will introduce kids to a truck driver’s day – from loading packages to getting through traffic and thunderstorms to making someone’s day with a special delivery – and is a motivating introduction to using essential non-fiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading. DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of nonfiction: travelling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital non-fiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently. The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by: - Covering engaging, motivating, curriculum-aligned topics. - Building knowledge while progressing key Years 1 to 3 reading skills. - Developing subject vocabulary on topics such as delivery drivers, trucks, and people’s jobs. - Boosting understanding and retention through comprehension quizzes. Each title, which has been levelled using MetaMetrics®: The Lexile Framework for Reading, integrates science, geography, history, and nature topics so there’s something for all children’s interests. The books and online content perfectly supplement core literacy programs and are mapped to the National Curriculum standards. Children will love powering up their non-fiction reading skills and becoming reading heroes. DK Super Readers Level 1 titles are visually engaging and build vocabulary through a non-fiction world of amazing facts. Perfect for children ages 6 to 8 (Year 1, 2 and 3) who are beginning to read with help.

DK Super Readers Level 1 Truck Trouble

Use your reading superpowers to learn all about inventions that change how we live - a high-quality, fun, non-fiction reader - carefully levelled to help children progress. Which Inventions Changed the World? is a beautifully designed reader all about inventions that changed people's lives - from helping us to navigate or communicate to keeping us healthy and safe. The engaging text has been carefully levelled using Lexiles so that children are set up to succeed. A motivating introduction to using essential non-fiction reading skills. Children will love to find out about inventions from the wheel to VR, from the printing press to vaccines and X-rays.

DK Super Readers Level 2 Which Inventions Changed the World?

Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about emperor penguins and their young with this fun-filled non-fiction reader carefully levelled to help children progress. DK Super Readers Level 3: Emperor Penguins will introduce kids to the lives of emperor penguins – from their harsh environment to their battle to survive – and is a motivating introduction to using essential non-fiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading. DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of non-fiction: travelling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital nonfiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently. The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by: - Covering engaging, motivating, curriculum-aligned topics. - Building knowledge while progressing key Years 4 and 5 reading skills. - Developing subject vocabulary on topics such as emperor penguins, harsh environments, and Antarctica. - Boosting understanding and retention through comprehension quizzes. Each title, which has been levelled using MetaMetrics®: The Lexile Framework for Reading, integrates science, geography, history, and nature topics so there’s something for all children’s interests. The books and online content perfectly supplement core literacy programs and are mapped to the National Curriculum Standards. Children will love powering up their non-fiction reading skills and becoming reading heroes. DK Super Readers Level 3 titles are visually engaging, full of fun facts about exciting topics, and motivate children to improve their non-fiction reading skills. Perfect for children ages 8 to 10 (Year 4 and 5) who are newly independent readers ready to advance.

DK Super Readers Level 3 Emperor Penguins

Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about natural disasters throughout history with this engaging non-fiction reader carefully levelled to help children progress. DK Super Readers Level 4: Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters will introduce kids to what happens when natural disasters occur – from deadly volcanoes and shocking earthquakes, to floods, hurricanes, avalanches, and fires – and is a motivating introduction to using essential non-fiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading. DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of non-fiction: travelling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital non-fiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently. The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by:<ul><li>Covering engaging, motivating, curriculum-aligned topics.</li><li>Building knowledge while progressing key Years 5 and 6 reading skills.</li><li>Developing subject vocabulary on topics such as natural disasters, extreme weather, and nature.</li><li>Boosting understanding and retention through comprehension quizzes.</li></ul>Each title, which has been levelled using MetaMetrics®: The Lexile Framework for Reading, integrates science, geography, history, and nature topics so there’s something for all children’s interests. The books and online content perfectly supplement core literacy programs and are mapped to the National Curriculum Standards. Children will love powering up their non-fiction reading skills and becoming reading heroes. DK Super Readers Level 4 titles are visually engaging, full of fun facts, and challenge young readers to broaden their subject knowledge while practising non-fiction reading skills. Perfect for children ages 9 to 11 (Year 5 and 6) who are confident readers ready for a challenge.

DK Super Readers Level 4 Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters

We've also created some fantastic (free!) teacher resources to help you use the books in class!

Mighty Magnets – LKS2 Lesson Plan 

Viking Voyages - Year 5 Lesson Plan

SEL (Social Emotional Learning)

My Mixed Emotions Activity Pack

English

DKfindout! Stone Age Classroom Activities Plan

Timelines from Black History: Stormzy Lesson Plan

Timelines from Black History: Mary Seacole Lesson Plan

Timelines from Black History Activity Pack

Pre-level Garden Friends Comprehension Quiz

Level 1 Truck Trouble Comprehension Quiz

Level 2 Which Inventions Changed the World? Comprehension Quiz

Level 3 Emperor Penguins Comprehension Quiz

Level 4 Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters Comprehension Quiz

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