Get to grips with grammar, become a spelling superstar and perfect your punctuation with these brilliant books. See below for the best literacy books for 7-year-olds.
What was it like in Shakespeare's time? What do we actually know about him? And how does someone become that famous?! These are just some of the questions addressed in this lively and accessible book on the life and works of William Shakespeare by much-loved children's author, Michael Rosen. Perfect for browsing, the text is divided into clear sections and features studies of four of Shakespeare's plays, intriguing facts and information about Shakespeare and his world, and a useful timeline.
Aspiring authors will love this exciting activity book, which is packed with hints, tips and handy tasks to help them write simply brilliant stories. It features writing techniques and methods to make every story a masterpiece, with helpful activities on coming up with ideas and writing from different perspectives. Plus, the book includes story themes to write about, from murder mysteries to stories from outer space. With plenty of lined space to fill, each activity offers suggestions for characters, settings and objects to write into the story, as well as questions to stir the imagination.
With a whopping 31 books in this incredible series, these intergalactic adventures are perfect for kids who are looking to tackle their very first chapter books. They're full of fun stories, activities and facts that will build children's reading confidence, progressing from Oxford Reading Level 7 to Level 11. The malevolent Badlaw and his army of robotic Krools are taking over Planet Exis, and it's up to Nok and micro-friends Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger to save the day! Join the adventure in these riveting reads.
The brilliant Bard's works remain just as relevant and compelling today as they did over 400 years ago. Featuring 16 of William Shakespeare's most popular and enduring plays, these rewritten and wonderfully-illustrated versions will have kids engrossed. From the tragedy of Macbeth to the humour of Twelfth Night, these superb paperbacks make an excellent introduction to Shakespeare for young readers.
Children will love being guided by quirky bird characters through the full-colour pages of this exuberant dictionary, ideal for checking grammar, punctuation and spelling on a daily basis. It features easy-to-remember rules, a list of tricky words, the words most commonly misspelled and lots more useful advice. It's sure to provide a sturdy foundation in English for children at Key Stage 2 level.
Grammar can be a tricky topic, but this amazing activity book will help kids get their grammar skills up to scratch! They'll learn about lots of grammar topics, including tenses, adverbs and sentence structure, and have fun in the process. Jam-packed with useful tips, ideas and activities, kids will be grammar gurus in no time!
This indispensable series of revision books uses three different approaches to help children engage with the different topics of English and achieve success at Key Stage 2 level. However your child learns best - whether by seeing, hearing, doing, or a mixture of the three - these easy-to-follow books are sure to help them unravel the often difficult topics of spelling, punctuation and grammar. The series includes a practice workbook, a revision guide and useful practice test papers.
John Foster et al
Aspiring astronauts and poets alike will love this astronomical anthology of space-themed poems. Featuring works from the likes of Judith Nicholls, Liz Brownlee and David Harmer (as well as John Foster's own poems), these crazy poems will encourage kids to blast off into space, shoot to the Moon and even meet an asteroid dog. This is the perfect book to provide excitement when it comes to enjoying poetry.
This useful and brilliantly-illustrated book features over 25,000 words in alphabetical order, perfect for helping children with spelling. It comes with handy tips, hints and rules about spelling on each page, and suggests ways to visualise words that are easily confused, difficult to spell or sound similar to other words.
With a new emphasis on grammar in primary schools - and a new grammar, punctuation and spelling test for year 6 pupils - this is an invaluable kit for young learners to give them a head-start in this tricky area. It has been specially designed in line with the new National Curriculum and contains three workbooks, featuring enjoyable activities which provide plenty of spelling, punctuation and grammar practice; a set of flashcards, great for consolidating learning through games; a reward chart with stickers to keep kids motivated; and a leaflet with helpful hints and tips.