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Cookham Rise Primary School

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Suggested Reading - Attack!

There's a Viking in My Bed and Other Stories (Laugh Your Socks Off) After falling overboard from his longboat, Sigurd the Viking finds himself in a modern-day, small English seaside town with hilarious consequences...

Jeremy Strong Pack Want to make reading all the rage and give your whole class some food for thought? Just stick these comic capers on the shelf and watch a hungry mob devour them!

The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog When Trevor’s mum offers him cash to walk the dog during the holidays, Trevor’s chuffed. But Streaker is no ordinary dog. She’s a rocket on four legs with a woof attached!

How to Train Your Dragon Meet our favourite nerdy little Viking hero in the world: Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III. A side-splitting romp bursting with dragons, pirates, amazing battles and hilarious pencil cartoons. So funny your ribs will hurt!

How to Train Your Dragon Pack All 11 "How to Train Your Dragon" titles: “One of the greatest inventions of modern children’s literature.” Julia Eccleshare

How to Be a Viking The first book about Hiccup was this book full of jokes and great cartoons. Want to be a hero? Hop aboard!

The Viking Sags: A Bracelet of Bones & Scramasax A spine-tingling saga of war, revenge, loyalty, sacrifice – and a girl on a mission to find her father again.

The Saga of Erik the Viking Written by Terry Jones this is a wonderful tale, expertly spun, which won the Children’s Book Award.

Vikings The warrior race from Northern Europe shaped the history of the whole world.

History On Your Doorstep: Anglo-Saxon and Viking Britain Explore the ruins and surviving buildings of Anglo-Saxon and Viking Britain to build a fascinating picture of these long-ago times.

The Sword of the Viking King (Terry Deary's Viking Tales) A Viking story blending Norse mythology with historical fact and Terry (Horrible Histories) Deary's vividly imagined characters.

The Eye of the Viking God The slave girl doesn't even have a name and is on a journey from which there is no escape...

The Battle of the Viking Woman Life in the monastery is simple for Edwin and Luke until the Vikings arrive...

The Hand of the Viking Warrior When the conquering Vikings settle in North America, they realise that their new home might not be as pleasant as they thought...

Terry Deary Historical Tales 12 Books Collection Pack Set Includes all four of Terry Deary's Viking Tales together with others from the heraldic and Tudor ages!

Horrible Histories: Cut-Throat Celts Discover the fearsome facts about the wild warriors who fought the Romans naked while collecting human heads!

Horrible Histories: Rotten Romans In their enormous Empire, the ruthless Romans learned all about bossing people about... while inventing tons of terrible tortures for people who didn’t do what they said! So grab this book to read all about their beastly battles, gruesome gods and marvellous myths.

Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans Ruthless Romans reveals the grim goings-on of the greatest empire ever, from the terrible twins who founded Rome to the evil emperors who made murder into a sport. Read on for gory details about the cruel Colosseum and the people and animals who were massacred there... and find out how, if you upset them enough, the ruthless Romans would CRUCIFY you.

Horrible Histories: Vicious Vikings Read on for hordes of frightening facts about these vile invaders and their savage Saxon enemies! From cruel kings and vengeful Viking warriors to the mean and miserable slaves, it’s a story of beastly battles, truly terrible torture techniques and messy murders.

Horrible Histories: Smashing Saxons The smashing Saxons were a rough tough bunch who liked nothing better than a bloody battle. They had great fun bashing the Brits... until they got nobbled by the Normans.

Horrible Histories: Stormin' Normans The Normans were so tough that they smashed up the savage Saxons and grabbed Britain for themselves! Remember: King Harold said he would defend Britain to the death... until William the Conquerer gave him an arrow in the eye! Yuck!

My Story: Ancient Civilisations Pack Includes "Roman Invasion" and "Viking Blood"

Beowulf One of England’s oldest and most exciting epic stories, brilliantly retold by Michael Morpurgo, author of "War Horse".

The Littlest Viking A fast-paced, cute and comical adventure from acclaimed writer, comedian and radio presenter Sandi Toksvig.

Arthur, High King of Britain Glorious adventure fills every page of Michael Morpurgo’s majestic novel recounting the life of England’s most celebrated legendary hero: Arthur, the warrior king.

Horribly Famous: Boudica and her Barmy Army You’ve probably heard of Boudica. She is dead famous for: galloping to battle in a rattling chariot; being big and kinda scary – and getting very, very angry with her Roman rulers.

Michael Morpurgo Pack: Ages 9-11 Powerful tales full of drama and intensity from award-winning author Michael Morpurgo including "Outlaw", a vivid re-imagining of the legendary hero Robin Hood.

Vikings: The Battle at the End of Time: Life, Myth and Art A richly illustrated introduction to an extraordinary people, covering themes that have long preoccupied the popular imagination. With 'superb' landscape photography and detailed views of arts and artifacts, Vikings is said to set new standards in capturing the achievements of a lost culture. Used copies available cheaply on Amazon.

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