Year 8 Art Reading List by Jill Fenton

Windrush Child

jfe5 — 2024-06-19 13:30:08 UTC

A young Jamaican boy arriving in Britain with his parents in the late 1940's tries to make the best of things despite of the racism he encounters.

Tyger

jfe5 — 2024-06-19 13:30:52 UTC

In an alternative London in which the British Empire still exists and foreigners are segregated, a young boy and girl work with the mysterious being called Tyger to open a mythical gateway and bring about social change.

Stolen History

jfe5 — 2024-06-19 13:31:46 UTC

An accessible, engaging and essential introduction to the British Empire. This book answers all the important questions about Britain's imperial history and how it still affects our lives today.

Black Artists Shaping The World

jfe5 — 2024-06-19 13:32:48 UTC

A look at works of 26 Black artists from all around the world.

We Come Apart

jfe5 — 2024-06-19 13:35:30 UTC

Follows the romance between Romanian refugee Nicu, and Jess, whose home life is overshadowed by violence.

Boy, Everywhere

jfe5 — 2024-06-19 13:37:12 UTC

Boy, Everywhere chronicles the harrowing journey taken by Sami and his family from privilege to poverty, across countries and continents, from a comfortable life in Damascus, via a smuggler's den in Turkey, to a prison in Manchester.

Becoming Muhammad Ali

jfe5 — 2024-06-19 13:43:04 UTC

A biographical novel of cultural icon Muhammad Ali. Before he was a household name, Cassius Clay was a kid with struggles like any other. Kwame Alexander and James Patterson join forces to vividly depict his life up to age seventeen in both prose and verse, including his childhood friends, struggles in school, the racism he faced, and his discovery of boxing.

Hoot

jfe5 — 2024-06-19 13:49:42 UTC

A teen boy moved to Florida encounters a bare-footed boy and joins in a daring environmental rescue.

The Summer We Turned Green

jfe5 — 2024-06-19 13:51:46 UTC

A family becomes unwittingly involved with protesters when a runway extension is planned on their street.

The Most Important Comic Book In The World

jfe5 — 2024-06-19 13:53:11 UTC

A collection of short comics and cartoons to highlight the call for climate change and the preservation of the planet's natural resources.

We Are All Greta: Be Inspired To Save The World

jfe5 — 2024-06-19 13:54:46 UTC

Encourages the reader to help make a difference in saving our planet from the effects of climate change.

How To Be A Global Citizen

jfe5 — 2024-06-19 13:56:12 UTC

Are you an aspiring activist or a curious community member? Then this is the perfect guide for you!

What is a Museum?

aco24 — 2024-06-21 11:44:44 UTC

An introduction to why we have museums and what you can find in them.

What is a museum?

aco24 — 2024-06-21 11:45:49 UTC

An introduction to why we have museums and what you might find inside them.

Haida Totem Pole

aco24 — 2024-06-21 11:47:51 UTC

Visit this link to find out more about Haida Culture and the Haida Totem Pole in Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford.

The British Museum

aco24 — 2024-06-21 11:49:08 UTC

This video explores some of the controversial objects in the British Museum.

George the Poet

aco24 — 2024-06-21 11:50:06 UTC

George the Poet performs a spoken-word poem about an African work of art – a Benin bronze.

Pablo Picasso: Guernica (1937)

aco24 — 2024-06-21 11:54:37 UTC

Exploring why this painting was so shocking when it was made.

No Woman, No Cry

aco24 — 2024-06-21 11:57:33 UTC

Created by Chris Ofili as a tribute to murdered teenager, Stephen Lawrence

Who is Chris Ofili?

aco24 — 2024-06-21 11:58:17 UTC

Introducing contemporary artist Chris Ofili.

Insect Champions

aco24 — 2024-06-21 12:01:33 UTC

Deforestation

aco24 — 2024-06-21 12:03:17 UTC

Find out about the impact of deforestation from National Geographic.

Diet and Climate

aco24 — 2024-06-21 12:04:45 UTC

How to make good choices about what you eat and protect the planet.

Brazilian Seeds Network

aco24 — 2024-06-21 12:06:12 UTC

Read about an initiative to protect and replant the Amazon rainforest sustainably.

Artworks for Change

aco24 — 2024-06-21 12:08:10 UTC

Beauty and trauma in the natural world photographed by Daniel Beltrá.

The Coral Triangle Initiative

aco24 — 2024-06-21 12:10:46 UTC

An initiative to protect coral reefs in South East Asia.

El Anatsui

aco24 — 2024-06-21 12:12:11 UTC

An introduction to the artist El Anatsui.