Year 4 Reading Curriculum by

Read Aloud Book: The Explorer

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Fiction

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Non Fiction

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Film

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Poetry

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Heritage Text

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Song

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Shared Reading Fiction Text: The Shaman's Apprentice

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Shared Reading Fiction Text: Where the Forest Meets the Sea

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Shared Reading Fiction Text: The Vanishing Rainforest

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Share Reading Non Fiction Text: Love the Orangutan

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English Key Text: The Great Kapok Tree

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Shared Reading Non Fiction Text: Newspaper Article

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Read Aloud Book: Kaspar Prince of Cats

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Read Aloud Book: The Butterfly Lion

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Read Aloud Book: The Boy who Lost his Spark

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Shared Reading Novel Study: The Firework maker's Daughter

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Read Aloud Book: The Boy at the Back of the Class

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Shared Reading Fiction Text: My Name is Not Refugee

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Shared Reading Non Fiction Text: Hamam's Story( Action Aid)

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Shared Reading Poetry Text: On the Move Poems about Migration

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Shared Reading Poetry Text: Refugees

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Shared Reading Fiction Text: My Beautiful Birds

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English Key Text: Monster Slayer

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Read Aloud Book: How to Train your Dragon

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Shared Reading Non Fiction Text: Viking Voyagers

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Shared Reading Film Narrative: Jotun: Journey of a Viking

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Read Aloud Book: The Lion Above the Door

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Shared Reading Fiction Text: The Story of the First World War for Children

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Shared Reading Heritage Song: Pack up your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag

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Shared Reading Song Text: Only Remembered

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English Poetry Study: In Flanders Fields

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Shared Reading Novel Study: The Last Bear

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Read Aloud Book: The Buried Crown

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Shared Reading Non Fiction Text

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English Focus: Kennings selection

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Shared Reading Song Text: Reflections

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Shared Reading Song Text: Electricity

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Shared Reading Non Fiction Text: Newspaper Article

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English Film Stimulus: The Piano

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Ade Adepitan: Cyborg Cat

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Ade loves playing football and he's amazing in goal, despite the heavy metal calliper he has to wear on his leg. He can save any ball that's sent his way, from any direction, so his friends have nicknamed him the Cyborg Cat. But when the Parsons Road Gang stumble upon some unusual graffiti it starts to have a really weird effect on Ade.

Laura Ellen Anderson: Amelia Fang

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Amelia Fang’s mum has a baby vampire on the way! But with the Fang household completely focussed on the new arrival, no one is paying Amelia any attention. Until she is asked to look after three very mischievous caticorns who make it their business to get Amelia in a world of trouble. Now EVERYONE is watching. And not in a good way!

Philip Ardagh: The Grunts

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Mr and Mrs Grunt, who are neither clean nor clever, live with their adopted, in fact, abducted son, Sunny, in a donkey -drawn caravan somewhere or other at some time that is a bit like now but not exactly now.

Guy Bass: Skelton Keys

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Ben can’t believe it when his imaginary friend the Gorblimey becomes unimaginary. The Gorblimey is loyal and kind … and real! But Skeleton Keys is far from convinced by the Gorblimey’s friendly ways. He’s got the twitch, which is (almost) never wrong, and it’s telling him the Gorblimey is dangerous and needs banishing to the endless void of Oblivion.

Chris Blake: Time Hunters

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Join Tom on an incredible treasure hunt through time and battle history’s mightiest warriors. The first book in a new time-travelling series – perfect for fans of Beast Quest.

Judy Blume: Fudge Story

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Peter thinks he has the world’s biggest problem – his little brother, Fudge. Fudge causes trouble wherever he goes and it is usually up to Peter to sort out the mess.

Enid Blyton: Secret Seven

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The Secret Seven consists of Peter, Janet, Jack, Barbara, George, Pam and Colin. Jack's sister Susie and her best friend Binkie often make an appearance in the books; they hate the Secret Seven and delight in playing tricks designed to humiliate them, although much of this is fuelled by their almost obsessive desire to belong to the society.

J. Burchett: Wild Rescue

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Twins Ben and Zoe usually travel the world with their parents, who work as vets, but this time they've been left at home. Just when they think they're never going to have another adventure, they receive a mysterious message.

Isla Fisher: Marge

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Meet Marge, the mischievous babysitter with rainbow hair who loves to make a mess and bend the rules . . . At dinnertime Chef Marge cooks up chocolate soup, and at school Marge the Muscian conducts a chaotic concert in the playground!

Tom Fletcher: The Tom Fletcher Collection

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Though not a series, the collection of books from best -selling U.K. author Tom Fletcher. The Danger Gang - Franky's always wanted to be part of an amazing gang - just like his hero, super-spy Zack Danger! And soon, he realises that there's real danger in store for himself and his new friends. And so the Danger Gang is born..

Sophy Henn: Pizazz

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Being a superhero is the best thing ever, right? WRONG! HELLO! My name is Pizazz and I’m a superhero…You probably think that's really AWESOME and while it can be, it's also REEEEEEEAAALLLLY annoying. Don’t believe me? Well, I have to wear the same outfit ALL THE TIME?! I'm always dashing off to save the world right in the middle of fun stuff. Plus I have to be the good guy even when I might not want to be. And sometimes I just want to be, well, normal.

Lou Kuenzier: Princess DisGrace

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Princess Grace is anything but graceful. Her clumsiness gets her in all sorts of trouble. But now Grace is starting at Tall Towers Princess School - she can learn to be a proper princess at last!

Megan McDonaldson: Judy Moody

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Judy has a mood for every occasion - bad moods, good moods, even back-to-school moods. But she has such fun putting together a me collage for her new teacher, that she nearly forgets to be moody at all

Anthony McGowan: Bare Bum Gang

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Ludo, Noah, Jamie, Phillip and Jennifer are THE BARE BUM GANG! They have an embarrassing name but a cool Gang Den, so things could be worse.

Tom McLaughlin: The Accidental Prime Minister

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When Joe tells a local news reporter exactly what he would do if he were leader of the country, the video goes viral and Joe's speech becomes famous all over the world!

Ben Miller: Modern Fairy Tales

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(this is not a series more a collection) The Day I Fell Into a Fairytale is a magical adventure about the power of stories, and an important reminder that you're never too old to believe in fairytales...

Tom Moorhouse: New Adventures of Mr Toad

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Teejay, Mo, and Ratty really shouldn't be exploring the overgrown grounds of Toad Hall - but that's never stopped them before. This time, though, they fall into a tunnel. Undaunted by tales that the Hall is haunted, they find something . . . someone . . . in the ice house. It's none other than Mr Toad, and he's been there for a hundred years . . .

Jill Murphy: Worst Witch

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Mildred Hubble is a trainee at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches, but she's making an awful mess of it. She keeps getting her spells wrong and crashing her broomstick. And when she turns Ethel, the teacher's pet into her worst enemy, chaos ensues...

Mike Nicholson: Museum Mystery Squad

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Some people think that museums are boring places full of glass cases, dust and stuff no one cares about: wrong! In a hidden headquarters below the exhibits there's a gang ready to handle dangerous, spooky or just plain weird problems: the Museum Mystery Squad.

Dermot O'Leary: Toto the Ninja Cat

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Toto the cat and her brother Silver live footloose and fancy-free in a townhouse in London. Toto is almost totally blind, and learned to trust her senses from a ninja cat-master who taught her back in Italy where they were born. By day, Toto and Silver seem to be ordinary cats, but by night, they love to have adventures!

Tom Palmer: Football Academy

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Jake loves football and dreams of becoming a professional footballer. He's worried about his height though - what if he's too small for football?

Kate Pankhurst: Mariella Mysteries

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Mariella Mystery (That's me!) - totally amazing girl detective, aged 9 and a bit. Able to solve the most mysterious mysteries and perplexing problems, even before breakfast.

Stephen Pastis: Timmy Failure

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Meet Timmy Failure, founder of the "best" detective agency in town – Total Failure, Inc. With the help of his polar bear Total, the clueless, comically self-confident Timmy already has plans for world domination. Plans that will make his mother rich and unpaid bills a thing of the past. And plans that will defeat Corrina Corrina, "The One Whose Name Shall Not Be Uttered".

Helen Peters: Jasmine Green Stories

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Jasmine's dad is a farmer, and her mum is a large-animal vet, so Jasmine spends a lot of time caring for animals and keeping them out of trouble. Unfortunately, this often means she gets into hot water herself...

Helena Pielichaty: Girls FC

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Nine-year-old Megan Fawcett loves football and is desperate to be on her school team. She tries everything to get the coach to notice her (even wearing a tiara!), but nothing seems to do the trick. Then Megan has her big brainwave: she could start her own team.

Georgia Pritchett: Wilf the Mighty Worrier

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Meet Wilf. He worries about everything. He is a Mighty Worrier. And now the most evil man in the world has moved in next door...

Bali Rai: Soccer Squad: Stars

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The local youth club are putting an under-elevens squad together - and Dal, Chris, Abs and Jason are determined to be picked. They know they're the best players in their school - but what if that isn't good enough and they don't make the team?

Andy Riley: King Flashypants

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The Guardian Edwin isn't an ordinary boy. He is a king, with a throne, and his own suit of armour and a castle with secret passages and everything. Every Friday, King Edwin spends all his money on chocolate for the peasants. But when the money runs out, Edwin finds himself in a fix.

Annabelle Sami: Agent Zaiba Investigates

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At her cousin’s Mehndi party, Zaiba gets her first challenge: to discover the identity of the VIP staying at the same hotel. With the help of her best friend Poppy and brother Ali, Zaiba puts her sleuthing skills to the test. And when the celebrity’s precious dog disappears, along with its priceless diamond collar, it’s up to the trio to save the day!

Andy Shepherd: The Boy who grew Dragons

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When Tomas discovers a strange old tree at the bottom of his grandad's garden, he doesn't think much of it. But he takes the funny fruit from the tree back into the house - and gets the shock and delight of his life when a tiny dragon hatches! The tree is a dragonfruit tree, and Tomas has got his very own dragon, Flicker ...

Charlie Small: The Adventures of Charlie Small

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No one knows the full story of Charlie Small. His battered journal was found washed up on a remote, windswept shore. And at first we thought it an elaborate hoax. Surely no eight -year old could have had so many wild adventures, witnessed so many extraordinary things.

Alexander McCall Smith: Akimbo

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When Akimbo sees what poachers do to the elephants on his game reserve, he is determined to stop them. There’s only one way to do it, and that’s to become an elephant hunter himself!

Ali Sparkes: Switch

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Josh and Danny have lost their dog, Piddle, and sneak next door to try and find him. They get more than they bargain for when they run into their next -door neighbour, Petty Potts - a mad scientist with a gleefully beastly serum. One accidental squirt of the S.W.I.T.C.H spray later and the twins find themselves with eight legs and the ability to shoot webbing out of their bums!

Anna Wilson: Top of the Pups

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In my life I have wished a million thousand times for a puppy, so I was officially over the moon when I finally obtained Parental Consent to get Honey - the most absolutely softest and velvetest golden Labrador you have ever imagined.

Anna Wilson: Kitten Chaos

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All my life I have only ever wanted one thing - a pet of my very own. But Dad's so grumpy he won't even let me have a goldfish. Luckily I've come up with a cunning plan - to start a SECRET pet -sitting business.

Classics

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Dahl, Roald Fantastic Mr Fox; Matilda

Goodheart, Pippa Flow

Grimm, The Brothers Fairy Tales

Kemp, Gene The Clock Tower Ghost

Kipling, Rudyard Just So Stories

Martin, J. P. Uncle Stories

Norton, Mary Bed-knob and Broomstick

White E B Charlotte’s Web

Great Fiction

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Ashton, Charles The Boy who was a Bear

Blackman, Malorie Snow Dog

Cooper, Susan The Boggart

Cowell, Cressida How to Train Your Dragon

Cross, Gillian The Great Elephant Chase

Deary, Terry Knights Tale

Doyle, Roddy Meanwhile Adventures

Fine, Anne The Country Pancake, Bill’s New Frock

Gavin, Jamila Grandpa Chatterji Years, The Whistling Monster

Gantos, Jack Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key

Gardner, Sally The Invisible Boy

More Great Fiction

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Gleitzman, Morris Blabbermouth

Haptie, Charlotte Otto in the Time of the Warrior

Hendry, Diana Harvey Angell

Hirsch, Odo Something Fishy, Hazel Green!

Horowitz, Anthony The French Confection

King-Smith, Dick The Fox Busters; The Sheep-Pig

Langley, Noel The Land of Green Ginger

Molloy, Michael The House on Falling Star Hill

Morpurgo, Michael The Marble Crusher

Nimmo, Jenny The Owl Tree, The Bodigulpa

Oppel, Kenneth Silverwing Saga

Pearce, Philippa The Battle of Bubble and Squeak

Pennac, Daniel Eye of the Wolf

Rees, Gwyneth Cosmo & the Great Witch Escape

Ridley, Philip Scribbleboy; Zip’s Appollo

Riddell, Chris Ottoline Goes to School

Sedgewick, Marcus Flood and Fang

Wilson, Jacqueline Lizzie Zipmouth

Great Adventures

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Burnford, Sheila The Incredible Journey

Creswell, Helen A Gift from Wrinklesea

Dann, Colin Animals of Farthing Wood

Goodheart, Pippa Flow

Juster, Norton The Phantom Tolbooth

King, Clive Stig of the Dump

Leeson, Robert The Third Class Genie

Lindgren, Astrid Pippi Longstocking

Pullman, Philip Count Karlstein

Proysen, Alf Mrs Pepperpot

Funny

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Andrae, Giles Billy Bonkers

Ardagh, Philip Grubtown Tales

Colfer, Eoin Spud Murphy

Davies, Katie Great Hamster Massacre

Jennings, Paul Undone, Unbelievable

McKay, Hilary Charlie & the Big Birthday Bash

Scieska, Jon The Three Little Pigs

Strong, Jeremy The Hundred Mile an Hour Dog

Temperley, Alan Harry & the Wrinklies

Umansky, Kay Pongwiffy

Whybrow, Ian Sniff

Picture Books

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Duffy, Carol Ann The Tear Thief

Foreman, Michael The Little Reindeer

Gaiman, Neil The Wolves in the Walls

Hughes, Shirley The Lion & the Unicorn

Wild, Margaret Harry & Hopper

Williams, Marcia Bravo, William Shakespeare!

Useful Websites

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Useful websites: