Blog : Books

Our Latest book for early years is finished, we are all very excited by Mellow Yellow!

Our books are produced and published as part of creative learning projects with young children. They are available as free downloads and also as printed paperbacks. Creating a book is a great cross curricular enrichment opportunity and often the idea becomes a platform for bigger schemes of work. The heroic hippo in this story is to become a beautiful and unique sculpture in the school grounds. The sculpture is a parallax made of wooden poles and the children have to be able to become architects, designers and sculptors as part of the process gaining real experience of those industries alongside professionals.

Yellow Ladybird loves nothing more than wandering in the Woodland smelling beautiful flowers. One day his friends fly off without him leaving him stranded and in need of help. Caterpillar comes to the rescue and promises to help Yellow ladybird to fly. But Caterpillar disappeared and Yellow Ladybird was very worried, but with the help of the Woodland creatures Yellow Ladybird witnesses some natural magic and is soon soaring in the sky with his friends.

This delightful story introduces Woodland creatures to young children and presents the amazing transformation of the Caterpillar into a Butterfly in a humorous and informative way.

Read the book here

Following on from the release of Hercules the Hippo we are straight on to our next title that involves following a curiously creative ( and a bit clumsy) Yellow Ladybird through the  woodland undergrowth on a series of adventures as she searches for her missing friend . The book originates in a creative learning session with children, ( in this case reception children but we work with all primary ages) that stimulates a range of outcomes from them. They write the context, draw the main characters, animate them, do news broadcasts and produce a spoken word version. From this ‘ back of a fag packet’ story board the story takes on a life of its own in the hands of our talented illustrator Paul Clay.

Our books are produced and published as part of creative learning projects with young children. They are available as free downloads and also as printed paperbacks. Creating a book is a great cross curricular enrichment opportunity and often the idea becomes a platform for bigger schemes of work. The heroic hippo in this story is to become a beautiful and unique sculpture in the school grounds. The sculpture is a parallax made of wooden poles and the children have to be able to become architects, designers and sculptors as part of the process gaining real experience of those industries alongside professionals.

Hurst Hill Primary School are committed to making learning irresistible by creating inspiring learning experiences for all of their children and staff. Working in partnership with parents and the wider community helps create wonderful learning opportunities for everyone.

Working alongside Paul Hawkins (writer) and Paul Clay (illustrator) from Universal Learning, the children, teachers and support staff created this story with the children leading their learning.

We would like to say a very big thank you to all of the children, staff and friends who have worked on this book and very special thank you to all of the children from Year 1.

To find out more about Hurst Hill Primary School visit www.hursthillprimaryschool.com

One day the peaceful and happy life of Hercules the Hippo changes forever. Mysterious men kidnap his Mother and take her to a faraway land. Will he ever see her again?

Hercules is guided by his friend the Crow on an epic journey across the desert, mountains and the sea but sadly he arrives too late. With the help of new friends, Hercules is able to heal his broken heart and find happiness again.

We hope you enjoy this story.

Read Hercules the Hippo

One fine morning a hungry little boy wanders the wonderful woodland of Short Wood looking for something tasty for breakfast, whilst on his food quest he meets some unusual characters.

On a food quest they meet a muscular Minotaur and the mystical Tai Kwon Goats before discovering a delicious natural feast right under their noses!

Our books are produced and published as part of creative learning projects with young children. They are available as free downloads and also as printed paperbacks making them great Teacher resources for your Primary School. Creating a book is a great cross curricular enrichment opportunity and often the idea becomes a platform for bigger schemes of work.

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Dragons are supposed to be fire breathing, fearsome and ferocious beasts, but what happens if they are shy, lonely and desperate to make some new friends?

George is a knight who likes nothing more than relaxing on the sun terrace with a nice cup of tea, but can he be courageous when his dear wife Mary mysteriously disappears and the only clues are big footprints and burnt cake!

Our books are produced and published as part of creative learning projects with young children. They are available as free downloads and also as printed paperbacks making them great Teacher resources for your Primary School. Creating a book is a great cross curricular enrichment opportunity and often the idea becomes a platform for bigger schemes of work.

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KS2 learners have been producing fantastic stories using digital creativity.

One of the joys of working with children is their ability to consistently amaze. Given the opportunity their imagination knows no bounds and is a constant source of inspiration. Working on this recent project, children have been able to lead a creative process and produce stories using a mix of reading, writing, illustration and digital tools. This short film is just one example of the many outcomes from this creative experience.

The complete collection of stories have been showcased in sharing events today and the impact upon learning, skills and confidence has been fantastic. Later the children will be reflecting and disseminating and documenting their learning.

The animals of Short Wood live in the beautiful woodland at the bottom of a huge hill called The Wrekin. The Wise Oak helps the animals take care of Mother Nature and their lives.

One day their peace is shattered by a rumbling, noisy giant who dreams of being a builder. He stumbles into Short Wood and makes a feeble attempt at being scary before getting showered in compost and becoming a local hero!

Our books are produced and published as part of creative learning projects with young children. They are available as free downloads and also as printed paperbacks making them great Teacher resources for your Primary School. Creating a book is a great cross curricular enrichment opportunity and often the idea becomes a platform for bigger schemes of work.

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