With World Book Day just around the corner, bring some literacy-themed fun into your classroom or early years setting with our exciting range of resources and articles focused on books! This can make them ill if they try and eat them, or which can cause distress if they get caught inside or the litter gets in their fur, feathers or limbs.

Somebody Crunched Colin - Madeleine Lindley

There is a happy ending, and a nice reminder that just because Colin gets put in a special bin, it doesn’t mean that’s the end of his usefulness.He can't seem to find where he belongs, but he smells so delicious that all the animals want to eat him. Most jellyfish have dangly-gangly tentacles, but Stanley has two handles…Other jellyfish have a magical glow, but Stanley has stripes… Because Stanley (spoiler alert) is a plastic bag! Here is a selection of books aimed at ages 0-4, that will inspire babies and toddlers to care about their environment. The second book in the series, ' Somebody Crunched Colin' was illustrated by Hannah Jayne Peck and published in 2022. She talked all about 'Somebody Swallowed Stanley', her wildlife adventures and how children can help protect the planet ( visit Sarah's blog to watch).

Somebody Crunched Colin by Sarah Roberts - Waterstones

A beautifully illustrated picture book with a powerful message about the carbon cycle from environmental expert Sarah Roberts.Explore our pick of the best children's books in February 2022 – from thrilling escape rooms to the surprising adventures of a crisp packet, there's something for every reader to enjoy! For millions of years, Wilson has slept warm and toasty deep underground, along with billions of other carbon atoms.

Somebody Crunched Colin lesson plans – FREE Early Years

Plus, discover great tips for reading books aloud and a plan for hosting a book week at your school. This article provides ideas for looking at a different aspect of a favourite picture book on each day of the week – a great way to explore story elements such as character, setting and plot. Stanley's adventures have been used to help children from all over the world to understand the environmental threats posed by plastic pollution. This sweet rhyming book teaches children about some of the perils that litter can cause in the natural environment, particularly what happens when birds and animals encounter things like crisp packets.

Explore the topic of books with creative activities such as making a pop-up book and playing spot the story. We’ve selected just a few of our favourite free activity ideas and resource sheets below, but you can find our full range of World Book Day resources on the Scholastic Resource Bank. It was read by actor Tom Hardy on Cbeebies Bedtime Stories and is available to purchase in all good book retailers. Display this poster to enable children to focus on story characters, settings or objects, and make links between them. Make a recycling diary for your home to record the different types (and amounts) of waste that you recycle in a week.

Free World Book Day Resources for Early Years and Primary

A raccoon and a bear both find Colin and try to eat him, but – luckily for Colin - he’s far too crinkly and metallic for their tastes.

Wilson has slept warm and toasty deep underground for millions of years, along with billions of other carbon atoms. The book was partnered with Keep Britain Tidy's Great Big School Clean and read by me in Parliament. Sarah’s latest book, Somebody Woke Wilson, looks at a more complex topic – the need to keep carbon under ground. Naturalist, eco-journalist and activist Sarah Roberts is the author of three children’s picture books about environmental concerns.