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Year 4 Book List
Year 4 Autumn Term
Invasion
In the Invasion project, your child will explore the effects of the Roman withdrawal and the chronology and geography of subsequent invasions. They will study the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings in detail, examining their reasons for invading, their settlements and their everyday life. Your child will also look at monasteries and the Anglo-Saxon legacy. They will consider how we know about life in this period and investigate the Sutton Hoo ship burial. They will learn about Athelstan, an Anglo-Saxon king, and what happened after his death, before ending the project by learning about the Norman invasion of 1066.
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Non-fiction | Waterstones | Amazon | Author | ISBN |
The Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Normans: Settlers and Invaders of Britain | Ben Hubbard and Anita Ganeri | 9781474755047 | ||
The Vikings and Anglo Saxons: The Struggle for the Kingdom of England (Early British History) | Claire Throp | 9781406291148 | ||
Anglo-Saxons and Vikings (Usborne History of Britain) | Hazel Maskell and Abigail Wheatley | 9781409556107 | ||
The Anglo-Saxons (The History Detective Investigates) | Neil Tonge | 9780750284905 | ||
Anglo-Saxons: The Study Book (Discover & Learn) | CGP Books | 9781782941996 | ||
Anglo-Saxons (Explore!) | Jane Bingham | 9780750297349 | ||
The Anglo-Saxons: Clever Ideas and Inventions from Past Civilisations (The Genius of) | Izzi Howell | 9781445161181 | ||
Alfred the Great and the Anglo-Saxons (History Starting Points) | David Gill | 9781445162058 | ||
Alfred the Great (British History Makers) | Claire Throp | 9781474734110 | ||
Vikings: The Study Book (Discover & Learn) | CGP Books | 9781782942016 | ||
Vikings (Explore!) | Jane Bingham | 9780750297370 | ||
Vikings (DKfindout!) | Philip Steele | 9780241323021 | ||
The Vikings: Clever Ideas and Inventions from Past Civilisations (The Genius of) | Sonya Newland | 9781445161143 | ||
Ivar the Boneless and the Vikings (History Starting Points) | David Gill | 9781445147154 | ||
Normans (Explore!) | Izzi Howell | 9781526300621 | ||
Smashing Saxons (Horrible Histories) | Terry Deary and Martin Brown | 9781407165615 | ||
Vicious Vikings (Horrible Histories) | Terry Deary and Martin Brown | 9781407163864 | ||
Stormin’ Normans (Horrible Histories) | Terry Deary and Martin Brown | 9781407165684 | ||
Fiction | Waterstones | Amazon | Author | ISBN |
�� �� The Saga of Erik the Viking | Terry Jones | 9780140322613 | ||
The King who Threw Away his Throne (Saxon Tales) | Terry Deary | 9781472929204 | ||
Usborne Illustrated Norse Myths | Alex Frith | 9781409550723 | ||
Beowulf, Grendel and the Dragon (Oxford Reading Tree) | Mick Gowar | 9780198446347 | ||
Viking Invasion (I Was There) | Stuart Hill | 9781407197890 | ||
1066: The Norman Conquest (I Was There) | Jim Eldridge | 9781407197852 | ||
The Battle of Hastings (Great Events) | Gillian Clements | 9781445131597 |
Year 4 Spring Term
Misty Mountain, Winding River
In the Misty Mountain, Winding River project, your child will learn about the characteristics and physical processes of rivers, including how they shape the landscape over time, their significance around the world and the impact of flooding. They will learn how to use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and a key to locate and plot geographical places and features on a map, as well as how contour lines are used to show the topography of an area. They will have the opportunity to learn about the stages of the water cycle and about mountains and their different formations, studying mountain ranges in the United Kingdom and around the world. They will also learn about habitats and how human and natural influences can have an impact on the environment.
Non-fiction | Waterstones | Amazon | Other | Author | ISBN |
Rivers and Mountains (Physical and Human Geography) | Joanna Brundle | 9781786371560 | |||
Rivers Around The World (Geography Now) | Jen Green | 9780750266727 | |||
Rivers: The Study Book (Discover & Learn) | CGP Books | 9781782949749 | |||
Rivers (Where on Earth?) | Susie Brooks | 9780750290609 | |||
Raging Rivers (Horrible Geography) | Anita Ganeri | 9781407157610 | |||
Rivers of the World (Great Rivers) | Catherine Brereton | 9781474754057 | |||
A Drop in the Ocean: The Story of Water (Science Works) | Jacqui Bailey | 9780713662566 | |||
The Water Cycle (Geographics) | Georgia Amson-Bradshaw | 9781445155555 | |||
The Water Cycle (Collins Big Cat) | Alison Milford | 9780008163884 | |||
Mountains (Go Facts: Natural Environments) | Ian Rohr | 9781408104804 | |||
Mountains (Geographics) | Izzi Howell | 9781445155241 | |||
Mountains (Explorer Travel Guides) | Chris Oxlade | 9781406260120 | |||
How to Survive on a Mountain (Tough Guides) | Louise Spilsbury | 9781526309587 | |||
Freaky Peaks (Horrible Geography) | Anita Ganeri | 9781407172101 | |||
Rivers (Habitat Survival) | Melanie Waldron | 9781406240078 | |||
Mountains (Habitat Survival) | Melanie Waldron | 9781406240030 | |||
Pollution (Ecographics) | Izzi Howell | 9781445166001 | |||
Fiction | Waterstones | Amazon | Other | Author | ISBN |
River Story | Meredith Hooper | 9781406361339 | |||
The River Singers | Tom Moorhouse | 9780192734815 | |||
The Children of Green Knowe and the River at Green Knowe (Faber Classics) | Lucy M. Boston | 9780571303472 | |||
This Morning I Met a Whale | Michael Morpurgo | 9781406315592 | |||
The Wind in the Willows (Vintage Classics) | Kenneth Grahame | 9780099572947 | |||
Swallows and Amazons | Arthur Ransome | 9780099572794 | |||
The Mountain of Adventure | Enid Blyton | 9781447262794 | |||
�� �� King of the Cloud Forests | Michael Morpurgo | 9781405226684 | |||
The Hobbit | J. R. R. Tolkien | 9780007458424 | |||
Can You Survive Extreme Mountain Climbing? | Matt Doeden | 9781406279962 |
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Year 4 Summer Term
Ancient Civilisations
In the Ancient Civilisations project, your child will learn about three of the earliest civilisations in the world; ancient Sumer, ancient Egypt and the Indus Valley civilisation. They will study the ancient Sumerian and ancient Egyptian civilisation in detail, to discover how crucial factors like water sources and farming helped them to develop and thrive. They will find out about important inventions and the growth of cities. They will also study the lives of different people in society, including the roles of kings and pharaohs. The children will reflect on their learning by identifying the similarities and differences between the two civilisations, before studying the Indus Valley civilisation independently. They will explore sources of evidence about the location of the Indus Valley, cities and trade, and note the reasons why historians know less about the Indus Valley than other ancient civilisations. The children will then compare all three civilisations, before learning about the causes and consequences of each civilisation’s decline. They will also consider whether or not these civilisations left a lasting legacy.
�� Recommended text | �� Novel study text
Non-fiction | Waterstones | Amazon | Author | ISBN |
Archaeology: 100 Facts | John Farndon | 9781786170545 | ||
Ancient Sumer (Great Civilisations) | Tracey Kelly | 9781445134000 | ||
Sumer and Ancient Mesopotamia (Technology in the Ancient World) | Charlie Samuels | 9781445142630 | ||
Daily Life in Ancient Sumer | Nick Hunter | 9781406298581 | ||
Ancient Sumer (Explore!) | Rachel Minay | 9781526300898 | ||
Ancient Egypt (DK Pocket Eyewitness) | DK | 9780241343548 | ||
Ancient Egypt (Facts and Artefacts) | Anita Croy | 9781445161860 | ||
Geography Matters in Ancient Egypt | Melanie Waldron | 9781406291254 | ||
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt | Don Nardo | 9781406288070 | ||
The Ancient Egyptians: Clever Ideas and Inventions from Past Civilisations (The Genius of) | Sonya Newland | 9781445161204 | ||
The Legend of Tutankhamun | Sally Jane Morgan | 9781526360076 | ||
Awesome Egyptians (Horrible Histories) | Terry Deary & Peter Hepplewhite | 9781407178653 | ||
Daily Life in the Indus Valley Civilization | Brian Williams | 9781406298574 | ||
Indus Valley Civilisation (Facts and Artefacts) | Tim Cooke | 9781445161938 | ||
Fiction | Waterstones | Amazon | Author | ISBN |
�� �� Secrets of a Sun King | Emma Carroll | 9780571328499 | ||
Ancient Egypt: Tales of Gods and Pharaohs | Marcia Williams | 9781406338324 | ||
Tutankhamun's Tomb (I Was There) | Sue Reid | 9781407197876 | ||
Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx (Brownstone's Mythical Collection) | Joe Todd-Stanton | 9781911171829 | ||
Casting the Gods Adrift (Flashbacks) | Geraldine McCaughrean | 9780713674552 |