Portfolio Categories: Non-fiction

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The Advantages of Nearly Dying

The Advantages of Nearly Dying Michael Rosen was dangerously ill from COVID at the beginning of 2020 and as...
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Getting Better: Life lessons on going under, getting over it, and getting through it

Getting Better: Life lessons on going under, getting over it, and getting through it The stunning new memoir from...
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Write to Feel Right

Write to Feel Right Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency....
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St. Pancreas Defendat Me: The Boris Letters

St. Pancreas Defendat Me: The Boris Letters This book is a collection of the tweets that Michael Rosen created...
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Please Write Soon: An Unforgettable Story of Two Cousins in World War II

Please Write Soon: An Unforgettable Story of Two Cousins in World War II Inspired by a true family story,...
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Michael Rosen’s Poetry Videos: How To Get Children Writing and Performing Poems Too

Michael Rosen’s Poetry Videos: How To Get Children Writing and Performing Poems Too This is a guide for teachers...
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Many Different Kinds of Love: A story of life, death and the NHS

Many Different Kinds of Love: A story of life, death and the NHS ‘Will I wake up?’ ‘There’s a...
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The Pilgrims of Hope

The Pilgrims of Hope William Morris never tired of defending the Paris Commune and glorifying its memory. To him...
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Why Do We Need Art? What Do We Gain By Being Creative? And Other Big Questions

Why Do We Need Art? What Do We Gain By Being Creative? And Other Big Questions A highly topical...
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The Missing: The True Story of My Family in World War II

The Missing: The True Story of My Family in World War II By turns charming, shocking and heart-breaking, this...
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What Is Politics? Why Should we Care?

What Is Politics? Why Should we Care? And Other Big Questions Politics, in its widest sense, affects us all,...
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Michael Rosen’s Book of Play

Michael Rosen’s Book of Play Why play really matters, and 101 ways to get more of it in your...
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Reading and Rebellion

Reading and Rebellion: An Anthology of Radical Writing for Children 1900-1960 by Kimberley Reynolds (Editor), Jane Rosen (Editor), Michael Rosen (Editor) Kim Reynolds, Jane Rosen,...
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How to Make Children Laugh

How to Make Children Laugh Jokes, a jack-in-the-box, jelly and jumping beans make children laugh. As do practical jokes,...
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What is Right & Wrong?

What is Right and Wrong? Who Decides? Where Do Values Come From? And Other Big Questions Every day we...
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What Is Poetry?: The Essential Guide to Reading and Writing Poems

What Is Poetry? The Essential Guide to Reading and Writing Poems A detailed and very personal guide to reading...
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Who are Refugees and Migrants? What Makes People Leave their Homes? And Other Big Questions

Who are Refugees and Migrants? What Makes People Leave their Homes? And Other Big Questions What does it mean...
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What is Humanism? How do you live without a god? And Other Big Questions for Kids

What is Humanism? How do you live without a god? And Other Big Questions for Kids What does it...
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Alphabetical: How Every Letter Tells a Story

Alphabetical: How Every Letter Tells a Story How on Earth did we fix upon our twenty-six letters, what do...
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Fantastic Mr Dahl

Fantastic Mr Dahl “A true genius . . . Roald Dahl is my hero” David Walliams Life story of...
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Michael Rosen’s Sad Book

Michael Rosen’s Sad Book Very occasionally the term non-fiction has to stretch itself to accommodate a book that fits...
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What’s So Special About Shakespeare?

What’s So Special About Shakespeare? An engaging, easy-to-use and informative biography of Shakespeare with humorous illustrations. So what was...
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What’s So Special About Dickens?

What’s So Special About Dickens? Michael Rosen’s lively exploration of Dickens, reissued in an accessible new format for young...