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Le loup qui avait la tête dans les étoiles
My parents know me well... they now look out for new Loup books for me and I get them as presents! This is one of the more recent ones. Language of text: French Type of text: picture book Author or source: Orianne Lallemand & Eléonore Thuillier, published by Auzou...
Haïti (Countries Around the World series)
I bought this book back in 2014 when one of my schools asked me to spend half-a term on a French-speaking country, which I thought was going to be challenging... with this book is was not! I cannot exactly remember why I chose this one... but am so glad I did....
Bilingual stories by Les Puces Ltd
This blog in not about a book in particular but about a series of books which I hope you will want to check out! Language of text: French Type of text: picture book Author or source: Mandie Davis, various illustrators, published by Les Puces Ltd Intended age of...
Coupe du monde féminine de la FIFA, France 2019 / Women’s World Cup
As a qualified FA coach as well as a languages teacher, I feel that our pupils need to know about the women's world cup, taking place in France, and we can use it to do so much in our classrooms! for free languages resources: Clare Seccombe has very kindly shared hers...
La moufle
I actually saw the author of this book, Florence Desnouveau, narrate it in Montreuil in December 2018. What an experience it was! She really is a storyteller extraordinaire! Here is actually an official recording, on the publisher's YouTube channel, of the whole story...
My top stories for French Days
You may find these French for Kids stories useful at any time of the year, especially maybe at the end of a school year... but not just for French Days of course! These books focus on the culture of France... and a French-speaking country too....
Le loup qui voyageait dans le temps
This book is perfect to link French to popular topics in primary schools in the UK (eg dinosaurs, the Stone Age, Ancient Egypt, space) or to teach about French history to your pupils. There is a fun storyline, as always with Loup! Language of text: French Type of...
Un lion à Paris
I saw this book being recommended a few times in LiPS (Languages in Primary Schools Facebook group) but it was not until I actually saw it for myself that I realised how beautiful and brilliant it was; it truly is a work of art. I finally decided to write a blog on...
Où est mon chat ?
I was recently asked if I had used this book in the past and how... I had not, even though I owned it, so I thought it would be a good idea to write a blog on it before the summer term when we may want to talk about Paris! Language of text: French Type of...
