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Living Paintings

Ginger Finds a Home written and illustrated by Charlotte Voake.A ginger cat slinks past a dustbin full of rubbish, with its lid on the ground and rubbish strewn about. — Ginger finds a home

A circle of colour showing the primary colours red yellow and blue and the colour mixes in between, illustrating the relationship between primary and secondary colours. — Introduction to Living Paintings

Angry Arthur written by Hiawyn Oram and illustrated by Satoshi Kitamura. A angry looking boy with arms folded leans against a chimney stack on a roof top. — Angry Arthur

Iconic head and shoulders portrait of Shakespeare wearing white collar and embellished medieval clothing. — Tudor Times

Bad Egg, The True Story of Humpty Dumpty written by Sarah hayes and illustrated by Charlotte Voake. A egg shaped man wearing shirt and trousers sits on a wall juggling a yellow, green and blue toy building blocks. — Bad Egg

The Sleepy Dormouse front cover showing a cosy little dormouse surrounded by hedge and nibbling on something he is holding to his mouth. — The Sleepy Dormouse

Photograph of a grey seal wallowing in the shallow waters of the sea. — Explore the Seashore

Slinki Malinki, written and illustrated by Lynley Dodd. Slinki Malinki, a little black cat, creeping along a fence on a misty night. — Slinky Malinki

Experiment showing a funnel, tubing and a tin can inside part of a plastic bottle, demonsrating hydraulic lifting. — Science Alive! Science Experiments

Tiddler written by Julian Donaldson and Illustrated by Axel Scheffler. An orange octopus, a shark and other sea creatures swimming at the bottom of the sea amongst the coral. — Tiddler

Two men seated across a small wooden table, deep in thought as they play cards. — Friendship

Shakespeare's Ophelia floating along a river, hands still holding a garland of flowers. — Works of Art from Tate Britain

Amazing Grace written by Mary Hoffman and illustrated by Caroline Binch. A smiling black girl wearing a pink chequered shirt and with her hair in plaited pig tails with blue ribbons. — Amazing Grace

Vesuvius in eruption with dense black clouds above and orange lava pouring down the mountainside. — Science in Art

Silver Athenian Coin with Owl detail — Ancient Greece

Tactile pictures of different body positions, a tree with leaves and a tree with no leaves. A CD a USB on a lanyard and an A4 pamphlet. — Key Stage 2 Introduction

Stone sculpture of a Buddha seated on cushion, hands folded in prayer. — Culture Mix, objects from The British Museum

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. A man in a top hat lifts the lid on a cooking pot while a boy looks at its colourful contents spilling over as clouds of steam rise up. — The Roald Dahl Collection Pack 2

Elegant lady in full white dress, hitching her skirts, whilst paddling in a stream. — Celebrating Rembrandt

Five Minutes Peace written adn illustrated by Jill Murphy. Mummy elephant is in a big bubbly bath wearing a flowery shower cap, while her elephant children offer her a flannel and a cup of tea. — Five Minutes Peace

The bustling town of Huddersfield during the 1960s depicting matchstick figures and towering mills in the foreground and hills in the background. — Huddersfield by L.S. Lowry

Black and white photograph of Alfred Hitchcock. — Masters of the Silver Screen (Short Stories)

Young lady in red shawl holding a new born baby in doorway of cottage. — Dickensian Hard Times

Illustration showing an Allosaurus and Stegasaurus in the foreground and an erupting volcano in the background. — Dinosaurs ROAR! Triassic Rocks