Tony Bradman
@tbradman
Author of VIKING BOY and many other books, editor of the VOICES series from Scholastic. Owned by Betty the Border Terrier, the world’s cutest dog.
Really enjoyed this conversation. Thanks to @imaginecentre for inviting @ksandsoconnor and me - and for the great questions! Video and text interviews here!
I have just uploaded my interview with @rapclassroom and Karen Sands O'Connor about the issues underpinning their brilliant collection of essays, Beyond the Secret Garden. It is every bit as illuminating as you would expect. A must-view/read for teachers, librarians, publishers…
Anglo Saxon topic book list booksfortopics.com/booklists/topi…
From stone circles & woolly mammoths to hill forts & roundhouses, our STONE AGE to IRON AGE booklist supports the KS2 topic: ➡️booksfortopics.com/booklists/topi… This list of children’s books about the Stone, Bronze & Iron Ages is here to help transport readers back to prehistoric times.
Buscot Park, Eric Ravilious, 1938. The house is near Faringdon, #Oxfordshire and is a @nationaltrust property which houses the Faringdon Collection and this artwork is a part of it.
Angel of Grasmere is free all summer on Spotify. Thanks to @readingagency and the #SummerReadingChallenge. And @BarringtonStoke. Please have a listen. And please - if you can - share the news. Thank you. open.spotify.com/show/18Zj1T2T7…
Much of our Victorian-era wealth was ultimately transferred to the United States—a nation we only finished repaying for its assistance in the Second World War as recently as 2006. That's the truth.
Anglo-Saxons topic books & free resources for children in KS2 with stories & nonfiction by Tony Bradman, Rosemary Sutcliff, Terry Deary, Karen Wallace, Robert Fowke & Anita Ganeri schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/anglo-s… #kidlit #teachersofx
Today I went to Walker Books and signed 1000 copies of....
A lovely little bronze #Roman mouse figurine, shown holding a morsel of food in his little front paws (a nut or seed maybe?), perhaps about to take a little nibble from it. It is about 1900-2000 years old 🐭 (📷 Christie's) #Archaeology #RomanArchaeology
Milecastle 42 on #hadrianswall #nationaltrail in the @NlandNP Weather update... it's rained, a lot 🌧️☔🌧️
A fantastic event that inspired young people up and down the country. We were proud to sponsor for another year, and had a blast attending! 💫
The #Carnegies2025 highlights reel is here – a joyful celebration at the Cambridge Theatre with 700+ shadowers, and powerful words from this year’s winners. Relive the magic 👇
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Going on holiday with the children? Historia's books for summer reading include two that should come in handy on rainy days. Tony Bradman (@tbradman) suggests fiction set in 1066 (age 9+) and a history of Black people in Britain (11 upwards). See them at historiamag.com/summer-reading…
'Find a book that’s important to you for reasons that only you truly understand. A book that changes you isn’t a book from a list of books other people think you should read.' Pleased to share Nikesh Shukla's 'rules' for reading #readingforpleasure booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/there-…
#hadrianswall #nationaltrail coming out the woods east of Housesteads in the @NlandNP
Wishing luck to England's Lionesses in tonight's Euro semi-final!
Inspired by the @WEURO2025 Women's Championship? We're kicking off the summer with the #LightmoorLionesses by @EveAinsworth, the perfect series to keep budding footballers entertained over the school holidays.
I'm delighted to say my local indie bookshop - @thoughtfulspots - is taking pre-orders for signed copies of my first picture book, created with illustrator, @CarolinaRabei. thethoughtfulspotbooks.com/product-page/w…
⚡️ANCIENT GREECE⚡️ topic booklist: ➡️➡️ booksfortopics.com/booklists/topi… 🏺Check out our list of recommended KS2 children's books about ANCIENT GREECE. The history topic is full of intriguing stories of ancient gods & heroes as well as fascinating tales of daily life & epic battles...
ICYMI, our NEW issue #BfK273 is out now with interviews, articles and reviews of 75 new children's books incl by @frankcottrell_b @MaisieWrites @jasinbath @neillcameron @andyjshepherd and many, many more. Thanks to all our reviewers 👏 #kidlit booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/bfk-273-…
Thank you to our contributors, Tony Bradman, Angus Donald, Elizabeth Fremantle, Rachel Hore and Susan Stokes-Chapman for their historical book suggestions for summer reading