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 World Map - Ks2 Book Settings

The Smell of Other People’s Houses The Eye of the North Pippi Longstocking The Wolf Wilder
The Girl with Shark’s Teeth
by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock by Sinead O’Hart by Astrid Lindgren by Katherine Rundell
by Cerrie Burnell
Alaska Greenland Sweden Russia
Iceland and Barbados

White Fang Hitler’s Canary Emil and the Detectives

by Jack London by Sandi Toksvig by Eric Kästner
Canada (Yukon Territory) The Storm Keeper’s Island Denmark Germany
by Catherine Doyle
Ireland

Anne of Green Gables

The Silver Sword The Kite Rider
by L.M. Montgomery
by Ian Serraillier by Geraldine McCaughrean
Canada
Poland China
The Invention of Hugo Cabaret
The Wizard of Oz by Brian Selznick
Once Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
by L. Frank Baum France
by Morris Gleitzman by Eleanor Coerr
U.S.A. (Kansas) Poland Japan
Toro! Toro!
by Michael Morpurgo Pinocchio
Holes
Spain by Carlo Collodi
by Louis Sacher
Italy
U.S.A. (Texas)
Wonder
by R.J. Palacio
U.S.A. (New York) A Spoonful of Murder
The Wild Book
by Robin Stevens
by Juan Villoro
Hong Kong
Mexico Oranges in No Man’s Land Shadow
by Elizabeth Laird by Michael Morpurgo
Lebanon Afghanistan Trash
Whale Boy
by Nicola Davies by Andy Mulligan
Caribbean Chike and the River Philippines
Broken Glass
by Chinua Achebe
by Sally Grindley
Nigeria
The Great Kapok Tree India
The Water Tower
by Lynne Cherry by Gary Crew
Brazil Secrets of a Sun King A Long Walk to Water Australia
by Emma Carroll by Linda Sue Park
Egypt Sudan Stoat on Stage
My Sweet Orange Tree
by Jennifer Gray
by José Mauro de Vasconcelos
Australia
Brazil Kick
Journey to Jo’burg
I Lived on Butterfly Hill The White Giraffe by Beverley Naidoo by Mitch Johnson
The White Darkness by Marjorie Agosin by Lauren St. John South Africa Indonesia
by Geraldine McCaughrean Chile South Africa
Antarctica
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 World Map - Ks2 Book Settings

The Smell of Other People’s Houses The Eye of the North Pippi Longstocking The Wolf Wilder
The Girl with Shark’s Teeth
by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock by Sinead O’Hart by Astrid Lindgren by Katherine Rundell
by Cerrie Burnell
Alaska Greenland Sweden Russia
Iceland and Barbados

White Fang Hitler’s Canary Emil and the Detectives

by Jack London by Sandi Toksvig by Eric Kästner
Canada (Yukon Territory) The Storm Keeper’s Island Denmark Germany
by Catherine Doyle
Ireland

Anne of Green Gables

The Silver Sword The Kite Rider
by L.M. Montgomery
by Ian Serraillier by Geraldine McCaughrean
Canada
Poland China
The Invention of Hugo Cabaret
The Wizard of Oz by Brian Selznick
Once Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
by L. Frank Baum France
by Morris Gleitzman by Eleanor Coerr
U.S.A. (Kansas) Poland Japan
Toro! Toro!
by Michael Morpurgo Pinocchio
Holes
Spain by Carlo Collodi
by Louis Sacher ` Italy
U.S.A. (Texas)
Wonder
by R.J. Palacio
U.S.A. (New York) A Spoonful of Murder
The Wild Book
by Robin Stevens
by Juan Villoro
Hong Kong
Mexico Oranges in No Man’s Land Shadow
by Elizabeth Laird by Michael Morpurgo
Lebanon Afghanistan Trash
Whale Boy
by Nicola Davies by Andy Mulligan
Caribbean Chike and the River Philippines
Broken Glass
by Chinua Achebe
by Sally Grindley
Nigeria
The Great Kapok Tree India
The Water Tower
by Lynne Cherry by Gary Crew
Brazil Secrets of a Sun King A Long Walk to Water Australia
by Emma Carroll by Linda Sue Park
Egypt Sudan Stoat on Stage
My Sweet Orange Tree
by Jennifer Gray
by José Mauro de Vasconcelos
Australia
Brazil Kick
Journey to Jo’burg
I Lived on Butterfly Hill The White Giraffe by Beverley Naidoo by Mitch Johnson
The White Darkness by Marjorie Agosin by Lauren St. John South Africa Indonesia
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Antarctica www.manicstreetteachers.com
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Grk and the Pelotti Gand by Josh Lacey
The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry
• Bulgaria
• Burkina Faso
KS2 Children’s Books The Red Bicycle by Jude Isabella
Cambodia
across the world •
Dara’s Clever Trap
Cameroon
• Canada
• Afghanistan Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Shadow by Michael Morpurgo White Fang by Jack Wild
• Algeria Call of the Wild by Jack London
A Hen in the Wardrobe by Wendy Maddour Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
• Antigua & Barbuda Have Fun, Anna Hibiscus by Anituke
Kidnap in the Caribbean by Lauren St. John • Chile
• Antarctica I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agosin
The White Darkness by Geraldine • China
McCaughrean The Kite Rider by Geraldine McCaughrean
Below Zero by Dan Smith Running on the Roof of the World by Jess
• Argentina Butterworth
Messi: Ultimate Football Heroes by Matt The Treasure at the Top of the World by Clive
Oldfield Mantle
• Australia Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Stoat on Stage by Jennifer Gray Spilled Water by Sally Grindley
The Water Tower by Gary Crew When I Was a Boy Neruda Called Me
The Middle of Nowhere by Geraldine Policarpo by Poli Delani
McCaughrean Bronze and Sunflower by Cao Wenxuan
Mirror by Jeannie Baker Tagshan Tigers by Dan Lee
The Matilda Series by Jackie French • China - Hong Kong / Macau
The Australian Boomerang Bonanza by Josh A Spoonful of Murder by Robin Stevens
Greenhut • Colombia
Claws of the Crocodile by Bear Grylls Gold of the Gods by Bear Grylls
Angel Creek by Sally Rippin • Comoros
Boy Overboard by Morris Gleitzman • Congo
The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon Jungle Hunters by Roland Smith
• Austria • Costa Rica
The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson • Croatia
• Bahamas • Hidden Tales from Eastern Europe (The Happy
Stan Stinky by Hannah Shaw Man) by Antonia Barber
• Bangladesh • Cuba
• Barbados • Cyprus
• Belgium • Czech Republic
• Bermuda • Denmark
Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep Hitler’s Canary by Sandi Toksvig
by Liz Kessler Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
• Bhutan Erik and the Gods: The Journey to Valhalla by
• Bolivia Lars Henrik Olsen
• Bosnia & Herzegovina • Ecuador
• Botswana • Egypt
• Brazil Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll
Journey to River Sea by Eva Ibbotson Jake Atlas and the Tomb of the Emerald Snake
The Explorer by Katherine Rundell by Rob Lloyd Jones
My Sweet Orange Tree by José Mauro de Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx by Joe
Vasconcelos Todd-Stanton
Skills from Brazil (Jamie Johnson) by Dan The Time Travelling Cat and the Egyptian
Freedman Goddess by Julia Jarman

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 Tutankhamun’s Tomb by Sue Reid
Secrets According to Humphrey by Betty G.
Birney
• Ethiopia
The Garbage King by Elizabeth Laird
The Fastest Boy in the World by Elizabeth Laird
• Finland
Wilderness by Roddy Doyle
• France
The Invention of Hugo Cabaret by Brian
Selznick
Rooftoppers – Katherine Rundell
Sky Chasers – Emma Carroll
Waiting for Anya – Michael Morpurgo
Catherine Certitude by Patrick Modiano
Meeting Cezanne by Michael Morpurgo
The Little Prince by Antonie De Saint-Exupery
• Gabon
• Gambia
One Plastic Bag by Miranda Paul
• Germany
Emil and the Detectives by Eric Kästner
An Elephant in the Garden by Michael
Morpurgo
Clockwork by Phillip Pullman
Apple Cake and Baklava by Kathrin Rohmann
• Ghana
• Great Britain
See our ‘U.K. Book Map and List:
https://www.mracdpresent.com/single-
post/2018/07/30/UK-Book-Map-for-Children
• Greece
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald
Durrell
The Sand Dog by Sarah Lean
Mark of the Cyclops (+Flashback series) by
Saviour Pirotta
Mikis and the Donkey by Bibi Dumon Tak
• Greenland
The Eye of the North by Sinead O’Hart
The Shipwreck and The Raiders by Jørn Riel
First Light by Rebecca Stead
• Guatemala
The Most Beautiful Place in the World by Ann
Cameron
Caminar by Skila Brown
• Iceland
The Girl with Shark’s Teeth by Cerrie Burnell
• India
Broken Glass by Sally Grindley
When the Mountains Roared by Jess
Butterworth
Asha and the Spirit Bird by Jasbinder Bilan
Hari and his Electric Feet by Alexander McCall
Smith
Bamba Beach by Pratima Mitchell
The Burmese Box by Lily Majumdar
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
• Indonesia
Kick by Mitch Johnson
Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo
Swiss Family Robinson by Jon Scieszka
The Tiny Boy and Other Tales from Indonesia by
Murti Bunanta
• Iran
Navid’s Story – A Journey from Iran (Seeking
Refuge) by Andy Glynne
Pea Boy: and Other Stories from Iran by
Elizabeth Laird
• Iraq
Kiss the Dirt by Elizabeth Laird
• Israel and the Occupied Territories
One More River by Lynne Reid Banks
• Italy
Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
The Thieves of Ostia by Caroline Lawrence
The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
The Girl of Glass by Holly Webb
Rose and the Magician’s Mask by Holly Webb
Escape to Pompeii by Christina Balit
Blood Oath: Gladiator School by Dan Scott
Hero on a Bicycle by Shirley Hughes
Julius Caesar: the Curse of the Gods by
Caroline Corby
• Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire)
• Jamaica
The Wooing of Beppo Tate by C Everard
Palmer
Fly Away Home: and Other Caribbean Stories
by Andy Mead
Dominic Grows Sweetcorn by Mandy Ross
• Japan
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Planes by
Eleanor Coerr
The Master Puppeteer by Katherine Paterson
Peach Boy: and Other Japanese Stories by
Florence Sakade
The Girl with the White Flag by Tomiko Higa
The Secret of the Blue Glass by Tomiko Inui
Young Samurai by Chris Bradford
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
The Snow Angel by Lauren St John
• Korea
When My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue Park
• Lebanon
Oranges in No Man’s Land by Elizabeth Laird
• Lesotho
Who is King: Ten Magical Stories from Africa by
Beverley Naidoo
African Tales: a Barefoot Collection by Gcina
Mhlophe
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• Madagascar
Chameleon Crisis by Andy Baxter
• Malawi
Who is King: Ten Magical Stories from Africa by
Beverley Naidoo
When the Rains Come by Tom Pow
African Tales : a Barefoot Collection by Gcina
Mhlophe
Water: a Tale of One Well by Sarah Levete
• Malaysia
Orang-utan Adventure by Linda Chapman
• Mali
• Mexico
The Wild Book by Juan Villoro
The Amazing Secret (Flat Stanley) by Alice Hill
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
• Mongolia
The Unforgotten Coat by Frank Cottrell Boyce
• Morocco
Mirror by Jeannie Baker
• Mozambique
Dolphin Song by Lauren St. John
• Namibia
• African Tales : a Barefoot Collection by Gcina
Mhlophe
• Nepal
Running on the Roof of the World by Jess
Butterworth
The Treasure at the Top of the World by Clive
Mantle
• Netherlands
Winter in Wartime by Jan Terlouw
• New Zealand
• Nigeria
Chike and the River by Chinua Achebe
• Norway
Mrs Pepperpot by Alf Prøysen
Astrid and the Unstoppable by Maria Parr
The Boy Who Hit Play by Chloe Daykin
Scarlett Hood by Mark C. Evans
Ottoline at Sea by Chris Riddell
• Oman
The Turtle of Oman by Naomi Shahab Nye
• Pacific Islands
Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr
• Pakistan
Malala’s Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai
Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed
• Philippines
Trash by Andy Mulligan
Tall Story by Candy Gourlay
The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran
Millwood Hargrave
Shadows Under the Sea by Sally Gindley
• Poland
The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier
Once by Morris Gleitzman
The Weight of Water by Sarah Crossan
The Dollmaker of Krakow by R.M. Romero
• Portugal
Christiano Ronaldo by Roy Apps
• Republic of Ireland
The Storm Keeper’s Island By Catherine Doyle
Brilliant by Roddy Doyle
The Ghost of Grania O’Malley by Michael
Morpurgo
• Romania
Henry Hunter and the Beast of Snagov by John
and Caitlin Matthews
My Name is Rose by Sally Grindley
• Russia
The Wolf Wilder by Katherine Rundell
Rendezvous in Russia by Lauren St John
Peril at the Top of the World by James Patterson
The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie
Anderson
• Saudi Arabia
Lost Riders by Elizabeth Laird
The Green Bicycle by Haifaa Al Mansour
• Senegal
African Tales : a Barefoot Collection by Gcina
Mhlophe
• Serbia
Hidden Tales from Eastern Europe by Antonia
Barber
• Singapore
• Slovak Republic (Slovakia) and Slovenia
• Hidden Tales from Eastern Europe by Antonia
Barber
The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie
Anderson
• Somalia
The Ogress and the Snake by Elizabeth Laird
• South Africa
The White Giraffe and The Elephant’s Tale by
Lauren St. John
The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo
Journey to Jo’Burg by Beverly Naidoo
The Day Gogo Went to Vote by Elinor Sisulu
• Spain
Toro! Toro! by Michael Morpurgo
Toletis by Rafa Ruiz
• Sudan
The Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
Brothers in Hope by Mary Williams
African Tales : a Barefoot Collection by Gcina
Mhlophe
• Sweden
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
The Urchin by Edith Unnerstad
The Ice Sea Pirates by Frida Nilsson
The Murderer’s Ape by Jakob Wegelius
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• Switzerland
The Unfinished Angel by Sharon Creech
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
Mimi and the Mountain Dragon by Michael
Morpurgo
The Missing Barbegazi by N.H. Norup
• Syria
A Dangerous Crossing by Jane Mitchell
Welcome to Nowhere by Elizabeth Laird
The Fox Girl and the White Gazelle by Victoria
Williamson
• Tajikistan
• Orange and Blue: The World of Barzu by
Marina Abrams
• Thailand
Mekong Kids by Khemachat
• Trinidad and Tobago
Gregory Cool by Caroline Binch
• Turkey
• Uganda
• The Bush by Ashley Bernard
• Ukraine
Jack and the Dragon’s Tooth by Lily Hyde
• United States of America (USA)
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Holes by Louis Sacher
There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom by Louis
Sacher
Swimming Against the Storm by Jess Butterworth
Ghost by Jason Reynolds
Louisiana’s Way Home by Kate DiCamillo
The Guggenheim Mystery by Robin Stevens
Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk
Glory Be by Augusta Scattergood
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
The Midnight Fox by Betsy Byars
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
The Mixed Up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler
by E.L. Konigsburg
Because of Mr Terupt by Rob Buyea
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls
Wilder
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
• Vietnam
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai
• Zambia
The Tortoise’s Gift: A Story from Zambia by Lari
Don
• Zimbabwe
Juliane’s Story by Andy Glynne
The Last Leopard by Lauren St John
The Girl Savage by Katherine Rundell

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