Sue Unstead

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Articles

Ten of the Best Books on space exploration	BfK No. 218 (May 2016)	Chosen by Sue Unstead
That’s Edutainment	BfK No. 209 (November 2014)	An introduction to the QED list
Reading for Meaning	BfK No. 207 (July 2014)	Sue Unstead takes a look at a new non-fiction based reading scheme from Dorling Kindersley.
Green shoots of Spring: Fine Feather Press	BfK No. 205 (March 2014)	New non-fiction publisher in the spotlight
Red Lemon Press	BfK No. 202 (September 2013)	Introducing a new non-fiction publisher
Thirty something years of inspirational non-fiction	BfK No. 200 (May 2013)	Thirty something years of inspirational non-fiction chosen by Sue Unstead
The Arab Spring	BfK No. 195 (July 2012)	Sue Unstead reports on children’s books in the Arabic speaking world
Richard Dawkins: The Magic of Reality	BfK No. 192 (January 2012)	Sue Unstead interviews Richard Dawkins.
BfK Basics: Buying Reference Books for Your Child	BfK No. 190 (September 2011)	Sue Unstead makes recommendations.
Ten of the Best Books on Green Issues	BfK No. 186 (January 2011)	Ten of the Best Books on Green Issues
A Question of Words	BfK No. 175 (March 2009)	Sue Unstead investigates the thinking behind children's dictionaries.
Going Solo	BfK No. 157 (March 2006)	Sue Unstead on helpful handbooks.
Peter Ackroyd's 'Voyages through Time'	BfK No. 144 (January 2004)	Sue Unstead on a new approach to non-fiction.
BfK Profile: Terry Deary	BfK No. 141 (July 2003)	Sue Unstead on the UK's leading writer of non-fiction, Terry Deary.
Non-Fiction Publishing: The Facts of the Matter	BfK No. 139 (March 2003)	Sue Unstead on the different kinds of non-fiction publishing.
Citizenship in the Curriculum	BfK No. 136 (September 2002)	Sue Unstead on useful books.

Reviews

The Little Book of Wetland Bird Sounds	Reviewed in BfK No. 224 (May 2017)
Exploring Space	Reviewed in BfK No. 223 (March 2017)
Animal! Knowledge Encyclopedia	Reviewed in BfK No. 222 (January 2017)
Where is the Bear?	Reviewed in BfK No. 221 (November 2016)
Martin Brown’s Lesser-Spotted Animals	Reviewed in BfK No. 221 (November 2016)
The Great Fire of London	Reviewed in BfK No. 220 (September 2016)
Lift-the-Flap Computers and Coding	Reviewed in BfK No. 216 (January 2016)
City Atlas	Reviewed in BfK No. 215 (November 2015)
The Little Book of Garden Bird Songs	Reviewed in BfK No. 211 (March 2015)
The Great Big Green Book	Reviewed in BfK No. 211 (March 2015)
Granny	Reviewed in BfK No. 211 (March 2015)
How to be a Girl	Reviewed in BfK No. 209 (November 2014)
Malala The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World	Reviewed in BfK No. 209 (November 2014)
The Lost King	Reviewed in BfK No. 208 (September 2014)
The Teenage Guide to Stress	Reviewed in BfK No. 208 (September 2014)
Jet the Rescue Dog and other extraordinary stories of animals in wartime	Reviewed in BfK No. 208 (September 2014)
Bugs	Reviewed in BfK No. 203 (November 2013)
The Interactive Art Book	Reviewed in BfK No. 201 (July 2013)
Space in 30 Seconds	Reviewed in BfK No. 201 (July 2013)
Walter Tull's Scrapbook	Reviewed in BfK No. 198 (January 2013)
Terezín A Story of the Holocaust	Reviewed in BfK No. 198 (January 2013)
Fantastic Mr Dahl	Reviewed in BfK No. 198 (January 2013)
Ho We Make Stuff	Reviewed in BfK No. 196 (September 2012)
Creepy Crawlies	Reviewed in BfK No. 196 (September 2012)
Into the Unknown	Reviewed in BfK No. 192 (January 2012)
Out of this World	Reviewed in BfK No. 192 (January 2012)
Queen of the Falls	Reviewed in BfK No. 190 (September 2011)
The Story of Britain	Reviewed in BfK No. 188 (May 2011)
Children’s Book of Music	Reviewed in BfK No. 187 (March 2011)
The Lion Treasury of Saints	Reviewed in BfK No. 187 (March 2011)
Help Me!	Reviewed in BfK No. 187 (March 2011)
Hunefer and his Book of the Dead ¦ The Complete Book of the Dead of Hunefer	Reviewed in BfK No. 187 (March 2011)
What goes on in my Head?	Reviewed in BfK No. 186 (January 2011)
Barack Obama	Reviewed in BfK No. 186 (January 2011)
The Good Green Lunchbox	Reviewed in BfK No. 186 (January 2011)
Me, Myself and I: All about sex and puberty	Reviewed in BfK No. 184 (September 2010)
My Uncle's Dunkirk	Reviewed in BfK No. 184 (September 2010)
Africa and the Slave Trade	Reviewed in BfK No. 183 (July 2010)
Autopsies: Pathologist at Work	Reviewed in BfK No. 183 (July 2010)
The Ice Age Tracker’s Guide	Reviewed in BfK No. 183 (July 2010)
Me, Myself and I: All About Sex and Puberty	Reviewed in BfK No. 183 (July 2010)
The Way We Work	Reviewed in BfK No. 182 (May 2010)
The History Book	Reviewed in BfK No. 182 (May 2010)
Geronimo ¦ The Perfect Rebel: The Life and Death of Emily Davison	Reviewed in BfK No. 182 (May 2010)
Insect Detective	Reviewed in BfK No. 181 (March 2010)
The Secrets of Codes	Reviewed in BfK No. 180 (January 2010)
Bodies ¦ Creepy-Crawlies ¦ Dinosaurs ¦ Egyptians	Reviewed in BfK No. 180 (January 2010)
Out of Iraq: Refugees’ Stories in Words, Paintings and Music	Reviewed in BfK No. 180 (January 2010)
The New Children’s Encyclopedia	Reviewed in BfK No. 180 (January 2010)
Aids ¦ Child Labour ¦ Hunger ¦ Poverty ¦ Violence ¦ War	Reviewed in BfK No. 180 (January 2010)
The Lion Encyclopedia of the Bible	Reviewed in BfK No. 179 (November 2009)
Brilliant Bugs	Reviewed in BfK No. 179 (November 2009)
The Time Book	Reviewed in BfK No. 178 (September 2009)
Doctor Doctor	Reviewed in BfK No. 178 (September 2009)
Pocket Timeline of Islamic Civilizations	Reviewed in BfK No. 178 (September 2009)
Who Am I? The Family Tree Explorer	Reviewed in BfK No. 178 (September 2009)
Animals up Close	Reviewed in BfK No. 178 (September 2009)
Mathmagicians	Reviewed in BfK No. 178 (September 2009)
Evolution Revolution	Reviewed in BfK No. 177 (July 2009)
P is for Poland	Reviewed in BfK No. 176 (May 2009)
My Secret War Diary, by Flossie Albright	Reviewed in BfK No. 176 (May 2009)
A Song for Cambodia	Reviewed in BfK No. 175 (March 2009)
One Boy's War	Reviewed in BfK No. 175 (March 2009)
Vikings	Reviewed in BfK No. 175 (March 2009)
Pompeii	Reviewed in BfK No. 175 (March 2009)
Rattle and Rap	Reviewed in BfK No. 175 (March 2009)
Faster, Further, Higher, Deeper	Reviewed in BfK No. 175 (March 2009)
Great Explorers	Reviewed in BfK No. 174 (January 2009)
Oscar and the Bird: A Book about Electricity; Oscar and the Snail: A Book about Things We Use	Reviewed in BfK No. 174 (January 2009)
World War II: the events and their impact on real people	Reviewed in BfK No. 173 (November 2008)
The Colossal Book of Costumes	Reviewed in BfK No. 173 (November 2008)
Animal Families	Reviewed in BfK No. 173 (November 2008)
The Lion Encyclopedia of World Religions	Reviewed in BfK No. 173 (November 2008)
Bubbles in the Bathroom ¦ Shadows in the Bedroom	Reviewed in BfK No. 172 (September 2008)
Atlas of Exploration	Reviewed in BfK No. 172 (September 2008)
Dinosaur Hunter	Reviewed in BfK No. 172 (September 2008)
Show Me the Money	Reviewed in BfK No. 172 (September 2008)
Waste and Recycling	Reviewed in BfK No. 171 (July 2008)
Gervelie's Journey	Reviewed in BfK No. 171 (July 2008)
Musicians	Reviewed in BfK No. 171 (July 2008)
What's Eating You? Parasites - the Inside Story	Reviewed in BfK No. 170 (May 2008)
Dinomummy	Reviewed in BfK No. 170 (May 2008)
Ape	Reviewed in BfK No. 170 (May 2008)
Elephant's Story	Reviewed in BfK No. 170 (May 2008)
The Island that Moved	Reviewed in BfK No. 170 (May 2008)
The Teenager's Guide to Money	Reviewed in BfK No. 169 (March 2008)
How the Incredible Human Body Works by the Brainwaves	Reviewed in BfK No. 169 (March 2008)
Archie's War: My Scrapbook of the First World War	Reviewed in BfK No. 169 (March 2008)
Cleopatra	Reviewed in BfK No. 168 (January 2008)
Holocaust	Reviewed in BfK No. 168 (January 2008)
Waste and Recycling	Reviewed in BfK No. 168 (January 2008)
Campaigners for Change	Reviewed in BfK No. 167 (November 2007)
Warriors	Reviewed in BfK No. 167 (November 2007)
Slavery: From Africa to the Americas	Reviewed in BfK No. 166 (September 2007)
The Underground Reporters	Reviewed in BfK No. 166 (September 2007)
Inside You	Reviewed in BfK No. 166 (September 2007)
Buzz	Reviewed in BfK No. 166 (September 2007)
The Lion Encyclopedia of Christianity	Reviewed in BfK No. 166 (September 2007)
Mega-Beasts	Reviewed in BfK No. 165 (July 2007)
The Museum Book	Reviewed in BfK No. 165 (July 2007)
Trains	Reviewed in BfK No. 164 (May 2007)
Castle	Reviewed in BfK No. 164 (May 2007)
Arts and Crafts of Ancient China ¦ China	Reviewed in BfK No. 164 (May 2007)
Amazing Bugs	Reviewed in BfK No. 163 (March 2007)
Viking Longship	Reviewed in BfK No. 163 (March 2007)
Uneversaurus	Reviewed in BfK No. 163 (March 2007)
Pick Me Up	Reviewed in BfK No. 162 (January 2007)
Children: A First Art Book	Reviewed in BfK No. 162 (January 2007)
Dino-Dinners	Reviewed in BfK No. 161 (November 2006)
The Duke of Wellington: The Gentleman Soldier; William the Conqueror: The Norman King	Reviewed in BfK No. 161 (November 2006)
The Story of Costume	Reviewed in BfK No. 161 (November 2006)
The Picture History of Great Explorers	Reviewed in BfK No. 161 (November 2006)
My First Book of Garden Birds	Reviewed in BfK No. 160 (September 2006)
Terribly True Crime Stories; Terribly True Spy Stories	Reviewed in BfK No. 160 (September 2006)
Coster Girls & Mudlarks: Street voices from Victorian London	Reviewed in BfK No. 160 (September 2006)
Chew on This	Reviewed in BfK No. 159 (July 2006)
Boudicca: Warrior Queen	Reviewed in BfK No. 159 (July 2006)
Boudica	Reviewed in BfK No. 159 (July 2006)
Ice Bear	Reviewed in BfK No. 157 (March 2006)
Pharoah's Egypt	Reviewed in BfK No. 157 (March 2006)
The Very Clever Crocodile	Reviewed in BfK No. 157 (March 2006)
Body	Reviewed in BfK No. 156 (January 2006)
Forensics	Reviewed in BfK No. 156 (January 2006)
Connor's Eco Den; Doomsday Virus, The; Last Viking, The; Space Ace; Stat Man; Traitor's Gate	Reviewed in BfK No. 156 (January 2006)
Story of Chocolate, The	Reviewed in BfK No. 156 (January 2006)
Materials	Reviewed in BfK No. 155 (November 2005)
Ancient Rome	Reviewed in BfK No. 155 (November 2005)
DK Human Body Encyclopedia	Reviewed in BfK No. 154 (September 2005)
Pirate	Reviewed in BfK No. 154 (September 2005)
Colours: A First Art Book	Reviewed in BfK No. 154 (September 2005)
Elizabeth I; Napoleon	Reviewed in BfK No. 153 (July 2005)
When I was a Soldier: One girl's real story	Reviewed in BfK No. 152 (May 2005)
What Makes Me Me?	Reviewed in BfK No. 151 (March 2005)
Bread ¦ Journeys ¦ Musical Instruments ¦ Bones ¦ Festivals ¦ Pets	Reviewed in BfK No. 150 (January 2005)
Avoid being a Tudor Colonist! ¦ Avoid being a Mammoth Hunter! ¦ Avoid sailing with Christopher Columbus! ¦ Avoid sailing on a 19th-century Whaling Ship!	Reviewed in BfK No. 150 (January 2005)
The Cracking Code Book	Reviewed in BfK No. 150 (January 2005)
Germs	Reviewed in BfK No. 150 (January 2005)
The Human Body; Babies; Safari Animals; Whales and Dolphins; Dinosaurs; Knights and Castles	Reviewed in BfK No. 149 (November 2004)
The Battle for Radio: Marconi's Story; Adventures with Electricity: Benjamin Franklin's Story; The Fight against Microbes: Pasteur's Story; The Search for Radium: Marie Curie's Story	Reviewed in BfK No. 149 (November 2004)
The Story of London	Reviewed in BfK No. 148 (September 2004)
Early Years Non-Fiction	Reviewed in BfK No. 148 (September 2004)
Oceans; Rivers & Lakes; Woods & Forests	Reviewed in BfK No. 148 (September 2004)
Ice Skating School	Reviewed in BfK No. 147 (July 2004)
Eddie's Garden and How to Make Things Grow	Reviewed in BfK No. 147 (July 2004)
Admiral Nelson; Emily Davison; Sam Johnson; David Livingstone	Reviewed in BfK No. 147 (July 2004)
Pocket Guide to Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs	Reviewed in BfK No. 146 (May 2004)
The British Museum Ancient Egypt Pop-up Book	Reviewed in BfK No. 146 (May 2004)
If the World Were a Village	Reviewed in BfK No. 146 (May 2004)
Survivor's Science in the Desert; Survivor's Science on an Island; Survivor's Science in the Rainforest; Survivor's Science at Sea	Reviewed in BfK No. 145 (March 2004)
The Blue Whale	Reviewed in BfK No. 145 (March 2004)
Ancient Rome; Dinosaur	Reviewed in BfK No. 145 (March 2004)
Materials; Water	Reviewed in BfK No. 144 (January 2004)
Black's Rhyming and Spelling Dictionary	Reviewed in BfK No. 144 (January 2004)
Monster Stones: The Story of a Dinosaur Fossil; Sun Up, Sun Down: The Story of Day and Night; A Drop in the Ocean: The Story of Water; Charging About: The Story of Electricity	Reviewed in BfK No. 144 (January 2004)
Nelson Mandela	Reviewed in BfK No. 143 (November 2003)
The Little Dictionary	Reviewed in BfK No. 143 (November 2003)
The Usborne Internet-linked First Encyclopedia of History	Reviewed in BfK No. 142 (September 2003)
Judaism; Christianity	Reviewed in BfK No. 142 (September 2003)
The Sex Book	Reviewed in BfK No. 142 (September 2003)
Who was William Shakespeare?; Who was Florence Nightingale?; Who was David Livingstone?	Reviewed in BfK No. 141 (July 2003)
Encyclopedia of the Human Body	Reviewed in BfK No. 141 (July 2003)
Stikky Night Skies	Reviewed in BfK No. 141 (July 2003)
The Kingfisher Book of Living Worlds	Reviewed in BfK No. 140 (May 2003)
The Usborne Internet-linked First Encyclopedia of Science	Reviewed in BfK No. 140 (May 2003)
Abortion; Love Stings; 4 Boys; Periods; 4 Girls; Pregnancy; Is Everybody Doing It?	Reviewed in BfK No. 140 (May 2003)
Ada Lovelace	Reviewed in BfK No. 140 (May 2003)
One Small Suitcase	Reviewed in BfK No. 139 (March 2003)
The Wall Street Crash; The Fall of the Berlin Wall	Reviewed in BfK No. 139 (March 2003)
Diary of a Princess: A Tale from Marco Polo's Travels	Reviewed in BfK No. 139 (March 2003)
I Wonder Why My Tummy Rumbles and other questions about my body	Reviewed in BfK No. 139 (March 2003)
Rosalind Franklin; Dian Fossey	Reviewed in BfK No. 138 (January 2003)
Which Switch is Which?: A first look at electricity ¦ The Best Ears in the World: A first look at sound and hearing	Reviewed in BfK No. 138 (January 2003)
Why are Castles Castle-Shaped?; The Archaeolgist's Handbook	Reviewed in BfK No. 137 (November 2002)
Advertising; Film; Internet; Newspapers and Magazines	Reviewed in BfK No. 137 (November 2002)
Growing up in the Seventies; Growing up in the Eighties	Reviewed in BfK No. 137 (November 2002)
Bill Gates: Computer Legend	Reviewed in BfK No. 136 (September 2002)
The Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of World Geography	Reviewed in BfK No. 134 (May 2002)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Wolfgang Mozart	Reviewed in BfK No. 133 (March 2002)
Why Beethoven Threw the Stew	Reviewed in BfK No. 132 (January 2002)
Gold Rush ¦ Moon Landing ¦ The True Mystery of the Mary Celeste ¦ Titanic	Reviewed in BfK No. 132 (January 2002)
Dinosaurs; Inside the Internet	Reviewed in BfK No. 131 (November 2001)
The Birth of the Earth; Life Finds its Feet; The Day of the Dinosaurs; The Stick and Stone Age	Reviewed in BfK No. 131 (November 2001)
My Best Book of Volcanoes; My Best Book of Big Cats	Reviewed in BfK No. 130 (September 2001)
The Kingfisher Atlas of the World	Reviewed in BfK No. 130 (September 2001)
Deadly Diseases; Microscopic Monsters	Reviewed in BfK No. 129 (July 2001)
My Surprise Book of Seasons; My Surprise Book of Senses; My Surprise Book of Pirates; My Surprise Book of Night and Day	Reviewed in BfK No. 128 (May 2001)
Oliver Cromwell and his Warts	Reviewed in BfK No. 128 (May 2001)
The Kingfisher illustrated Animal Encyclopedia	Reviewed in BfK No. 127 (March 2001)
Collins Children's Encyclopedia	Reviewed in BfK No. 126 (January 2001)
Stone Age Bone Age!	Reviewed in BfK No. 125 (November 2000)
Are You a Ladybird?	Reviewed in BfK No. 125 (November 2000)
Alexander Graham Bell; Marie Curie; Thomas Edison; Michael Faraday	Reviewed in BfK No. 125 (November 2000)
My Best Book of Fossils, Rocks and Minerals	Reviewed in BfK No. 124 (September 2000)
The Wonders of Maths; The Secrets of Science; Mysteries of the Human Body; How Things Work	Reviewed in BfK No. 124 (September 2000)
Make a Book!	Reviewed in BfK No. 124 (September 2000)

History

Member for

11 years 27 weeks