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Spirit of the Titanic
'While primarily a book written for children, Spirit of the Titanic is the type of book that can be enjoyed by readers of all ages, especially Titanic fans. A unique take on the enduring tale of the Titanic, this beautifully written story managed to captivate me from start to finish and I’ve since passed it on to my young nephews. Highly recommended!'
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Teaching Resources

We’ve got hundreds of FREE teaching resources created specially for teachers by teachers – check out the list below for everything from Activity Sheets and dedicated Reading Programmes to Teaching Guides for class novels and lots more.

List of all resources: a complete list of all Teaching Guides, Reading Programme titles, Activity Sheets, Billeoga Saothar and Discovery Challenges!

Reading Programme: cross-curricular teaching ideas for all age levels. Now fully searchable!
Teaching Guides: in-depth guides to using novels (age 10+) and Something Beginning with P, our poetry collection
Activity Sheets: ready-to-use activities for ages 5 to 10
Billeoga Saothair: activities as gaeilge
Discovery Challenge: activities for children of all ages in receipt of Resource and Learning Support teaching
Themes: searchable list of themes which run through O'Brien Press books for all age levels. You can download this information as a 4 page PDF file here.
Success In Your School Library: a free guide to building and maintaining a great school library
Cover Gallery: covers of O'Brien Press books in translation worldwide, as well as old covers: see how different cultures approach the same book
The Author Speaks: interviews with authors about their books
The Readers Speak: letters, reviews, pictures and other materials from the readers
O'Brien for Schools: our schools catalogue in PDF format: 24 pages, 5MB

Secondary schools

Most of the resources listed here are for primary school use.
Click here for details of titles and resources most appropriate for secondary school English.

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Topical books

Epic

#WELCOME TO EPIC: PRESS START TO PLAY#. On New Earth, Epic is not just a computer game, it's a matter of life and death. If you lose, you lose everything; if you win, the world is yours for the taking.

Teaching resources by Ms Tara-Lynn Walker, Franklin Middle School, NJ: classroom questions, character design, post-reading activities

More about Epic

You can now search our reading programme for key phrases, to find the best book for your classroom!

Enter your phrase here to get a list of all books, and the inter-disciplinary ideas that match

The Easter Rising

The Easter Rising in 1916 was the single biggest event in achieving Irish independence. Morgan Llywelyn's gripping account will bring it alive in the classroom:

The Young Rebels
A stirring story set against the background of the 1916 Rising. John Joe is a pupil in Padraig Pearse's school, and gets caught up in the dramatic events of the Rebellion. Compelling and evocative.

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