Longman Book Project


The 'Longman Book Project' was a series of English language children's fiction and non-fiction literature|non-fiction] books, published by the British publishing company Longman. It was designed to fit the UK National Curriculum and aimed to support teachers in primary education.

History

The Longman Book Project series was first published in 1994. Sue Palmer was overall series editor, Wendy Body was fiction editor and language consultant, and Bobbie Neate was non-fiction editor.
The Project aimed to coincide with the National Curriculum in England and Wales, the English 5-14 Guidelines in Scotland and the Northern Ireland Guidelines for English. The British Parliament passed the 1988 Education Reform Act, which outlined the framework for the National Curriculum structured around 'Key Stages' in core subjects English, mathematics and science. The 5-14 curriculum was introduced in Scotland 1991 and Northern Ireland first introduced a statutory curriculum in 1996.
The Longman Book Project was developed to teach and improve children's literacy and language skills through a range of fiction and non-fiction books that had activity resource worksheets and teaching materials with each, and as well as language skills textbooks.
A number of popular children's authors have written for the Longman Book Project including Malorie Blackman, Anne Fine, Jacqueline Wilson and Michael Rosen.

Structure

A standard structure for using the Longman Book Project in education was:
  1. Early years - Fiction 1/2, Non-Fiction 1, and Language 1
  2. 6–7 years - Fiction 3, Non-Fiction 2, and Language 2/3
  3. 7–8 years - Fiction 4, and Language 3/4
  4. 8–9 years - Fiction 6, Non-Fiction B, Plays 2
  5. 9–10 years - Fiction 7/8/9/10, Non-Fiction B, and Plays 3/4
  6. 10–11 years - Fiction 14/15/16
  7. 11–12 years - Fiction 14/15/16

Publications

Fiction

Ben Biggins' by Judith Nicholls, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582121034Come In! by Wendy Body, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582124837Come into the Garden! by Rod Campbell, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582121126In the Box by Wendy Body, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582124844Lisa's Letter by Michael Rosen, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582121164Minnie Meets a Monkey by Pratima Mitchell, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582121898
  • Minnie's Kite by Pratima Mitchell, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582121904The Monster Who Loved Telephones by John Agard, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582121829Wake Up by John Mole, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582121911Water, Water by John Mole, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582121928What's That? by Wendy Body, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582124752Where is the Snake? by Wendy Body, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582124769Who am I? by Wendy Body, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582124882Ben Biggins' Socks by Wendy Body and Sue Palmer, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582123984Ben Biggins' Week by Wendy Body and Sue Palmer, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582123977Figgy Roll by Michael Rosen, Longman, 1998, ISBN 9780582335912Get Up, Webster! by Wendy Body and Sue Palmer, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582124110Hurry-up, Harry! by Heather Eyles, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582120990Mai Ling Plays Monsters by Wendy Body and Stan Cullimore, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582123809Mai-Ling's Castle by Wendy Body and Stan Cullimore, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582123823Mai-Ling's Friend by Wendy Body and Stan Cullimore, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582123847Minnie and the Champion Snorer by Pratima Mitchell, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582123656Snowflake by Michaela Morgan, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582121867
  • Stop It, Webster! by Wendy Body and Sue Palmer, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582123946Tiger by Michaela Morgan, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582121874What's the Time Mai-Ling? by Wendy Body and Stan Cullimore, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582123816Can I Play? by Wendy Body, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582124806I Want to Be...by Wendy Body, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582124783Not so Stupid! by Stan Cullimore, Longman, 1999, ISBN 9780582337213But Where Is Jack? by Wendy Brody, 1997, ISBN 9780582307971Can You Make A Bird? by Wendy Brody, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582307988Come and Play by Wendy Body, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582308015I Like to Play... by Wendy Body, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582308022I Like You by Wendy Brody, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582307933I Live Here by Wendy Brody, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582307896I Want That? by Wendy Brody, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582307957I Want To Be The Rabbit by Wendy Brody, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582307995It Wasn't Me by Wendy Body, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582308008Special Friends by Wendy Brody, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582307872What Do I Want? by Wendy Brody, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582307940What's in The Box? by Wendy Brody, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582307964Where Do You Live? by Wendy Brody, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582307902I Do, Too by Wendy Body, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582308404I Don't Want That! by Wendy Brody, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582308275I Like Red by Wendy Brody, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582308312In the Garden by Wendy Body, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582308411Is She with You? by Wendy Brody, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582308374It's Time for Bed by Wendy Brody, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582308329Jake's Poem Book by Wendy Brody, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582308305Let's Make A Cake by Wendy Brody, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582308381Let's Play with My Dog by Wendy Brody, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582308398Megan Went to Bed by Wendy Body, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582308428One and One Make Two! by Wendy Brody, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582308367One Duck by Wendy Brody, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582308343One for You by Wendy Brody, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582308336What are you making? by Wendy Brody, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582308282The Toy Shop by Wendy Body, Longman, 1997, ISBN 9780582315808Ben Biggins' Playtime by Wendy Body and Sue Palmer, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582123953BJ Dog by Stan Cullimore, Longman, 1994, ISBN 978-0582121188Blue Moo by Geraldine mcCaughrean, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582121645Crazy Crocs by Malorie Blackman, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582122086Good Dog by Geraldine McCaughrean, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582121652Gregorie Peck by Geraldine McCaughrean, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582121638Henry Seamouse by Sam MacBratney, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582121249Jug Ears by Jean Ure, Longman, 1994, ISBN 978-0582121584Rachel and the Difference Thief by Malorie Blackman, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582121522Rachel versus Bonecrusher the Mighty by Malorie Blackman, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582121515Seagull Sweaters by Jenny Hamlett, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582121508The Bumbles by Mark Ezra, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582121263The Sand Tiger by Jenny Hamlett, Longman, 1994, ISBN 978-0582121690The Shadow Dance by Martin Waddell, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582121942The Smuggler's of Mourne by Martin Waddell, 1994, ISBN 978-0582121959Trouble for Letang and Julie by Beverley Naidoo, Longman, 1994, ISBN 978-0582121560Bertie's Uncle Basil by Mark Ezra, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582122307BJ Goes on Holiday by Stan Cullimore, Longman, 1994, ISBN 978-0582122208Camping Paradiso by Jenny Oldfield, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582122338Gracie by Carolyn Sloan, Longman, 1994, ISBN 978-0582122154I Thought I Heard a Goldfish Singing...by Leon Rosselson, Longman, 1994, ISBN 978-0582122413Rajo and Raja by Lisa Dass, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582122161Return of Archibald Gribbet by Adele Geras, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582122239Toby and Other Tales by Primrose Lockwood, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582122130Trollop and Crunch by Sally-Ann Lever, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582121980Dolphin's Daughter by Alma Alexander Hormic, Longman, 1995, ISBN 9780582122109Escape from Everytown by Terence Dicks, Longman, 1995, ISBN 9780582122024Fantastico by Nicholas Fisk, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582122352Grandfather Singh Stories by Pratima Mitchell, Longman, 1995, ISBN 9780582122185Harriet's Turn by Jan Mark, Longman, 1994, ISBN 978-0582122437Poor Me One by Grace Hallworth, Longman, 1995, ISBN 978-0582122079Sally and the Booted Puss by Ann Jungman, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582122031Tales from the Wonderland by Dennis Hamley, Longman, 1995, ISBN 9780582122376The Golden Ring by Agnes S.P. Szudek, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582122291The Man with No Shadow by Michael Rosen, Longman, 1995, ISBN 978-0582122000Watcher at the Window by Catherine Storr, Longman, 1995, ISBN 9780582122215

Plays

Plays 1 by Wendy Body and Sue Palmer, Longman, 1995, ISBN 978-0582130296Plays 2 by Wendy Body and Sue Palmer, Longman, 1995, ISBN 978-0582130302Plays 3 by Wendy Body and Sue Palmer, Longman, 1995, ISBN 978-0582130319Plays 4 by Wendy Brody and Sue Palmer, 1995, ISBN 9780582130326Captain Stardust and the Space Pirates by David Orme, Longman, 2000, ISBN 9780582427907Celebrity Chicken by Anne Fine, Longman, 1995, ISBN 978-0582122482

Non-Fiction

Baby Equipment by Bobbie Neate, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582122642Baby Food by Bobbie Neate and Susan Henry, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582122659Dolls Now and Long Ago by Carole Beaty, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582122857Growing Up in Canada by Eleanor and Bobbie Neate, Longman, 1999, ISBN 9780582358171Has it Gone Off? by Ann Langran and Mark Nutting, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582122918How Babies Grow by Bobbie Neate and Susan Henry, Longman, 1999, ISBN 9780582339545Kitchens Now and Long Ago by Sallie Purkis, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582122611Miner's Home by Anne Witherington, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582122833Robin Redbreasts and Their Young by Colin Milkins and Bobbie Neate, Longman, 1999, ISBN 9780582358867Toads and Their Young by Colin Milkins and Robbie Neate, Longman, 1999, ISBN 9780582358874Water in the House by Sue Palmer and Ron Murphy, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582122635What Babies Wore by Anne Witherington and Bobbie Neate, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582122673Bacteria and Viruses by Carol Bryan and Bobbie Neate, Longman, 1999, ISBN 9780582352957School in a Desert by Diana and Mohamed Al-Mawed, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582124585School on an Island by Elizabeth Pryse, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582123120The Brain by Iain Gilmour and Tony Head, Longman, 1999, ISBN 9780582352940The Fridge by Dave Bryne and Mike Wheeler, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582123175Tudor Clothes by Fiona Reynoldson, Longman, 1999, ISBN 9780582352971Victorian Bathrooms by Fiona Reynoldson, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582123236Victorian Clothes by Fiona Reynoldson, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582122987Why Fabrics Can Fly by Mary Schoeser, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582122994Why Jumpers are Woolly by Mary Schoeser, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582123021Why Leggings are Lyrca by Mary Schoeser, Longman, 1994, ISBN 9780582123007