A Book Review Template for the 2024 Book Week Theme

Are you looking for a way for your students to share a love of reading during Book Week 2024? Teach Starter has you covered with our wide selection of resources that have been created specifically for the 2024 theme, “Reading Is Magic”.

This “Reading Is Magic” book review template has been designed by our expert teacher team to get your students reviewing and sharing their favourite books with the class during Book Week. Using the template, students will be able to write and draw about a book they have recently enjoyed. The template contains the following sections:

• Quick Facts
• Characters
• Setting
• Favourites
• Summary
• New Words
• My Rating

This brochure template downloads as a black-and-white PDF or an editable Google Slides file. 

Share the Magic of Reading in Your School!

Looking for some ideas as to how you might use these book review templates to share the magic of reading in your school? Here are some ideas:

1. Library Display – Once your students have completed their brochure templates, why not give them to the school library? The brochures could be displayed in a prominent place so that students visiting the library can peruse the brochures and get inspiration for which book to read next!
2. Delivery for Teachers – Teachers love knowing about what books kids are reading and loving! Once your students have completed their brochures, share them around among the teachers in your school. Your students will love knowing that they are advising the teachers about what is great to read, rather than the other way around!
3. Partner Swap – Once your students have finished their brochure, have them swap with a partner. Students can then read their partner’s recommended book and then compare what they enjoyed (or didn’t enjoy) about the book.

Download This Book Review Brochure Template

Use the Download button to choose between the editable Google Slides file or the easy-print PDF. Please note that you will be prompted to make a copy of the Google Slides file.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a Teach Starter collaborator.

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