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THE SENSATIONAL SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

A heart-warming and hilarious look at life in the classroom from the teachers who host the most popular UK education podcast, Two Mr Ps in a Pod(Cast).

''Education's answer to Adam Kay ... Lee and Adam Parkinson are doing for teaching what he did for…

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1 author picked Put A Wet Paper Towel on It as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is all about fun and laughter, which is what working with children has in spades!

It is a lovely collection of anecdotes and truths about working in a school. The two Mr. Ps are a teacher and teaching assistant and they have collected many great stories which anyone who has worked in a school will recognise.

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