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Tiger Skin Rug
- Joan Haig
- Cranachan Publishing Limited
- ISBN13: 9781911279648
- Published: 06-02-2020
Nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2021. An old promise. A mysterious tiger. A Magical adventure. Lal and his brother Dilip miss home. They don't like drizzle, midges, or the tiger skin rug in their creepy new house. All they want is to leave Scotland and go back to India. But that's bef...
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Show and Tell
- Rob Biddulph
- HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN13: 9780008318031
- Published: 06-02-2020
The funny and fantastic back-to-school picture book from the creative genius behind the #DrawWithRob phenomenon and the bestselling and award-winning Blown Away!School has never been so fun! Meet Class 2L. These kids are excited. Today's SHOW AND TELL d...
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Toffee
- Sarah Crossan
- Bloomsbury YA
- ISBN13: 9781408868133
- Published: 06-02-2020
'I am not who I say I am. Marla isn't who she thinks she is. I am a girl trying to forget. Marla is a woman trying to remember.' When Allison runs away from home, she doesn't expect to be taken in by Marla, an elderly woman with dementia, who mistakes her for an old friend called Toffee. A...
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Poems Aloud: An anthology of poems to read out loud
- Joseph Coelho, Daniel Gray-Barnett
- Wide Eyed Editions
- ISBN13: 9780711247680
- Published: 04-02-2020
Poems are made to read OUT LOUD! A wittily illustrated anthology of poems, designed to be read aloud. 20 poems by the award-winning Joseph Coelho arm children with techniques for lifting poetry off the page and performing with confidence. Perfect for confident children and shy reader...
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Music Is My Life: Soundtrack your mood with 80 artists for every occasion
- Myles Tanzer, Ali Mac
- Wide Eyed Editions
- ISBN13: 9780711258365
- Published: 04-02-2020
Learn about music and emotion in this beautifully produced anthology for the whole familyWith 80 artists, bands, and composers from all genres (including classical) there's something for every family member to love and recommend to the next generation. While away the hours, listeni...
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Warriors, Witches, Women: Mythology's Fiercest Females
- Kate Hodges, Harriet Lee-Merrion
- Aurum Press
- ISBN13: 9781781319260
- Published: 04-02-2020
Meet mythology's fifty fiercest females in this modern retelling of the world's greatest legends.From feminist fairies to bloodsucking temptresses, half-human harpies and protective Vodou goddesses, these are women who go beyond long-haired, smiling stereotypes. Their stories are s...
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If I Were Other Than Myself: Collected Poems
- Sue Hardy-Dawson, Sue Hardy Dawson
- Troika Books
- ISBN13: 9781909991859
- Published: 01-02-2020
A stunning collection, full of magical fantasy and dreamlike inventions, which showcases Sue's very unique style and voice. Often poems are interwoven - 'Blackout' leads to 'Fear of the Unknown', 'Why Trees Whisper' segues into 'Zephyr and 'Dog Reads the Wind'. The child is a frequent motif, p...
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The Highland Falcon Thief
- M. G. Leonard, Sam Sedgman, Elisa Paganelli
- Pan Macmillan
- ISBN13: 9781529013061
- Published: 30-01-2020
Harrison Beck is reluctantly joining his travel-writer Uncle Nat for the last journey of the royal train, The Highland Falcon. But as the train makes its way to Scotland, a priceless brooch goes missing, and things are suddenly a lot more interesting. As suspicions and accusations run high amo...
