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The Drop in my Drink: The Story of Water on Our Planet
- Meredith Hooper, Chris Coady
- Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781847807144
- Published: 05-11-2015
This is the story of a drop of water, told by a gifted science writer and illustrated with remarkable paintings. Meredith Hooper takes us back thousands of years to see where the Earth's water came from, and how life began in the oceans and later moved onto land. She describes the water cycle,...
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Blue Penguin
- Petr Horacek, Petr Horacek
- Walker Books Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781406358285
- Published: 05-11-2015
A heat-warming fable about a friendship and belonging from the award-winning illustrator Petr Horacek.A heat-warming fable about a friendship and belonging from the award-winning illustrator Petr Horacek. \"I feel just like a penguin,\" says Blue Penguin. \"But you're not like us,\" said the o...
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The Imaginary
- A.F. Harrold, illus Emily Gravett
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- ISBN13: 9781408850169
- Published: 05-11-2015
An extraordinary tale of love, loss, imagination and not really being there, for fans of Roald Dahl and Neil Gaiman. Rudger is Amanda's best friend. He doesn't exist, but nobody's perfect. Only Amanda can see her imaginary friend - until the sinister Mr Bunting arrives at Amanda's door....
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The Whispers in the Walls (Scarlet and Ivy, Book 2)
- Sophie Cleverly
- HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN13: 9780007589203
- Published: 05-11-2015
Scarlet and Ivy return to Rookwood School - in their second spine-tingling mystery adventure! Perfect for fans of MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE. The twins have been reunited, but are definitely not out of danger...Evil Miss Fox may have fled the scene, but headmaster Mr Bartholome...
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Too Many Toys!
- Heidi Deedman, Heidi Deedman
- Walker Books Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781406346817
- Published: 05-11-2015
From the inaugural winner of the Sebastian Walker Prize comes the story of Lulu - a little girl with too many toys! (Yes, there is such a thing!)From the inaugural winner of the Sebastian Walker Prize, comes the warm, funny story of a little girl called Lulu who has too many toys!...
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Lily, the Pug and the Christmas Wish
- Keris Stainton
- Hot Key Books
- ISBN13: 9781471405129
- Published: 05-11-2015
When a town's Christmas wishes get mixed-up, can one little girl and her dog put them right?The little town of Pinewood can't wait for Christmas this year. They're going to celebrate by putting up a giant Christmas tree in the town square, and asking all the townspeople to hang a Christmas wis...
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The Magician's Elephant
- Kate DiCamillo, Yoko Tanaka
- Walker Books Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781406360653
- Published: 05-11-2015
In this timeless fable, New York Times bestselling author, twice winner of the prestigious Newbery Medal and US National Ambassador for Children's Literature Kate DiCamillo evokes the largest of themes - hope and belonging, desire and compassion - with the lightness of a magician's touch.<br /...
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Illustrated Canterbury Tales
- Geoffrey Chaucer, Maria Surducan
- Usborne Publishing Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781409598312
- Published: 01-11-2015
An ill-matched band of strangers sets off on a pilgrimage from London to Canterbury. To amuse themselves along the way, they hold a storytelling competition - but the tales soon turn from ripping yarns to slanging matches. Geoffrey Chaucer's outrageous comic tales from the 14th century are ret...
