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Unstoppable Max
- Julia Patton
- Oxford University Press
- ISBN13: 9780192744104
- Published: 04-02-2016
Max is a four-year-old whirlwind who doesn't have an off switch! His socks are odd, his bedroom is chaotic, and his mind is so full of imaginative schemes that following even the simplest of instructions can end in mayhem. Max's bedtime routine, so seemingly simple, becomes a military operatio...
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Dreaming the Bear
- Mimi Thebo
- Oxford University Press
- ISBN13: 9780192745880
- Published: 04-02-2016
\"When I get up, there's nobody home. Even Mum has gone out. The note says, 'I have to check my emails. I'll snowmobile to the meltline and be back soon. XX Mummy'.And I think, 'Good. I can feed my bear...'\"Darcy's life was never exactly simple, but it was about to become a lot more complicat...
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Boy X
- Dan Smith
- Chicken House Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781909489042
- Published: 04-02-2016
Kidnapped and drugged, Ash wakes up on a remote tropical island. His mum - a genetic scientist - has been imprisoned and infected with a deadly virus. Where is he, and what's he doing there? He sets out to cross the jungle to find out and rescue his mother. Soon he realises he's quicker and sh...
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Alice Jones: The Impossible Clue
- Sarah Rubin
- Chicken House Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781910002865
- Published: 04-02-2016
Maths-whizz Alice has already solved a mystery or two. Persuaded by wannabe sidekick Sammy to investigate a scientist's disappearance, she's soon entangled in her trickiest case yet. Dr Learner is reputed to have invented an invisibility suit, but is whacky science really to blame for his vani...
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Through My Window: Celebrating 30 years of a children's classic
- Tony Bradman, Eileen Browne
- Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781847807564
- Published: 04-02-2016
This special edition commemorates the 30th anniversary of this classic multicultural picture book. Jo is ill and has to stay in bed for the day, but her mum promises to bring her home a surprise to make her feel better. All day long Jo looks out of the window waiting for her mum to return, and...
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Who Is Happy?
- Jarvis
- Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781847807229
- Published: 04-02-2016
Everyone in Happyhop House experiences lots of feelings during their day. Can you spot who is happy to be playing paper aeroplanes? Who is sad that the last slice of cake has gone? Who is scared of the dark? At age 2, children enter a crucial stage in their development by starting to fo...
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Trickster
- Tom Moorhouse
- Oxford University Press
- ISBN13: 9780192743992
- Published: 04-02-2016
First a rat must earn his name. Then he must live up to it. This is the story of Gabble, a young rat with a wild, beloved, but unpredictable brother, Ash. At the start of the book Ash tricks Gabble into going out with him on a 'name raid', a dangerous mission to earn a True Name, normally rese...
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Phoenix Presents: Tamsin and the Deep
- Neill Cameron, Kate Brown
- David Fickling Books
- ISBN13: 9781910200773
- Published: 04-02-2016
Tamsin knew that she shouldn't have gone into the water. After wiping out on her board, she is dragged down, into the deep...Into a long-forgotten world of ancient magic. Mermaid magic, dark and unforgiving. Her family is in grave danger - and only she has the power to save them.
