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• James Berry, illus Katherine Lucas
• Pan Macmillan
• ISBN13: 9780333962312
• Published: 20-08-2004

This beautifully illustrated anthology takes children on a cultural journey from Greenland to the United Kingdom visiting Chile, India and many other countries on the way. A ground-breaking collection that includes 80 poems from over 60 different countries, there are familiar and new poets her...

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• Kevin Crossley-Holland
• Orion Children's Books
• ISBN13: 9781842551554
• Published: 05-08-2004

Medieval life meets Arthurian magic in a novel that transcends boundaries of time and age, appealing to children of 9+ and older readers alike. The final book in the trilogy from the winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Smarties Prize bronze award is a timeless novel.<...

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• Michael Morpurgo
• HarperCollins Publishers
• ISBN13: 9780007150076
• Published: 02-08-2004

Heroism or cowardice? A stunning story of the First World War from a master storyteller. Told in the voice of a young soldier, the story follows 24 hours in his life at the front during WW1, and captures his memories as he looks back over his life. Full of stunningly researched detail a...

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• Steve Webb
• Penguin Random House Children's UK
• ISBN13: 9780099439776
• Published: 01-07-2004

Meet Tanka, the elephant and his friend Skunka. Say their names together and they SOUND LIKE DRUMS! Tanka, Skunka, Tanka, Skunka, Tanka Tanka Skunk! They have lots of friends for you to meet, so say their names to the Tanka Skunka beat! Lemurs, llamas, zebras, badgers, caterpillars, big GORILL...

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• Roger McGough, illus Lydia Monks
• Penguin Random House Children's UK
• ISBN13: 9780141316376
• Published: 01-07-2004

A wonderful selection of over 100 of Roger's own best-loved poems from his vast Puffin catalogue of poetry collections. Lots of favourites and some lesser known surprises, too. Packed with fabulous Lydia Monks illustrations throughout.

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• Cornelia Funke
• Chicken House Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781904442219
• Published: 07-06-2004

Meggie loves books. So does her father, Mo, a bookbinder, although he has never read aloud to her since her mother mysteriously disappeared. They live quietly until the night a stranger knocks at their door. He has come with a warning that forces Mo to reveal an extraordinary secret - a storyt...

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• Emma Chichester Clark
• HarperCollins Publishers
• ISBN13: 9780007161942
• Published: 01-03-2004

Lily and Blue Kangaroo - a friendship forever! Another heart warming story featuring Lily and her much-loved toy, Blue Kangaroo, from award-winning, renowned illustrator, Emma Chichester Clark. Lily and Blue Kangaroo are the best of friends and when Lily doesn't know what to do n...

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• Malorie Blackman
• Penguin Random House Children's UK
• ISBN13: 9780552551663
• Published: 05-02-2004

You're thirteen. All you want is a normal life. But most normal kids don't need heart transplants.So there's this doctor. He says there's a chance for you. But he also says it's experimental, controversial and risky. And it's never been done before.Shortlisted for the C...

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