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The Lost Whale
Name: Donna Burkert
09 March 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
Rio's mum has sent him to stay with his grandma in California. But for Rio, who has spent his life being the one to help his mum, this trip feels all wrong. He can't feel her, and he's lost himself. When his grandma gives him a box of 'keepsakes' of his mum’s, he finds the sketch pad filled wi...
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Fantastically Great Woman Artists and Their Stories
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
08 March 2022;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
Fantastically Great Woman Artists and Their Stories tells the incredible stories of talented, inspiring female artists from across the globe, including Frida Kahlo, Faith Ringgold and Laura Knight. Each woman has changed the world in her own unique way, and this is highlighted...
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Dragon Storm - Tomas and Ironskin
Name: Lauren Maidman
08 March 2022;Genre: Fantasy
Dragon Storm - Tomas and Ironskin is the first novel in the Dragon Storm series. Tomas is a blacksmith's son, living a simple life in a world which once had Dragons in it. All Tomas knows is that Dragons don't exist anymore and that they were nasty creatures that burnt things...
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Around the World in 80 Musical Instruments
Name: Jane Rew
08 March 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
Around the World in 80 Musical Instruments, a striking hardback, begins with a Contents list and brief explanation of how musical instruments can be categorised and, hence, how this book is arranged - into sections devoted to Percussion, Stringed and Wind, as well one on 'weir...
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The Secret of Splint Hall
Name: Kelly Buxton
07 March 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
The Secret of Splint Hall is a fascinating historical mystery where ancient myths converge with devastation in the aftermath of war. A story about the secrets hidden in the depths underground and the strength, bravery and determination of two sisters who are about to have the...
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The Secret of Splint Hall
Name: Jacqueline Harris
05 March 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
The War may have ended but its effects are still being felt. Isobel and Flora, for example, have lost their father and their home during the war. So, now they are going with their mother to live at their mother's childhood home with their Aunt Bea and her husband. Almost immediately the...
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Escape Room
Name: Tracy Parvin
05 March 2022;Genre: Science Fiction
If you are someone who enjoys problem solving and computer games, you will love Escape Room. If you enjoy reading science fiction, you will love this book. If you enjoy adventure stories, you will love this book. If you are someone who enjoys stories with a strong female chara...
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Goddess: 50 Goddessess, Spirits, Saints and other Female Figures who have Shaped Belief
Name: Natalie J. McChrystal Plimmer
04 March 2022;Genre: Myths & Legends
Upon opening the box that this copy of Goddess: 50 Goddessess, Spirits, Saints and other Female Figures who have Shaped Belief arrived in, I was immediately struck by the fluorescent shocking pink that appears prominently on the jacket and peeps out from the hardback underneat...
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Leonardo Da Vinci’s Life of Invention
Name: Sharon Porter
03 March 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
Leonardo Da Vinci's Life of Invention is the third in the award winning series of non-fiction books by Jake Williams and I can see why. Not only is the information in the book accessible for children reading the book, but the double page spreads are so beautifully illustrated...
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The Aquanaut
Name: Kelly Buxton
03 March 2022;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
The Aquanaut is a humorous graphic novel with a Nemo inspired feel about saving sea life. Narratives intertwine and collide with themes of loss, family and solitude. A group of enigmatic sea-life characters cause havoc on land in search of paradise for marine life, a g...
