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What Are Little Girls Made of?
Name: Maria Faithorn
03 September 2020;Genre: Personal Growth
The book begins by showing that apart from little things, boys and girls are much the same and this theme continues throughout the book. As with any nursery rhyme book, this contains many traditional and well known rhymes, but this time with a twist!Each rhyme has been written in a...
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What Are Little Girls Made Of?
Name: Lucy Newton
03 September 2020;Genre: Personal Growth
What Are Little Girls Made Of? has many different nursery rhymes which children will most likely already be aware of, however, they have a few distinct differences. Many of them start with the same line or two as the traditional nursery rhyme, but within each of them, the trad...
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Kevin and the Biscuit Bandit
Name: Donna Burkert
03 September 2020;Genre: Young fiction
In Kevin and the Biscuit Bandit, when Kevin, the Roly-Poly Flying Pony, is accused of stealing all the biscuits in Bumbleford, it looks like he is going to end up being taken away from Max and his family. All the evidence points to Kevin and yet he cannot remember eating the b...
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Name: Jacqueline Harris
03 September 2020;Genre: Non Fiction
The Humans is a beautifully illustrated volume of history, specifically ancient civilisations, from across the world. It is a sort of 'this is what the past has given us' book, showing all the great achievements in art, medicine, architecture, stories, language and much, much...
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Name: Bryony Davies
03 September 2020;Genre: Environment & Nature
Lev Grossman's first children's book The Silver Arrow is a magical adventure full of hope, fun and determination. The book contains several incredible illustrations by Tracy Bishop which enhance the storytelling.Fed up, Kate writes to her wealthy, mysterious uncle...
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Name: Jane Rew
03 September 2020;Genre: Friends and family
You don't have to love cats, or be mad keen on alien adventures like E.T., to enjoy My Life as a Cat. But it helps if you love life - or are open to its wonder. For, surely, there are surprises just around the corner and experiences to remember in every day?That's...
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My Life as a Cat
Name: Louisa Farrow
03 September 2020;Genre: Friends and family
What happens when an alien travels to Earth, expecting a month's mind-broadening experience as a ranger in Yellowstone National Park - but finds that he arrives over 1000 miles from his destination - as a cat? In this story, the alien has the luck to meet Olive. She's still young but resourcef...
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Name: Donna Burkert
03 September 2020;Genre: Adventure
Billy Chan: surfer dude and self-confessed owner of 'great hair', is not all that impressed with the 'Improve your Mandarin' summer school that he has been sent to, even if it is set in China. Far away from his family and friends, he has major doubts as to the positives around this particular...
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Name: Alison Kelly
03 September 2020;Genre: Poetry
Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright! - An Animal Poem for Every Day of the Year: National Trust is the second compilation of poems by Fiona Waters. The first - I am the Seed that...
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Name: Bryony Davies
03 September 2020;Genre: Poetry
Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright! is a collection of animal poems. The 365 poems in this book have been selected by Fiona Waters and illustrated by Britta Teckentrup. Published by Nosy Crow in conjunction with the National Trust, this book could be seen as a follow up from '<a hre...
