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The Clockwork Crow
Name: Janet Fisher
16 June 2020;Genre: Adventure
A beautifully designed cover and stars on every other page make this a lovely book to hold, and the story inside does not disappoint. Orphaned Seren is travelling to what she hopes will be her new home in Wales one cold evening before Christmas, when a tall thin man thrusts a parcel into her h...
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The Boy Who Dreamed of Dragons
Name: Jenny Caddick
15 June 2020;Genre: Magical Realism
I completely love this series of books and have been waiting eagerly for this next installment. It is such a pleasure to be back with Tomas and his superhero squad of friends and to be reunited with their mischievous, mesmerising dragons. Tomas and Flicker's relationship is as tenderly...
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The Funny Life of Sharks
Name: Jenny Caddick
15 June 2020;Genre: Funny Stories
A new topic in the hilarious 'Funny Life Of' books by James Campbell, illustrated by Rob Jones. Something to really sink your teeth into, The Funny Life of Sharks takes an affectionate, fun and fact-packed look at one of nature's most feared predators. See sharks in a whole ne...
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Literally: Amazing Words and Where They Come From
Name: Bryony Davies
14 June 2020;Genre: Non Fiction
Literally: Amazing Words and Where They Come From, written by Patrick Skipworth and illustrated by Nicholas Stevenson, is a journey through amazing words that are in use daily. This book is a true celebration of the 'historical and cultural diversity of our language'.<br...
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Portrait of an Artist: Claude Monet
Name: Nikki Stiles
14 June 2020;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
Portrait of an Artist: Claude Monet is one of a series of books published by Quarto focused on famous artists. This book delivers exactly what it says in its title. A portrait of the life of Claude Monet; one of the world's best loved painters. The book tells the story of Mone...
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Every Second
Name: Bryony Davies
14 June 2020;Genre: Non Fiction
Every Second: 100 lightening strikes, 8000 scoops of ice cream, 200000 text messages, 3 million litres of cow burps and other incredible things that happen each second around the world.This is a highly visual portrait of the statistics the author has researched. Ta...
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Invisible Nature: A Secret World Beyond our Senses
Name: James Hewish
13 June 2020;Genre: Animals
Invisible Nature: A Secret World Beyond our Senses is a non-fiction book by Catherine Barr and Anne Wilson. The authors make a brilliant and successful attempt at trying to demonstrate, explain and illustrate some challenging scientific concepts.This book will sati...
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Mohinder's War
Name: Donna Ritchie
11 June 2020;Genre: Historical Fiction
Mohinder's War is set during WWII in occupied France. It follows 13-year-old Joelle's father/daughter-like relationship with Indian RAF pilot Mohinder Singh. Shot down over France and crash landing, he is rescued and then hidden by Joelle and her parents (an English mother and...
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The Worst Class in the World
Name: Jenny Caddick
10 June 2020;Genre: Funny Stories
LITERALLY, one of the most hilarious books I have read in a long time. Fast, funny and full of 'fiddle faddling'. There are delightful, charismatic kids, an endearing (totally harassed)class teacher and an always looming, bad tempered, horse-braying Headteacher.The Worst Cl...
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Sofia the Dreamer and her Magical Afro
Name: Nikki Stiles
08 June 2020;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Young Sofia has her hair washed and styled every Sunday by her Mum. Every Sunday, as this is happening, Sofia can't help but drift off, dream-travelling peacefully to visit different cultural figures representing the historical background of Black African hair.Whilst feeling sleepy...
