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Name: Lizi Backhouse
11 July 2020;Genre: Non Fiction
The premise of this book is to take you across the seas, to faraway islands to discover their animals. Accompanying this is the sound effect for each island, which features the animal noises and background noise for each environment... and all of these can be turned off using a switch on the bac...
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Sky Pirates
Name: Hayley Summerfield
09 July 2020;Genre: Fantasy
Sky Pirates is the breathtaking middle-grade debut from Alex English. This exciting adventure story is full of swashbuckling journeys across lands unknown to the main characters, Echo and Horace. Having grown up in Lockfort, Echo and Prince Horace are unaware of the wor...
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Do Not Disturb The Dragons
Name: Megan Webb
09 July 2020;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Do Not Disturb The Dragons is a fantastic, funny story about two sisters who are bored of following the rules. The magical kingdom of Wondermere is home to two princess sisters, Grace and Portia. There are many rules that everyone in Wondermere must follow to ensure the dragon...
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To Liberty! The Adventures of Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
Name: Samantha Phillips
09 July 2020;Genre: Historical Fiction
Although I am not one for regularly reading colour-banded books, this historical novel makes a great short read for anyone, reluctant young reader or adult alike. To Liberty! The Adventures of Thomas- Alexandre Dumas by Catherine Johnson, tells the life story of General Thomas...
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Name: Maria
07 July 2020;Genre: Adventure
Alice's mind wanders as she grows tired of watching her sister read. A white rabbit catches her eye. Not just any old rabbit, but a remarkable, talking one! Curiosity overcomes young Alice and without thinking, she follows the rabbit down a rabbit hole. Down, down she falls. On and on. Until, T...
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I Am Not a Label: 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athletes and activists from past and present
Name: Bryony Davies
07 July 2020;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
In I Am Not A Label, author Cerrie Burnell introduces us to 34 disabled role models from around the world. The book also features historical figures. Writing in a positive way, this fantastic book shows us that living with a disability or chronic illness does not have to defin...
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The Boy Who Thought Outside the Box: The Story of Video Game Inventor Ralph Baer
Name: James Hewish
07 July 2020;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
The Boy Who Thought Outside The Box is an inspiring story of a boy called Ralph Baer who never takes things at face value. He always sees things as having more potential and considers alternative uses of objects that the rest of us take for granted.The story is a f...
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When Darwin Sailed the Sea: Uncover how Darwin's revolutionary ideas helped change the world
Name: Samantha Phillips
07 July 2020;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
This is a brilliant example of a non-fiction picture book for young readers. I have no doubt that it would be a welcome addition to any child's bookshelf, or primary school classroom. Written using clear concise, child friendly language, while including enough detail to answer the numerous qu...
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Name: Carol Carter
02 July 2020;Genre: Adventure
Charlie Merriam is having a tough time. He's wished for a baby brother for years, but when baby Dara finally arrives, it's on Charlie's birthday and Dara is not what Charlie expected -he's tiny, screaming, and very poorly. It's all just too much and the only thing Charlie can think of to do is...
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A New Green Day
Name: Jessica Bunney
02 July 2020;Genre: Environment & Nature
A New Green Day is a playful book which provides its readers with a guessing game on the turn of every page; riddles about familiar creatures or objects in nature. The reader can enjoy piecing together the clues within nature's riddles - encouraging them to be curious detectiv...
