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So You Think You've Got It Bad? A Kid's Life in Ancient Rome
Name: Carol Carter
18 August 2019;Genre: Non Fiction
So You Think You've Got It Bad? A Kid's Life in Ancient Rome is the third in a series from Nosy Crow and the British Museum, with Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece having already been covered. These books have a very Horrible Histories vibe, but the larger format and colour ill...
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Brain Fizzing Facts - Awesome Science Questions Answered
Name: Bryony Davies,
16 August 2019;Genre: Adventure
Reading Brain Fizzing Facts is like having every child in your class ask a difficult or random question and you having the perfect answer! Dr Emily Grossman has picked a range of wacky, random and highly interesting questions that cover all areas of science. Each section starts with a question...
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A Witch Come True
Name: Andrew Mullen
16 August 2019;Genre: Adventure
We join Arianwyn one final time as James Nicol expertly brings our time in Lull to a close. The war may be over but a witch's duties are never done it seems, even when your closest friends are enjoying themselves with all sorts of Yule traditions. Winter is setting in, dark creatures are appear...
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The Race to Space: From Sputnik to the Moon Landing and Beyond...
Name: Kristen Hopwood
14 August 2019;Genre: Adventure
The Race to Space is a non-fiction book about the race between the US and the Soviet Union to send the first human into space. The book contains fantastic illustrations by Paul Daviz that really bring the words to life. It begins with a history of rockets and how the Soviet Union and US came to...
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Our Castle by the Sea
Name: Rhiannon Cook
11 August 2019;Genre: Adventure
In wartime England, 1939, an insular family live and work in a lighthouse, watching over Dragon Bay in the village of Stonegate. Youngest daughter Pet is mesmerised by the Daughters of Stone and terrified of the Wyrm, the perilous sandbank/sea monster from the legends told by her father. Pet know...
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Bird's Eye View: The Natural World
Name: James Hewish
08 August 2019;Genre: Adventure
John Farndon has given us another brilliant non-fiction book. This time it is all about the natural world from a unique perspective. Bird's Eye View: The Natural World is a picture book with beautiful illustrations from Paul Boston. The illustrations involve lots of intricate...
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When We Became Humans
Name: Donna Burkert
06 August 2019;Genre: Adventure
When We Became Humans - Our Incredible Evolutionary Journey really is just that: an incredible journey through our development as humans today. This beautifully written non-fiction book breaks down the information into bite-sized chunks of interesting facts and explanations. Michael Bright weav...
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Mr Dog and the Seal Deal
Name: Sam Phillips
05 August 2019;Genre: Adventure
If you are looking for a book for an animal loving young reader with an interest in looking after the environment, then look no further. Mr Dog and the Seal Deal is the second book in the series written by explorer and broadcaster, Ben Fogle. The Mr Dog series is all about a scruffy stray dog, wh...
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Aliens Invaded my Talent Show
Name: Kelly Buxton
02 August 2019;Genre: Adventure
This book is laugh out loud funny, my 11-year-old agrees and is currently speed reading it as I type. I would struggle to find anyone who would not enjoy this book. Full of powerful descriptions and similes - 'two red eyes that burned like embers from the fires of hell' - it would be a great tool...
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Starfell: Willow Moss and the lost day
Name: Linda brown
02 August 2019;Genre: Adventure
Witches, magic, dragons, a grumpy cat, oops sorry a Kolbold! Flying broomsticks, trolls and a map of a magical fantasy world, what more could a reader want? Nothing! This debut novel has got it all and will keep many readers from 8+ totally engaged in its plot with all its magical twists and turn...
