Children Book Reviews

Name: Lucy Newton
28 February 2019;

Genre: Adventure

This is a fantastic book which summarises our Earth's journey through time, from the 'Big Bang' to now. A brilliant explanation of one theory of how our Earth has developed to the way it is today. Each page has a time tag on to show how many years ago each event happened and they are filled with...

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28 February 2019;

Genre: Real life

This is a simply marvellous book; beautifully written and crammed with detail and richness. I would recommend it for older readers as there is a huge amount that is never spelled out but is not really suitable for younger children, possibly not even the oldest and most mature Year 6.<br...

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Name: Sam Phillips
26 February 2019;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Following on from Rory Branagan Detective, The Dog Squad and The Big Cash Robbery, this is the fourth book in the Rory Branagan series by Andrew Clover and Ralph Lazar. As with the previous titles, The Deadly Dinner Lady is everything a new or reluctant reader looks for in a book; large clear pri...

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Name: Sam Phillips
26 February 2019;

Genre: Mystery & Detective

Rory lives with his mum and older brother, and his best friend is Wilkins, his next-door neighbour's sausage dog! Now while some might think Rory would be lonely, he's not, he thinks his life is amazing. Rory is perfectly happy with the exception of just one thing, one thing that makes him worry...

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Name: Nikki Stiles
25 February 2019;

Genre: Bereavement

In Let's Talk About When Someone Dies, Molly Potter and Sarah Jennings bravely and boldly take on a subject that we would all feel apprehensive about reading to young children. This is a picture book written in a non-fiction style on starting conversations with children about...

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Name: Janet Fisher
24 February 2019;

Genre: Adventure

When We Were Warriors, a collection of three interlinked stories set in World War Two, is Emma Carroll's ninth book. The first story tells of Stanley, evacuated to Frost Hollow Hall (the setting of Carroll's first book), together with his sisters, June and Maggie; the reader w...

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Name: Nicki Cleveland
22 February 2019;

Genre: Adventure

To be honest, when this landed in the post, I still hadnt quite forgiven Maz for the tears and torment caused by book 3, the brilliant Beyond The Odyssey. So, I did the only thing I could. I locked myself in my bedroom with a loo roll to hand (Id run out of tissues), tried to banish the title ind...

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Name: Lauren Maidman
21 February 2019;

Genre: Adventure

Voices of the Future is an anthology of stories written by children from all over the globe. They have been written as part of UNESCO's Voices of the Future Generations project. This is to help children make sure they are given the right of education and literacy globally. The book is a collect...

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Name: Lucy Newton
17 February 2019;

Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies

Fantastically Great Women Who Made History opens by showing the journey of the woman who are featured, explaining how they have all made history as well as challenging the reader to think about how they are going to make history themselves. This is an inspirational book...

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Name: Lucy Newton
17 February 2019;

Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World is brimming with inspirational stories of women who changed the world because of what they dreamed of and believed in. It covers many different women who are famous for many different things including the brilliant writing of Jan...

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