Children Book Reviews

Name: Pat Chandler
24 June 2015;

Genre: Adventure

Mad About Monkeys is a glorious celebration of these intriguing primates accompanied by wonderful illustrations. The book contains a contents page which leads logically through the chapters, which deal with what monkeys are, food and habitats, evolution, social life and identity, hierarchy, notab...

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Name: Hayley Nicholson
12 June 2015;

Genre: Adventure

Ahoy, shipmates! Once again we set sail with those swashbuckling steam-power ragamuffins. All aboard for another rip-roaring adventure! The Steampunk Pirates once again live up to their names and their chosen profession. Pirates by their definition are not the most well-behaved group, and the Ste...

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Name: Emma Small
05 June 2015;

Genre: Adventure

Piratical fun in huge amounts for all land-lubbers out there! The story starts with the Jolley-Rogers deciding to swap a day on their pirate ship for a day at the beach. It's soon clear that this will not be a day of sandcastles and ice creams, but instead a high adventure filled with gold treas...

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Name: Lynn Roulstone
02 June 2015;

Genre: Adventure

As a young man Micah's grandfather Ephraim visited the magical Circus Mirandus where he met the Lightbender, who promised him a miracle. Ephrain decided to keep his miracle for a later date and now he is dying, wants to use it to help Micah. The story moves between Ephraim's story in the past, an...

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Name: Lizi Coombs
08 May 2015;

Genre: Adventure

Firstly; what a fantastic name (and idea!) for a book! I've not read any books like it, especially not ones that combine circus and civilians so easily! Within the first few pages, I'd realised this was a book that wants the reader to laugh. Although this was endearing at first, it wore thin. Ma...

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Name: Lorraine Ansell
22 April 2015;

Genre: Fantasy

This debut fantasy novel takes us on a journey to the distant village of Pelt where Fletcher lives with his adoptive father, the Blacksmith. Undercurrants run through the village with the mainly poor community struggling to avoid problems with the guards or visiting Pinkertons - lawmakers from th...

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Name: Lizi Coombs
10 April 2015;

Genre: Adventure

I was excited to pick this up; I'm familiar with Alex T Smith, having seen him whilst doing my teacher training - I enjoy his Claude series, and so do my current class of year 3s! The story itself is entertaining. The characters, Foxy Dubois and Alphonso the Alligator, are well introduced and su...

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Name: Jodie Brooks
19 March 2015;

Genre: Adventure

Rory Rooney is remarkably normal in every way; normal home, average school, puny muscles and he's even typically bullied to boot. This all changes one day when Rory takes a head first dive into a stinky pond on a school trip and emerges bright green. Not spinach green or peppermint tea green, but...

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Name: Bailey Age 11
17 March 2015;

Genre: Humour

I recommend this book because its very funny and will suck you in.

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Name: Jaime Age 12
17 March 2015;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

I liked it because it's strange and random and my friend is random.

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