Children Book Reviews

Name: Beverley Somerset
09 April 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

12-year-old Yara Sulimayah lives in Bournemouth. When she loses her mother in a tragic accident, she is left alone and is about to go into care. Things change, however, when she finds a letter left by her mother. It contains a strange set of instructions and, when Yara follows them, she finds...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
09 April 2024;

Genre: Environment

Tree is the story of a 300-year-old mountain ash in Australia and all the creatures that live on or around that tree. Written by the team that created the award-winning Iceberg, this is a combination of picture book and fact, told in a lyrical voi...

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Name: Reviewer, 13 Age 13
08 April 2024;

Genre: Fantasy

By the Immortal! Can I just say a huge congratulations to Katherine Rundell for this sublime book! This is definitely the best so far! I can not *wait* for more from her! Impossible Creatures is full of twists and turns, and the characters are exquisitely described. With small...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
08 April 2024;

Genre: Non Fiction

Totally Chaotic History: Ancient Egypt Gets Unruly! is the start of a fresh, fun, new series and a lively, laugh-out-loud way to explore history that will appeal to readers of all ages. Author Greg Jenner has a brilliant cast alongside him: Dr Campbell Price, who is the Egypto...

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Name: Amanda Shipton
05 April 2024;

Genre: Environment

Catherine Barr and Christiane Engel have brilliantly taken the latest research and created this wonderful children's book. The detailed information and carefully chosen language will draw children in to want to know more about this important topic. Colourful illustrations allow readers...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
05 April 2024;

Genre: Magical Realism

A second theatrical, exhilarating and magical adventure at the Wondria - a secret, travelling boarding school within the land of the Hidden Peaks. In The Spectaculars: The Wild Song Contest, Young Harper is now in her second year of her apprenticeship, learning how to b...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
05 April 2024;

Genre: Science Fiction

Lucas and his friends, Finn and Ash, are heading for their local cinema, known as 'The Black Hole', for a state-of-the-art experience movie marathon experience in 4Di- cinema, with another dimension! Armed with plenty of snacks (First rule: bring enough supplies), the boys join their friends,...

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Name: Jane Rew
04 April 2024;

Genre: Science Fiction

Alex the boffin, inventor of the Boring Machine, and Sunil her neighbour are again the main players in this book, the latest in The Time Machine Next Door series. In this adventure, The Time Machine Next Door: Ru...

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Name: Sam
04 April 2024;

Genre: Non Fiction

Totally Chaotic History: Ancient Egypt Gets Unruly! by Greg Jenner, covers all the 'interesting stuff' that primary school teachers don't. A totally brilliant read delivered in an attractive, simple-to-understand format that will redoubtably appeal to readers of all ages....

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Name: Jenny Caddick
03 April 2024;

Genre: Myths & Legends

Yomi and the Power of the Yumboes is the second book in a fast-paced, fun, lively blend of modern mystery meets traditional African mythology. This is an exciting, fresh contemporary adventure series packed with perilous and daring escapades by curious, investigative si...

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