Families Book Reviews

Name: James Hewish
24 March 2020;

Genre: Picture Books

A beautiful - and useful - story about the cyclical nature of money, and about debt. The author, Roger McGough, takes the notion that money makes the world go round and delivers it back to his audience in an amazingly crafted and beautifully illustrated picture book. The book is a literary and...

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Name: HJM
24 March 2020;

Genre: Adventure

I got the book last Christmas and had finished it in just under two months, I know that's a long time, but not for me as with other books I have read it has taken me 6-12 months to read. I loved it, could hardly ever put it down. I would take it to school and read it in the library or in class wh...

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Name: James Hewish
24 March 2020;

Genre: Environment

What an amazing message this book has, especially for this day and age! The Last Tree looks at the bizarre, destructive and selfish relationship that we have with nature. It is a story about greed and consequence. Emily Haworth-Booth provides the next generation with a crucial...

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Name: Linda Brown
24 March 2020;

Genre: Fantasy

Wow, what a great read, couldn't put it down as it's full of drama and the twists and turns of a great fantasy world.Princess Alyrra is betrothed to Prince Kestrin, but believes that he will be cruel and uncaring as her brother. Alyrra longs to escape her life as a princess as it c...

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Name: Dawn Woods
23 March 2020;

Genre: Friends and family

It's 2099 and Lyla's school announces some special visitors - cyborg robots, designed to look like human children. In an experiment, the plan is for these robots to interact with human children to learn how to become more like them. Three children from the class are specially chosen. As well a...

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Name: Carol Carter
23 March 2020;

Genre: Funny Stories

Super Happy Magic Forest is a cheerful place, populated by all the usually characters you'd expect in a magic forest (unicorns, gnomes, admin rabbits etc.) The residents are happily preparing for the Frolic Festival to honour the Rainbow Dragon who breathed life into the fores...

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Name: Judith Greenall
20 March 2020;

Genre: Personal Growth

This book features an exuberant girl who loves to express herself and make her voice heard. The story takes us through various scenarios in her life where her enthusiasm, usually expressed noisily, is not appreciated. Her baby brother's nap is disturbed by the sounds of her creative playing an...

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Name: Lucy Newton
20 March 2020;

Genre: Non Fiction

An interesting book for children who are curious about science and keep asking the how and why questions! Once Upon an Atom covers topics including chemical reactions, electricity, evolution and biology. Each page is illustrated beautifully and the text is presented in interes...

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Name: Lucy Newton
20 March 2020;

Genre: Non Fiction

What a lovely book! This non-fiction book is all about how different inventions have developed including planes, computers and radar technology. It explains how they have all come from things that fly such as bees, bats, birds and butterflies. Each page is covered in colourful illustrat...

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Name: Samantha Phillips
19 March 2020;

Genre: Funny Stories

Right from the very start I knew I was going to enjoy reading Fire Boy, the debut novel by JM Joseph; a group of pals, sweets that give you superpowers, a cantankerous, walking stick-wielding Granny and an undoubtable baddie, who wouldn't? Add to that the possibility of our yo...

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