Families Book Reviews

Name: Lizi Backhouse
02 June 2020;

Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies

The Little People Big Dreams books are a great series full of inspiring stories of people who found success and changed the world in the process.This book shares the life story of athlete Jesse Owens, who challenged racism at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and is a good...

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Name: Dawn Woods
31 May 2020;

Genre: Animals

It was the midst of Winter, when night, like an unwelcome guest, came too early and stayed too long'. So starts Saving Winslow. Poetic as usual, Sharon Creech gives us a tale of a young boy becoming attached to a new pet - in this case, a mini donkey. Winslow's mother was so s...

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Name: fabiola
30 May 2020;

Genre: Real life

The first three chapter are kind of written as a diary and is explaining everything in the main character's view. She is a very strong and independent girl who wants everyone to be treated fairly and with respect. She also speak Arabic and has a friend called Farah.

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Name: Bryony Davies
27 May 2020;

Genre: Non Fiction

Nature Guide: Birds, supported by the RSPB, is a handy guide to the birds that live in Britain. Author Catherine Brereton takes the reader though the necessities for birdwatching before introducing over 135 different birds.The how-to section covers...

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Name: Sharon Bolton
27 May 2020;

Genre: LBGTQ+

When Dylan met Ellis, so much about his own life started to make sense. He felt he was on course for true happiness and feeling comfortable being gay. All of this changed, however, when Ellis died in a tragic accident. Is Dylan suffering from survivor's guilt, or is his recollection of someone...

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Name: Bryony Davies
24 May 2020;

Genre: Non Fiction

Shark Super Powers is a fun and engaging look into the many different types of shark that live in our oceans. This book introduces each shark over a double page spread filled with fun facts and information that are sure to draw in the keenest shark fans.Introduced...

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Name: Jessica Bunney
22 May 2020;

Genre: Funny Stories

What a treat for everyone, from the youngest to the oldest, from Rob Hodgson. He is best known for the comical picture book 'The Cave' and I anticipate that this one will bring even more hype.  My BEST Friend is an endearing, amusing and comical book. I have no dou...

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Name: Emily Age 12
21 May 2020;

Genre: Friends and family

I liked that this could happen in real life, it's really action-packed and I would recommend this to children ages 10+

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Name: Rhiannon Cook
19 May 2020;

Genre: Adventure

These two titles from Little Tiger Group are designed to bridge the gap between picture books and chapter books for children aged 5-8, while also addressing emotions such as anxiety, loneliness, anger and sadness. Both books are fully illustrated throughout, in colour, and would work well as clas...

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Name: Ellen Green
18 May 2020;

Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales

The Crow and the Peacock by Jo Fernihough is a gentle introduction to Aesop's Fable about the crow and the peacock, although both stories encourage children to be happy with who they are; the stories can be used alongside one another to compare the endings.In this story, Crow is ve...

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