Schools & Libraries Book Reviews
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The Greatest Show on Earth
Name: Elen Green
01 August 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
Already a fan of Mini Grey's picture book, I was hooked the moment I saw the cover of this gorgeous, informative non-fiction picture book. Where to start? Well, the eye-catching cover that shares the start of our journey into the '4.6 billion year story of life on our planet'; for this is a st...
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The Last Whale
Name: Clare Wilkins
01 August 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
The holidays have arrived, and teenage climate activist Abi is reluctantly dragged to a remote island off the coast of Norway to visit her grandmother. Thrown out of school after being identified as a 'tek disrupter', Abi's worst nightmare is a holiday without internet connection and an annoyi...
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Really Wild Families: Little Lion / Little Bee
Name: Kyle Matravers
01 August 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
Anna Brett has created something wonderful through her 'Really Wild Families' series. These are beautifully illustrated children's book which are full of interesting information - this one focused on Little Bee, and there is also Little Lion. The reader is taken on a trip to explore the day in...
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Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: PIrates Ahoy
Name: Ashley Clayton
01 August 2022;Genre: Picture Books
Reception children loved it and my reception class ALWAYS love a book that rhymes, especially one that also makes them laugh too! Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam are great characters and they teach the children that stealing definitely does not pay so they make cupcakes instead - which definit...
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Kitsy Bitsy's Noisy Neighbours
Name: Jane Rew
01 August 2022;Genre: Friends and family
This large hardback picture book has the feel of a Richard Scarry classic, possibly due in part to the illustrator's US background. However, the characters created by London-based author Polly Faber could live in any city tower-block - wherever neighbours get on and fall out, disturb one anoth...
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A good place
Name: Maria faithorn
01 August 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
Insect friends Bee, Ladybird, Beetle and Dragonfly are all looking for a good place to live. As they explore a variety of common settings - flowers, ponds, dead wood, and green leaves - they are met with a range of problems; feet, cars, litter and Bug Off spray! Feeling sick and tired and look...
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Can You Feel the Noise?
Name: Jenny Caddick
01 August 2022;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Can You Feel the Noise? is a moving, emotional and thought provoking story of young Sophie whose music loving life is turned upside down when her entire world turns silent after she loses all her hearing completely overnight. I think this is my favourite Stewart Foster book ye...
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21% Monster
Name: Nathan Cox
01 August 2022;Genre: Science Fiction
21% Monster by P.J. Canning is an action-packed, pacey adventure story full of tech, danger and science fiction that will keep children turning the pages. The book centres around Darren who quickly discovers he is a part monster, super human. His powers become even clearer wh...
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Carnival of the Hunted
Name: Clair Bossons
01 August 2022;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Carnival of the Hunted is the second in the carnival series by Kieran Larwood and was every bit as good as the first book. I felt that it was written in such a way that it could be read as a stand-alone novel as although there were references to the first book and some of the...
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Where We Go From Here
Name: Eileen Armstrong
01 August 2022;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
In a clinic in Brazil, Ian has just tested positive for HIV. There he meets Victor who thinks he might have HIV after getting together with Henrique (not knowing his positive status) but he tests negative. In an attempt to console Ian, Victor suggests he meets up with Henrique, who has lived w...
