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The Invincibles: The Hamster Rescue
Name: Kyle Matravers
29 October 2016;Genre: Adventure
The Invincibles: The Hamster Rescue is the latest instalment in the adventures of Nell and Freddie. The two best friends are always looking for adventure and good times but in this instalment there is an unlikely hero. The day has come for Freddie to celebrate his birthday and like any best fri...
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Ludwig the Space Dog
Name: Fiona Collins
14 October 2016;Genre: Adventure
On opening the first page of Ludwig the Space Dog the reader sees an airmail letter to open and 3D goggles are inside for the reader to wear, which lift the images off the page. Ludwig the Space Dog lives in a world of books and understands completely what books can give him in terms of knowledge...
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Midnight at the Zoo
Name: Fiona Collins
14 October 2016;Genre: Adventure
The story of Midnight at the Zoo begins as the young reader opens the book to be confronted with lovely end papers that show a map of a zoo. The map is beautifully illustrated and shows where each of the animals of the zoo reside. Max and Mia are going to the zoo with their class and they are ver...
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Odd Dog Out
Name: Fiona Collins
14 October 2016;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Odd Dog Out is a story about identity, being different and fitting in or not. Odd Dog is a sausage dog who lives in a town where all the other sausage dogs dress in exactly the same way, whether they are swimming, playing a violin or swimming. But poor Odd Dog is different: sh...
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Motor Miles
Name: Kyle Matravers
27 September 2016;Genre: Adventure
Miles is a dog. A difficult dog. A dog who doesn't like anything....apart from a trip in the car to the local cafe. His owner, Alice, decides she can no longer drive Miles around. Thankfully her neighbour, Mr Huddy, comes to the rescue by building Miles his very own car. With his human friend...
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Kings of the Castle
Name: Marie Berry
27 September 2016;Genre: Adventure
Kings of the Castle is a beautifully illustrated and thought provoking book. The main character, George is a little monster who goes off for an adventure while his family spend the night at the beach. George tries his best to build a sandcastle but his little pet Boris has other ideas. Things...
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Secret Princesses - The Magic Necklace
Name: Sarah-Louise
26 September 2016;Genre: Adventure
I was never a 'girly' girl, choosing to spend my childhood playing with boys toys and reading scary stories. So when I received this book I groaned. However I was pleasantly surprised the instant I chose to really look at it. The cover is very pretty, the animated characters and bright colours a...
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A Walk on the Wild Side
Name: Alyson Dove
26 September 2016;Genre: Adventure
What a fun way to introduce a variety of different creatures to younger children. The young narrator gives us a 'snapshot' of each of the animals, fish and insects he has come across in his travels; these are mapped on an atlas at the front of the book, according to the different habitats - jungl...
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A Pandemonium of Parrots
Name: Fiona Collins
16 September 2016;Genre: Adventure
A Pandemonium of Parrots is an amusing and unusual information book that will easily engage young readers. Each double page spread focuses on a particular group of animals such as: beetles, frogs, camels and parrots. The Hui Skipp illustrations show the animals in different situations and stan...
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Feelings: Inside my Heart and in my Head
Name: E Ball
28 August 2016;Genre: Adventure
Children need to learn how to identify and recognize their own feelings, figure out how to manage them, express what's happening, adapt their emotions to their environment and along with this, develop empathy for others. This development of emotional literacy is an important life skill and one th...
