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Wilderness: An Interactive Atlas of Animals
Name: Elaine Ball
28 August 2016;Genre: Adventure
Brimming with interesting facts and information, Wilderness takes readers on 'an expedition through a world of nature filled with surprises'. Visit a rain-forest, go on safari, see the ocean, fresh waters, the desert, mountains, forests and polar regions. Readers will learn about various habitats...
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Snow White and the Very Angry Dwarf
Name: Marie Berry
22 August 2016;Steve Smallman has written another great spin on a traditional tale, this time taking a look at the story Snow White. In this version, Snow White stumbles across the dwarves' house in the forest and, as in the original, tidies and prepares their home before they return. However, in this version...
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Dotty Detective: The Paw Print Puzzle
Name: Kyle Matravers
28 July 2016;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Dotty Detective: The Paw Print Puzzle is an enjoyable read for children between five and eight. The story is part of the Dotty Detective series and is a good introduction to the diary genre. Presented in a very similar way to the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, children will find this book accessi...
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How to Catch a Mouse
Name: Marie Berry
14 July 2016;Genre: Adventure
Philippa Leathers' How to Catch a Mouse is an endearing tale about Clemmie, who is a little cat who wants to catch a mouse. But the mouse in question has other ideas, disguising himself throughout the book and throwing Clemmie off the sent with lots of similar decoys. As Clemmie tries hard to f...
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Double Trouble for Anna Hibiscus
Name: Marie Berry
14 July 2016;Genre: Adventure
Loved this book. I've never read an Anna Hibiscus story before, but I will definitely be looking at them now. In double trouble we hear all about how Anna Hibiscus' world is turned upside down when her mother gives birth to twin bothers. Atinuke tackles the issues surrounding a new baby in the...
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ACE Dragon Ltd
Name: Marie Berry
14 July 2016;Genre: Adventure
Unmistakably a Quentin Blake book, with its familiar illustrative style, Ace Dragon Ltd is an immediate draw. I enjoyed sharing this one with my six year old son. It is a slightly more detailed story, but I love the way the pictures tell the story at different parts. This is a fairly pacey st...
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Up the Creek
Name: Marie Berry
12 July 2016;Genre: Adventure
Up the creek is a fun tale of three friends and how they overcome the usual falling outs and disagreements that occur in all friendships. I liked the characters and illustrations that accompanied the story. Children liked moose, beaver and bear and were engaged laughing at the events. This boo...
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Zim Zam Zoom
Name: Lucy Newton
10 July 2016;Genre: Poetry
Zim Zam Zoom is full of exciting, adventurous poems. It is a collection of 16 poems, all of which are perfect for reading aloud and are accompanied by cartoon illustrations. They are suitable for children of all ages but they are probably aimed at children aged 5+. Some of the poems would be u...
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Miss Hazeltine's Home for Shy and Fearful Cats
Name: Lizi Coombs
05 July 2016;Genre: Adventure
This is a loveable book that I have thoroughly enjoyed reading! Miss Hazeltine opens a home for timid cats in the middle of a forest; people from all over town bring their cats who 'won't purr', or are 'hopeless' and she teaches them lessons on how to become...well..more catlike! Until one day...
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Painting Pepette
Name: Lizi Coombs
05 July 2016;Genre: Adventure
This lovely little story follows Josette, a young girl who lives in Paris. Josette lives in a grand house and wants to find an artist to paint a portrait of her beloved rabbit, Pepette, to hang on the wall with her ancestors. Her journey takes her to Montmartre, where she stumbles across paint...
