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I Love Books
Name: Maria Faithorn
19 August 2024;Genre: Picture Books
A great, laugh-out-loud book, perfect for all children, and particularly those reluctant readers! It's the end of the school term and, as the children leave the class, the teacher tells them to read a book over the holidays. Horror! This child HATES books! And a trip to the library - the most...
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Little Guides to Nature: Hello Fossils and Shells
Name: Jane Rew
19 August 2024;Genre: Environment & Nature
Glance at the common features of all four books in this series and the librarian/teacher/book-buying parent will soon be persuaded to invest: Helpful hardback format suited to taking outdoors, as is their fit into a rucksack pocket; Quality paper for durability; Stylish and colourful illustrat...
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Mariana and the Merchild
Name: Sue Wilsher
16 August 2024;Genre: Myths & Legends
An old lady name Mariana lives alone in a hut by the sea. Although she longs to befriend them, the village children run from her. One day, after a terrible storm, Mariana finds a crab in a rock pool which she takes home. Inside, she finds a beautiful merchild and instantly loves her. The villa...
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The Boy Who Painted The World
Name: Wendy Kelly
16 August 2024;Genre: Personal Growth
A lovely book, masquerading as a story, which is actually written to encourage you to let your inner artist out. The boy in the story is an accidental artist. He knocks paint over and is anxious about making a mess but luckily the helpful paintbrushes are on hand to encourage him to loo...
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The Night Whale
Name: Maria Faithorn
16 August 2024;Genre: Family & Home
The first thing that strikes you with this tale is the wonderful, colourful illustrations which are as magical as the story itself. The Night Whale is a story of dreams, imagination and touches on the concept of loss. The story begins with a child and her Nana on the h...
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Rabbit on the Rampage
Name: Maria
14 August 2024;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Rabbit on the Rampage was fun to read with my class because they were SO shocked by Rabbit's behaviour! Rabbit is busy enjoying activities that all children know about such as swimming, dance and the library but unfortunately mislays her "curly wurly carrot"....
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The Island Vet (2) - Rescue at Seal Bay
Name: Amanda Shipton
12 August 2024;Genre: Animals
This beautifully written story focuses on the turning the negative impact of tourism into a positive one. We all like to visit wonderful places and see amazing animals but we also all need to take responsibility for looking after their habitats and our environment. Through this story, Gill Lew...
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Dive, Dive into the Night Sea
Name: Maria Faithorn
12 August 2024;Genre: Environment & Nature
Dive, Dive, into the Night Sea will take the reader on an underwater adventure. Journey to the inky depths, down to the coral where an array of sea creatures live. Will you be brave enough to turn off the light and explore the darkness? When the time comes to leave, swim back...
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One-Button and the Sea
Name: Jacqueline Harris
09 August 2024;Genre: Family & Home
One-Button and the Sea is a story of refugees, uprooted from their homes and travelling across the sea to a new home. Grandpa tells One-Button the tale of how they moved to their new home, reminding him of the journey and how they returned home. Told with few wo...
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Little Guides to Nature: Hello Trees
Name: Jane Rew
09 August 2024;Genre: Environment & Nature
Glance at the common features of all four books in this series and the librarian/teacher/book-buying parent will soon be persuaded to invest: helpful hardback format suited to taking outdoors; as is their fit into a rucksack pocket; quality paper for durability; Stylish and colourful illustrat...
