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Bella Loves Bugs
Name: Maria Faithorn
19 April 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
Bella Loves Bugs is an informative narrative which follows a day in the life of little bug-loving Bella, who wants to be an entromologist when she is older. Packed full of fun facts and information, this engaging and colourful text will enthuse and excite young children to car...
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Billy loves birds
Name: Maria Faithorn
19 April 2022;Genre: Animals
Billy loves Birds is a brilliantly informative narrative which follows a day in the life of little bird-loving Billy, who is off to Forest School and is always on the lookout for new feathery friends. Packed full of fun facts and information, this engaging and colourful text w...
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The Girl Who Planted Trees
Name: Ashley Clayton
19 April 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
The Girl Who Planted Trees is a wonderfully written book that ties in perfectly with one of our school values: perseverance. The story teaches great resilience and determination when things look bad and don't go the way of the main character. This story had the the Year...
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The Journey Home
Name: Sharon Porter
16 April 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
To escape the melting sea-ice, Polar Bear sets off to find a new home. What he does find is a collection of new friends who join him in also looking for a new home. With a strong environmental theme, The Journey Home asks its readers to consider the impact humans are having on...
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Wellington's Big Day Out
Name: Elen Green
16 April 2022;Genre: Picture Books
It's Wellington's birthday, and now he's a year older he's starting to feel much more grown up. Until, that is, he tries on his new birthday present - a smart blue jacket - and discovers that it's too big for him. Or is it that Wellington is too small? Seeing his disappointment, his fat...
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Let's Go Outside!
Name: Wendy Kelly
14 April 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
Those of us who were children in the 1980's will remember the TV programme 'Why Don't You' telling us to 'switch off the TV and go and do something less boring instead'. This book is a brilliant set of suggestions to do just that. Let's Go Outside! is a large, good qual...
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Once Upon a Big Idea
Name: Maria Aldred
14 April 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
Once Upon a Big Idea is book is a brilliant journey through lots of important inventions in our world. The clever rhyming text meanders beautifully through inventions that have changed the world and our lives. Each double page spread draws you in with the vibrant illustrations...
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The Eyebrows of Doom
Name: Maria
14 April 2022;Genre: Humour
The Eyebrows of Doom is a hilarious book! We meet big bear Dave who is happily sweeping the floor until the eyebrows of doom enter his life. After jumping onto Dave, these naughty creatures cause havoc as they invade the lives of so many on their mischievous travels, causing a...
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The Boys
Name: Maria Faithorn
07 April 2022;Genre: Personal Growth
The Boys is a fantastic tale of four close friends - Tan, Rey, Nattie and Bobby. The story follows the four boys, each with their own individual personality and interest, from their early childhood where they would spend their time playing together at the beach. The beach was...
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A Day in the Life of Big Cats: What Do Lions, Tigers and Panthers Get up to all day?
Name: Lizi Backhouse
05 April 2022;Genre: Animals
This is a gorgeous non-fiction book from Neon Squid who are dedicated to publishing information books that make a wide range of topics accessible and intriguing to young readers by using a style that's similar to story telling, combined with the usual features of a non-fiction text. <st...
