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Clem and Crab
Name: Mandy Abel
23 July 2019;Genre: Environment & Nature
Clem and her older sister live a bus ride away from the seaside, so they go to the beach every weekend. Clem's sister likes to sit on their beach hut verandah to read and dream, while Clem enjoys beachcombing, searching for shells, pretty stones, pieces of sea glass and other treasure. Clem al...
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The Adventures of Harry Stevenson
Name: Ellen Green
22 July 2019;Genre: Adventure
What a delightful young fiction read, perfect for emerging readers and those needing a little encouragement - and especially if they happen to love creatures who are small, fluffy and squeak! Harry Stevenson is a guinea pig who is very attached to his 7 year old, football-mad owner, Billy. Unfo...
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Happy Birthday Sausage
Name: Lauren Maidman
12 July 2019;Genre: Young fiction
Bloomsbury Young Readers have released a new set of 24 banded books for children working at phase 6 phonics or above. They are brilliant for those children who like a challenge as they are broken into small chapters which makes them easily accessible. The stories selected have a real range of sto...
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Iced Out
Name: Lizi Backhouse
12 July 2019;Genre: Adventure
Wilfred Walrus and Neville Narwhal aren't like the rest of the pupils at their school; they are the only ones who aren't seals. Because of this, they don't like going to school, they don't like each other and they don't fit in. Until a new student, Betty Beluga, joins and the pair are smitten!...
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The Day War Came
Name: Nikki Stiles
11 July 2019;Genre: Adventure
Wow! From the minute I began to read this story I felt the pull on my heartstrings and I was gripped. As a Teacher from a 'School of Sanctuary' with an embedded commitment to being a safe and welcoming place for all, this really was the perfect story to come across. The Day War Came (now availab...
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Hello Lighthouse
Name: Lauren Maidman
23 June 2019;Genre: Adventure
Hello Lighthouse is the new story written by Sophie Blackall, author of Hello Winnie. The beautifully written story is about a lighthouse keeper and his time living in a lighthouse. The story starts with a new lighthouse keeper moving in and him getting used to living in a lighthouse, with all th...
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Where Does The Sun Go?
Name: Lizi Backhouse
21 June 2019;Genre: Adventure
The TechTots stem science books make scientific processes accessible for young children and answer questions about science. In this book, the tech toys wonder where the sun goes? They conduct an experiment using a torch, a globe and a flag to illustrate how the earth rotates giving us night and...
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The Usborne Book of the Moon
Name: Kyle Matravers
16 June 2019;Genre: Adventure
The Usborne book of the Moon has been published with the 50th anniversary of the moon landing in mind. Aimed at primary aged children, this text (written by Laura Cowan) helps children develop a better understand of the moon. The book starts in a more traditional fiction text way, but then mo...
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The Little Book of Rainforest Animal Sounds
Name: Emily Beale
06 June 2019;Genre: Adventure
You may never have stepped into the depths of a rainforest but you may be able to imagine its sights and sounds. The Little Book of Rainforest Animal Sounds brings those sounds to life; the tuneful twittering of a bird-of-paradise, the throaty call of the jaguar and the honking sound of the Tokay...
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Ella May Does It Her Way
Name: Lizi Backhouse
05 June 2019;Genre: Adventure
A nicely illustrated book, the story follows Ella May through a day of walking backwards after being told it's good to try new things. The details in the illustrations are great and could spark fantastic conversations with younger readers, however the story itself is a bit limited and doesn't r...
