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The Jackal who thought he was a Peacock
Name: Louise Gahan
11 April 2018;Genre: Adventure
This story is retold from the 13th-century Persian mystic and poet, Rumi. It is about a jackal who thinks his brown and grey fur is boring and wants to be a peacock. So in his quest to transform himself he begins to collect colourful things to stick to his fur so he, too, could be as beautiful an...
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Du Iz Tak?
Name: Louise Gahan
10 April 2018;Genre: Adventure
Young and old will be captivated by this book through its sheer brilliance and originality. A book about two damselflies, a plant, some other mini beasts and an intriguing 'bug language'. A tiny shoot unfolds and begins to grow, as ants, beetles and damselflies look on in wonder and imagine wh...
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The Parrot and the Merchant
Name: Louise Gahan
10 April 2018;Genre: Adventure
The Parrot and the Merchant is a story based on a thirteenth century fable about a merchant who trades goods between Persia and India. However, the merchant this time takes shape as a woman Mah Jahan, who is depicted as a strong, self determined figure adorned with beautiful and exquisitely desig...
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Not Just a Book...
Name: Lucy Newton
08 April 2018;Genre: Adventure
This picture book is all about how wonderful books are - not just for reading but for so many other reasons! These reasons include using it as a hat, shooing away bears, keeping wasps out of your drink, building something with books as blocks and swatting flies! It's a clever, thought-provoking...
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What's Your Favourite Colour?
Name: Emily Beale
06 April 2018;Genre: Adventure
Do you have a favourite colour? Did you know that Eric Carle's favourite colour is yellow? Yellow like the sun. In his new book 'What's Your Favourite Colour' Eric explains why he loves yellow and invites 15 favourite children's book illustrators to share their favourite colours with us. This is...
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Paradise Found
Name: Emily Beale
06 April 2018;Genre: Adventure
Albie, the farmer's dog, wakes one morning to find that his companion Nellie has disappeared. Always together, Albie sets off in search of her. First he investigates the kitchen; The fire place, smell of food and cold stone floor are all the same but Nellie isn't there and her food bowl hasn't be...
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What on Earth? Trees
Name: Kyle Matravers
02 April 2018;Genre: Adventure
What on Earth? Trees is a bright, vibrant and informative non fiction text that teaches children all they need to know about trees. The books covers everything from what a tree is made of, how one grows and the difference in leaves. All the information shared is done so in a way that can be und...
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The Last Wolf
Name: Kyle Matravers
02 April 2018;Genre: Adventure
Set 100 years or so after the original tale of Little Red Riding Hood, Mini Grey has created a wonderful story with an inventive modern day twist. One day Little Red sets off alone into the wood in search of a wolf to catch but the woods aren't all they seem to be. Her mum is understandably not...
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Life on Earth: Ocean
Name: Lizi Backhouse
30 March 2018;Genre: Adventure
This non-fiction book answers 100 questions about Oceans. through a series of lift-flaps, illustrations and text boxes that are designed to look bright and engaging. The sentences are simple and use subject specific terminology. One in a series of books, this is easier to digest as each page i...
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The Night Gardener
Name: Marie Berry
28 March 2018;Genre: Adventure
Normally when you open a book, you pass the first couple of pages where the publishing details are etc... But before you open the Night Gardener it is really important to read the pictures from page 1 (where all the boring info is printed on the road). Look at this page carefully and study what...
