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Name: Lucy Newton
28 August 2017;

Genre: Humour

A fantastically colourful book! Nibbles: The Dinosaur Guide follows Nibbles, a book eating 'monster', as he comes across a range of other similar creatures on his travels. Nibbles is responsible for lots of different holes that begin to appear throughout the book - he just can...

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Name: Kyle Matravers
26 August 2017;

Genre: Adventure

'Change the Shape' is a book that certainly makes you think. I found myself lost within its instructions, determined to complete each challenge set for me. I could certainly see this book being enjoyed by individuals buy also by a whole class. In school, this book can be used for many reason...

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Name: Lizi Coombs
25 August 2017;

Genre: Adventure

The Little People, Big Dreams series is a selection of charming books that tell the stories of outstanding people, from artists to scientists. Each story begins with the person as a child with a dream (hence the title of the series!) and this one tells about the life of Emmeline Pankhurst. The...

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Name: Marie Berry
22 August 2017;

Genre: Adventure

Ludwig the Sea Dog has been an really unexpected treat of a book to read. I have to admit when I opened it and found 3D glasses on the inside cover, I was a little scepticle. Normally I find 3D books to be quite poor on quality and pictures that are meant to be 3D don't stand out at all. This...

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Name: Emily Beale
20 August 2017;

Genre: Humour

Everyone's favourite monster is back and it appears that Nibbles, Emma Yarlett's book-eating monster, has developed a liking for non-fiction books. In Nibbles: The Dinosaur Guide, gigantic shaped holes have appeared in the Dinosaur Guide and the mischievous little yellow booki...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
18 August 2017;

Genre: Adventure

From a poor family, Marie worked very hard, winning recognition for her talent at school. Not able to go to university in Poland, where she was born, Marie moved to France where she soon excelled in maths and science, even though she was studying in a foreign language. Whilst there, she met Pierr...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
18 August 2017;

Genre: Adventure

Rosa grew up in Alabama where, although slavery had ended, there was still no equality. Whilst she walked to school, white children were taken on the bus; she could not use the same water fountain or entrance as white people; she could take the bus to work, but could only sit at the back. She kne...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
18 August 2017;

Genre: Adventure

As a child, Agatha would share a story each afternoon with her mother, often creating a better ending herself. When war started, Agatha had to put reading her detective novels aside to help wounded soldiers. However, she learnt much about poisons during this time which she later put to good use i...

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Name: Lizi Coombs
16 August 2017;

Genre: Adventure

I absolutely love this series of books and this one is no exception. An absolutely inspirational woman, the story simply tells the life story of Marie Curie; from moving to France in order to be able to study at university, to getting married and discovering radium and Polonium. The story plots...

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Name: Lauren Maidman
10 August 2017;

Genre: Adventure

Audrey Hepburn is from The Little People, Big Dreams series. This series is based on the lives of inspirational women who have changed the world. This is the story of Audrey Hepburn how she had a dream as a little girl and was determined to fulfil it. Audrey lived through war and through illness...

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