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Lola and Larch Make a Winter Wish
Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
14 November 2024;Genre: Magical Realism
Lola and Larch Make a Winter Wish is the third title in the series about a girl and a fairy who are best friends. As in the previous adventures, the pair find themselves having to deal with the bad fairy Euphorbia Spurge's attempts to sabotage the fairy world. In this i...
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Supersized Squirrel and the Big Stink
Name: Amanda Shipton
07 November 2024;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Supersized Squirrel and the Big Stink is the second book in this exciting graphic novel series. The author has worked hard to identify the interests and humour of his target audience and this is hugely effective throughout. Carefully organised into bite sized chapters, with ca...
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Tasty Tales
Name: Sue Wilsher
07 November 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
Tasty Tales is a fascinating book which offers 'facts and fables about our favourite foods'. Each story explores the origin of a well-known dish, piquing the reader's interest in countries and events from around the world which they might previously have been unaware of. It is...
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The Arctic Fox
Name: Laura
01 November 2024;Genre: Animals
Ellie and her family are about to travel to Lapland for their Christmas holidays, and Ellie is excited for the special family holiday. On a school visit to a museum before the end of term, Ellie becomes intrigued by the idea of arctic foxes and after some research finds that they are still rar...
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Space: From Sputnik to the International Space Station
Name: Sue Wilsher
01 November 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
Space: From Sputnik to the International Space Station starts by looking at rockets with labelled diagrams, supporting readers in identifying their components. It then follows the development of space exploration from Sputnik, the first satellite in in space to manned pace fli...
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Mermaid Academy: Harper and Splash
Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
28 October 2024;Genre: Fantasy
Mermaid Academy: Harper and Splash is the sixth installment in the Mermaid Academy series created by those behind Unicorn Academy. These standalone books focus on one particular merm...
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Maisie Vs Antarctica
Name: Jo Clarke
16 October 2024;Genre: Adventure
In Maisie Vs Antarctica, Maisie is an imaginative, funny 11-year-old who lives with a dull and rather unadventurous dad. Maisie loves to write and to conjure up fantastical tales whilst her dad earns his living writing a series of 'How To..' guides on topics the likes of which...
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Reggie Rabbit: The Ghost of Seagull Rock
Name: Amanda Shipton
15 October 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The Reggie Rabbit series is the perfect combination of narrative and graphic novel which will keep the young chapter book reader from beginning to end. Perfect for any library, book corner or reading study group, this second book is every bit as engaging as th...
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Magical Mountain Rescue: The Wildsmith #4
Name: Beverley Somerset
15 October 2024;Genre: Fantasy
Wildsmith Rowan and her family return to Holderby, when they learn that Prince David has been kidnapped. His mother, Queen Silvana, believes that the Estrian leaders are responsible. Rowan and her friend Leo, whose mother now leads the Estrian people, know that this is untrue. Queen Silvana gi...
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University of Cambridge: There's No Such Thing as a Silly Question
Name: Sue Wilsher
11 October 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
One of my favourite phrases as a teacher (and as a mum!) is always 'there’s no such thing as a silly question', which obviously led to children asking me some very weird and wonderful things! However, it is through asking those questions that curiosity is both satisfied and piqued, making <str...
