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STEM Starters: Science / Art
Name: Sue Wilsher
12 February 2018;Genre: Adventure
Stem Starters: Science and Stem Starters: Art - Designed to encourage boys and girls from all backgrounds take an interest in the STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths), these two books from the series offer a range of activities to engage and inspire. The Science Activity B...
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The Travels of Ermine
Name: Emily Beale
10 February 2018;Genre: Adventure
Ermine is on a trip around the world, first stop New York City and the home of Michael Megabanks. Recently adopted by the Grand Duchess Maria Von Schnitzel, Ermine has become her protege and is fortunate to be completing her education whilst travelling and visiting the friends of the Duke and Duc...
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The Day that Aliens nearly Ate our Brains
Name: June Hughes
30 January 2018;Genre: Adventure
Freddy is desperate to watch a wrestling match but he does not have satellite TV. Fortunately, his neighbour does, and Freddy, with the aid of his friend Sal and various bits of kitchen equipment, intends to latch onto his neighbour's signal to enable him to watch the ultimate title fight. Unfort...
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Meet the Ancient Romans
Name: Sam Phillips
28 January 2018;Genre: Non Fiction
This book is just great, ideal for any young historian! I almost wish I was back in Primary School myself; a project on the Ancient Romans using a book like this would be easy. Packed full of relevant clearly written facts and information, supported by simple illustrations and humorous annotation...
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Witch for a Week
Name: Erin Foote
23 January 2018;Genre: Adventure
Elsie Pickles helps to run the family shop in Smallbridge. One day the local witch Magenta Sharp advertises for a caretaker for her tower in the forest. Elsie takes the position and there begins a week of adventure and fun! Elsie Pickles is a brilliant female character and she is just the righ...
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Safari Pug
Name: Rachael Salmon
18 January 2018;Genre: Animals
What a lovely book! The first thing that struck me were the illustrations in green and yellow, with their echoes of Dr Seuss. Seuss-like too was the way the story meandered and rambled through various unlikely scenarios, and yet it somehow still had one paw in reality. As I am used to reading bo...
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The Accidental Father Christmas
Name: Erin Foote
17 January 2018;Genre: Adventure
This is my kind of story! Ben has had enough of impostor Santas, and sets a trap to catch the real one. But it all goes wrong and Ben ends up chasing a forgetful Santa through town. A hilarious story from the brilliant author Tom McLaughlin. I laughed throughout the entire story. Once you star...
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Rabbit and Bear, Attack of the Snack
Name: Sam Phillips
08 January 2018;Genre: Adventure
I loved this book! Sadly I've never read any of the other Rabbit and Bear stories but I certainly will now. This beautifully illustrated book tells a very funny story of the unlikely friendship between a rabbit and a bear. It's an ideal choice for early readers ready for a 'step-up' from picture...
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Bee Boy, Clash of the Killer Queens
Name: Sam Phillips
08 January 2018;Genre: Adventure
Melvin Meadly doesn't have many friends, most of the other children at school don't like the same things Melvin does, they just don't get him! Melvin spends most of his time looking after his bees with his next-door neighbour Dan, or at least he did before Dan moved away and now the bees are the...
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STEM Starters: Maths, Technology and Physics
Name: Jacqueline Harris
04 January 2018;Genre: Adventure
These books are a nicely presented package of activity and non-fiction. They are in soft colours and really attractively designed and illustrated by Vicky Barker, the text being written by different authors for the different subject matter. These are three of a set of six, the others being Scienc...