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British Museum: Talk Like an Egyptian
Name: Sue Wilsher
12 September 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
Talk Like an Egyptian is a sturdy hardback book, offering pages of information about Egyptian hieroglyphs and 125 stencils, allowing readers to create their own words and messages. Starting with an explanation of what hieroglyphs are, the information pages explore Jean-...
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Everybody Travels: Every One A Different Journey
Name: Maria
09 September 2024;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Everybody Travels needs to be in the hands of every child because it is AMAZING! This book explores the journeys of people around the world and delves into how we are all unique and different through the text... "Eleven people in a shoe shop. One will experience one of...
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Unicorn Academy: The Magical Guide (A Netflix series): An official guide
Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
06 September 2024;Genre: Fantasy
This guide to the Netflix animated series Unicorn Academy will appeal to any fan of the series. Focused on characters, not episodes or the world as a whole, it includes outlines of each main character and their unicorns, as well as the teachers, the villains, and the magical c...
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Reggie Rabbit: The Great Carrot Heist
Name: Jen Bevan
06 September 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Reggie Rabbit is an aspiring detective with the hat and jacket to match. He longs to follow in the footsteps of his hero Detective Fox but in Little Critter, where he lives, there is not much for him to do. He also needs a sidekick. In flaps Pipsquark to his school one day. Th...
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The Night of the Unicorn Dance (Unicorn Seekers 3)
Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
06 September 2024;Genre: Fantasy
The Night of the Unicorn Dance is the third title in the Unicorn Seekers series and although it is fine to read it without having read the other books, like I have, there is lots of referencing previous events and I think you will appreciate it more knowing th...
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How to Build a Rocket
Name: Jane Rew
04 September 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
From the bright, stylish cover and end papers to the informative content within, this is an attractive hardback. Playful illustrations, combining clarity and realism with humorous captions, add extra appeal. Author Fran is a scientist, but clearly a great team is behind...
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Peng and Spanners: When Pigs Go Bad!
Name: Jenny Caddick
26 August 2024;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
The second superhero graphic novel featuring a new delightful duo who are determined to defeat crime - sarcastic penguin Peng and gadget-genius cat sidekick, Spanner. This duo bicker, banter and bumble their way through another chaotic crime busting adventure in a gloriously vibrant co...
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Journey to Poo-topia (Poo Crew Adventures)
Name: Jane Rew
23 August 2024;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
I made the mistake of thinking Journey to Poo-topia (Poo Crew Adventures) was a graphic novel, i.e. a comic strip story. I now know to catalogue, shelve and recommend it as non-fiction, related to human anatomy, digestion and even technology. In a wacky but accurate way, it wi...
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Bertha and Blink: Rumble in the Jungle
Name: Lauren Maidman
22 August 2024;Genre: Adventure
Bertha and Blink: Rumble in the Jungle is a new adventure series all about Bertha the inventing bear. Bertha is a world renowned inventor who lives her life in the city with her inventing friends and winning awards. It all comes crashing down when an unsuspecting friend betray...
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Yomi and the Curse of Grootslang
Name: Jenny Caddick
20 August 2024;Genre: Adventure
Another awesome adventure set in South Africa and based upon fascinating African mythology and folklore. Yomi and younger brother Kayode are now fully fledged members of the S.B.L - The Sacred Beast League, an organisation devoted to learning and protecting the Nkara; sacred beasts of the land...
