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Darwin's Super Pooping Worm Spectacular
Name: Wendy Kelly
01 July 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
Darwin's Super Pooping Worm Spectacular - now available in paperback - is a very niche book, which will appeal to a very particular group of children. It tells the story of Charles Darwin's fascination with earthworms, particularly their poo, which he worked out was the key to...
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Crookhaven: The Island Heist (Book 3)
Name: Jenny Caddick
28 June 2024;Genre: Adventure
The Island Heist is a thrilling third visit to Crookhaven (the school where young criminals hone and sharpen their skills but all in the name of becoming criminally yet morally good citizens). Pickpocket extraordinaire Gabriel is now in his third year a...
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Mermaid Academy: Millie and Storm
Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
26 June 2024;Genre: Fantasy
Millie and Storm is the fifth instalment in the Mermaid Academy series created by the team behind the Unicorn Academy series. Each title is named after a student and their dolphin companion and puts them centre stage of the story in much the same way the Unico...
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Live Like a Viking: Discovering the Secrets of the Vikings
Name: Jenny Caddick
26 June 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
Live Like a Viking: Discovering the Secrets of the Vikings is a beautifully presented and incredibly informative non-fiction book that delves into the history of the Vikings. These infamous, "bloodthirsty raiders" were so much more than fierce warriors on the hunt for loot and...
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Fantastically Great Women Sports Stars and their Stories
Name: Jane Rew
21 June 2024;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
Racial prejudice, stereotyping, parental or societal expectations, disadvantage, 'disability' - all these have presented obstacles to success to women down the ages. But there have always been those who have risen to the challenge; whose courage and determination is truly inspiring. <st...
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Max Magic: The Incredible Holiday Hideout (Max Magic 3)
Name: Donna Burkert
17 June 2024;Genre: Adventure
Max continues his madcap magical adventures in Stephen Mulhern's third book in the Max Magic series, Max Magic: The Incredible Holiday Hideout. In this adventure, readers will return to the crazy world of Max as he learns to juggle his learnt magic skills with the special magi...
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Bird, Bee and Bug Houses: Homes and Habitats for Garden Wildlife
Name: Jenny Caddick
10 June 2024;Genre: Environment & Nature
Bird, Bee and Bug Houses is a beautifully crafted nature book, packed full of information, ideas and instructions on activities to help young readers learn about and create their own bird, bee and bug houses and contribute to supporting and conserving the natural habitats and...
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Outdoor Science: 30 Awesome STEM Experiments to Try at Home
Name: Jenny Caddick
07 June 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
Having already read and reviewed two other fantastic non-fiction activity books by this duo of authors (Science School and Kitchen Science), I knew that this book would be a colourful outburst of lively, fun and engaging science activities for young readers. Outdoor Science: 30...
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Freya's Gold
Name: Jennifer Caddick
04 June 2024;Genre: Adventure
Freya's Gold is a perfectly perilous and deliciously dramatic middle grade novel with a pacey plot, an endearingly under-confident heroine, a sharply suspicious and perfectly coiffured stranger and an unusual new acquaintance found in the unlikeliest place. The seaside...
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Dungeon Runners Level 1: Hero Trial
Name: Jane Rew
01 June 2024;Genre: Adventure
Dungeon Runners Level 1: Hero Trial is a great book to put into the hands of those newly independent readers who are drawn to the fantasy titles their older siblings are reading. Here, in Dungeon Runners, they have a story which will stretch their reading skill by its use of l...
