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The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish
Name: Wendy Kelly
22 September 2023;Genre: Picture Books
The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish is a lovely picture book but I suspect it may have limited market appeal- it's very niche! However, if you have any budding explorers in your family or classroom then this is the perfect book to inspire them. The book is an acco...
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A Dinosaur at the Bus Stop: Poems to Have Fun With
Name: Wendy Kelly
22 September 2023;Genre: Poetry
A Dinosaur at the Bus Stop: Poems to Have Fun With is a lovely little book of engaging poems, ideal for six, seven and eight-year-olds. Each poem is short, clear and accompanied by wonderful black and white line drawings. There is a range of subjects but the main thing about t...
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The Wild Robot
Name: Amanda Shipton
19 September 2023;Genre: Environment & Nature
The Wild Robot is an incredible story from the award-winning Peter Brown. The attention to detail within the text and images thought this story is incredible. After the boat transporting her sinks and a curious otter presses the button on the back of her neck, Robot Roz opens...
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The Wild Robot Escapes (The Wild Robot 2)
Name: Amanda Shipton
19 September 2023;Genre: Environment & Nature
The Wild Robot Escapes is the enchanting illustrated sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling The Wild Robot. For all of those who fell in love with Roz and Brightbill whilst reading The Wild Robot, this book will make you to fall in lov...
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Who Let the Words Out?
Name: Sue Wilsher
15 September 2023;Genre: Poetry
Once again, Joshua Seigal offers a cornucopia of poetic treats in his new collection, Who Let the Words Out?. With poems about cats putting their rear ends in your face, a mathematical haiku, what NEVER to do and the problems of precipitation, there is plenty to set the reader...
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A first book of Dinosaurs
Name: maria faithorn
15 September 2023;Genre: Poetry
This well written and beautifully illustrated book will definitely be a child’s favourite and be read over and over! A First Book of Dinosaurs is divided into the chapters of 'Meet the Dinosaurs, Eat or be Eaten, Dinosaur Families and The End. OR is it?' Each dinosaur or theme...
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Inspiring Inventors Who Are Changing Our Future: People Power series
Name: Stephen Leitch
13 September 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
Inspiring Inventors Who Are Changing Our Future gives a fascinating insight into inventors and their inventions that are having an impact on millions of lives throughout the world today. Many were unknown to me - both inventor and invention - and that's what made this a really...
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And I Climbed, And I Climbed
Name: Sue Wilsher
11 September 2023;Genre: Poetry
And I Climbed and I Climbed is a remarkable collection of poems, focusing on Cosmo, a young boy whose life changed forever when he fell out of a tree in his garden. Having a great deal to come to terms with, these poems explore his experiences. Poet, Simon Lightbrown has dra...
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We are all Astronauts!
Name: Lucy Hopkins
08 September 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
Another great book from Kate Pankhurst about women doing amazing things! We are all Astronauts! starts with a little girl called Luna who wants to be an astronaut. It's a great book that is packed with facts and information all about being an astronaut but presented as a story...
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A Whale of a Time: A Funny Poem for Every Day of the Year
Name: Sue Wilsher
05 September 2023;Genre: Poetry
The latest in Nosy Crow's beautiful cloth bound poetry anthologies, A Whale of a Time offers a humorous poem for each day of the year. Sharing works from all over the world, the collection uses regional spellings to remain faithful to the original voice of each poet. Arranged...
