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Sunshine Simpson Cooks Up A Storm
Name: Donna Burkert
10 November 2023;Genre: Friends and family
Sunshine Simpson is back again, it’s a new year and a scary year as she and her friends plan for their transition to secondary school, away from the safety of what they know and potentially away from each other. It's all about to change and Sunshine doesn't like it. To make things worse, thing...
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The Ever-Changing Earth
Name: Maria
02 November 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
WOW! This is the newest book by Grahame Baker Smith and tells the story of the earth from the dinosaurs to today and how the earth has changed and continues to change. The illustrations are magnificent, almost photographic, and support the text and the concept of the book, allowing the...
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Girls Rule: 50 Women Who Changed the World
Name: Julie Broadbent
02 November 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
Written by Danielle Brown, British paralympic gold medallist and world champion archer, Girls Rule features 50 of the most inspirational women throughout history. Beginning with Danielle's introduction, we can see how passionate she is about inspiring young women, girls and di...
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A Hero Like Me
Name: Maria faithorn
01 November 2023;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
A Hero like Me takes its inspiration from the protest events which occurred in Bristol following the death of George Floyd in America in 2020. George Floyd, a black man, was killed by police officers. This event led to protests around the world. The Bristol march was organised...
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The Panda's Child
Name: Amanda Shipton
30 October 2023;Genre: Environment & Nature
The award-winning Welsh author Jackie Morris, who lives in a cottage held together with cobwebs, has yet again demonstrated her mastery with words. She has teamed with the incredible illustrator Cathy Fisher which is a stoke of genius. Through her art, Cathy demonstrates her deep connection wi...
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Welcome to the Arts: Dance
Name: Sue Wilsher
26 October 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
This beautifully illustrated, large format book is an absolute delight. It explores some of the many ways people dance as well as the joy this form of expression brings. Starting with 'Entrance', a section about set design, lighting and costume design, the book then takes the reader through se...
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When the Stars Come Out: Exploring the Magic and Mysteries of the Night-Time
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
20 October 2023;Genre: Environment & Nature
When The Stars Come Out is a glorious non-fiction book which immediately captured our attention. Since I was young, I have always been fascinated by the night sky and now my seven-year-old daughter is as captivated by the wonders of the universe as I am. In When the Sta...
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SCRAP
Name: Donna Burkert
20 October 2023;Genre: Science Fiction
Scrap is a misfit and a loner, just how he likes it. A robot living out his existence on The Pile in Somewhere 513. He wasn't always this way; robots weren't always this way. In fact, Somewhere 513 was supposed to be the new place for humans to live. The robots had been sent in to get everythi...
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Girls Rule: 50 Women Who Changed the World
Name: Jennifer Caddick
13 October 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
Girls Rule is a fantastic non-fiction book that celebrates female achievements throughout hundreds of years of history and is written by an inspirational role model herself, double Paralympic gold medalist and five times World Champion Archery sports star, Danielle Brown. This...
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The Taming of the Cat
Name: Jennifer Caddick
13 October 2023;Genre: Adventure
The Taming of the Cat is a charming (and cheese-filled) classic tale-within-a-tale story that enchants the reader completely. A nightly story is told by little mouse Brie, inside the cheese shop in which he lives, to fierce feline and enemy, Gorgonzola the cat. The minute mous...
