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Solve Your Own Mystery: The Transylvanian Express
Name: Jennifer Caddick
13 October 2023;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The Solve Your Own Mystery series is such a great, fun, interactive detective genre set of books for younger, independent readers. The latest in the series, The Transylvanian Express, is a lively, quick-moving and extremely fun adventure. You, the reader, alon...
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Mermaid Academy: Maya and Rainbow
Name: Amanda Shipton
12 October 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Mermaid Academy: Maya and Rainbow is an action-packed underwater adventure for young readers. Beautifully illustrated throughout and with a glittery cover! From the authors and illustrator of the bestselling Unicorn Academy series. Hidden deep beneath t...
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British Museum: Celebrate!
Name: Hayley Summerfield
10 October 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
British Museum: Celebrate! is a beautifully written book by Laura Mucha, published in collaboration with The British Museum. It is a collective feast of 50 festivals celebrated around the world. The world's most exciting festivals are celebrated in this book from different cou...
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Girls Rule: 50 Women Who Changed the World
Name: Louisa Farrow
04 October 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
In her follow up to Run Like a Girl, Dannielle Brown introduces fifty incredible 'women who changed the world'. The selection of women is diverse in every sense but all the women have one thing in common: they had...
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A Whole World of Art: A time-travelling trip through a whole world of art
Name: Julie Broadbent
01 October 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
A Whole World of Art is a time-travelling trip through the world of art, taking in 27 scenes from art history and going right around the world. This book is a fascinating and a very different take on introducing children to the world of art. As we follow our two guides, Alzena...
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The Star Whale
Name: Amanda Shipton
28 September 2023;Genre: Poetry
If you are looking for a current, up-to-date book of poems to share with Primary pupils, look no further. The Star Whale is one of the best collections of poems that I have read in a long time that focuses on the issues that are important to our pupils. Nicola Davies ha...
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Our Rights!: Stories and Poems About Children's Rights
Name: Louisa Farrow
22 September 2023;Genre: Personal Growth
This new anthology, Our Rights, explores the principles enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child through poems and short stories by a diverse and impressive array of contemporary children's authors, thoughtfully illustrated in black and white by Ru...
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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...
