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Who's Afraid of the Light
Name: Jane Rew
18 July 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
A glow-in-the-dark cover. Now that's appealing for a start (although this book is eye-catching even in daylight). Open it up and you immediately get a sense that, while it belongs in 'non-fiction', it doesn't take its subject entirely seriously. After all, who's heard of seagulls in sunglasses...
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Call of the Titanic
Name: Lisa watkins
14 July 2023;Genre: Historical Fiction
Call of the Titanic is one of the best books I have read about the infamous Titanic. It is a gripping adventure story of stowaway Clara who befriends an enormous dog - Rigel. The story tells the tale of the special friendship formed between the two when the Titanic collides wi...
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Agent 9: Flood-a-geddon!
Name: Elen Green
14 July 2023;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Agent 9: Flood-a-geddon is the start of a new graphic novel series about Agent 9, a cat-like character who has incredible super-spy skills but who dives into missions without thinking things through, resulting in hilarious mishaps and inevitable 'I-told-you-so's' from Agent 9'...
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Chews Your Own Tasty Adventure
Name: Maria
13 July 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
Chews Your Own Tasty Adventure is a book to love and enjoy with all the family. This gorgeous book explores ingredients including flour, sugar, milk, cinnamon and so many more. Each ingredient is illustrated with humour and the reader is given an explanation of what the ingred...
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The Story of Conservation: A first book about protecting nature
Name: Lucy Hopkins
05 July 2023;Genre: Environment & Nature
A beautifully illustrated book with a very important message. The Story of Conservation is all about how to protect our world and the natural environment that fills it. It starts by describing the landscape during prehistoric times when dinosaurs died out and humans began to i...
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Spell Like a Ninja
Name: Lucy Hopkins
04 July 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
A great book which children can use to help them to spell independently, or their grown ups can use to help them when tackling spelling at home. Spell Like a Ninja starts by explaining different spelling strategies that can be used when navigating the complex world of spellin...
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Yomi and the Fury of Ninki Nanka
Name: Jennifer Caddick
03 July 2023;Genre: Myths & Legends
Yomi and the Fury of Ninki Nanka is a fast-paced, fun and lively blend of modern mystery with traditional African mythology. This is an exciting, fresh new adventure with lashings of perilous and daring escapades by curious, investigative siblings, Yomi and her younger brother...
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The House With A Dragon In It.
Name: Jennifer Caddick
01 July 2023;Genre: Family & Home
A completely , captivating , magical and mesmerizing tale. The pairing of author Nick Lake and illustrator Emily Gravett is just superb. As with the book, Locked Out Lily, in The House With a Dragon in it the duo have created an eerie, moo...
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Rory’s Room Of Rectangles
Name: Sharon Porter
01 July 2023;Genre: Family & Home
I loved Rory's Room of Rectangles by Ian Eagleton. Not just for the real story, which made me realise that my dad and step-dad are both there for me, but also for the way art is used to show feelings. I think Ian Eagleton must have had his parents split up to really know how it can feel so lon...
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The Story of Conservation: A first book about protecting nature
Name: Lorraine ansell
01 July 2023;Genre: Environment & Nature
The Story of Conservation is a beautifully illustrated first introduction to how humans have and continue to impact the environment, both positive and negative. Simple explanatory text is coupled with rich and lively illustrations that will appeal to children, accompanied at t...
