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The Ultimate Guide to Growing Dragons
Name: Jenny Caddick
17 September 2022;Genre: Magical Realism
A highly anticipated and welcome return to the dragons. The Ultimate Guide to Growing Dragons is a wonderful chance for fans of Andy Shepherd to catch up with her heart-warming set of characters - human and winged alike. For readers new to the delight of these dragons, it will...
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When the Storks Came Home
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
17 September 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
When the Storks Came Home is an incredible, fictionalised retelling of a true nature story; that of the reintroduction of white storks in the UK. These incredible birds have been brought back from the brink of extinction; 600 years ago their numbers dwindled due to human hunti...
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2023 Nature Month-by-month: A children’s Almanac
Name: Sharon Porter
17 September 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
2023 Nature Month-by-month: A Children's Almanac, published with the National Trust, beautifully illustrates the passing of time with fascinating facts and detailed drawings. It is one of those books that the children wanted to return to again and again, even looking up their...
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Time Travel at Puddle Lane
Name: Lizi Backhouse
15 September 2022;Genre: Adventure
Ariella and Yosef notice that their school librarian keeps coming back to the library covered in mud. They can't resist investigating and end up transported back in time to Georgian London, where they meet the founder of their school. Time Travel at Puddle Lane is split...
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Sindhu and Jeet's Missing Star Mystery
Name: Lizi Backhouse
15 September 2022;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Sindhu and Jeet's missing star mystery is a book with three short stories inside; the stories are fun, fast paced and easy to follow - although you could argue that they're a little rushed! Together, Sindhu and Jett solve the mystery of a woman who has left two wills, a missing movie star and...
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The Secret School Invasion
Name: Sam
14 September 2022;Genre: Funny Stories
If you're ooking for a book to encourage reading for pleasure and build reading stamina in newly independent readers, then The Secret School Invasion by Pamela Butchart is just what the book you need. This laugh-out-loud account of the amalgamation of two rival schools will ha...
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Always, Clementine
Name: Nicola Mansfield
12 September 2022;Genre: Animals
It's a strange thing to say when asked by a friend why you're crying and you answer that a mouse made you do it. The look you receive is one of confusion. I simply put this book, Always, Clementine, into my friend's hands and told them to read it, that they'd understand. <...
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Always, Clementine
Name: Catherine
11 September 2022;Genre: Animals
What a lovely book! It is emotional, fun, informative and exciting all at the same time! Always, Clementine tells the tale of a little mouse called Clementine who escapes from a laboratory which tests on animals. Clementine misses her friend Rosie the chimp and writes letter...
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The Lucky Bottle
Name: Hayley Summerfield
10 September 2022;Genre: Adventure
The Lucky Bottle by Chris Wormell is a wonderful adventure that uncorks a little bit of magic to retell a tale that seems so familiar but is truly unique. Having run away from home and lied about his age, Jack finds himself onboard a ship with a fate of doom. When the storm hi...
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The Secret School Invasion
Name: Jane Rew
09 September 2022;Genre: Funny Stories
I can see why Pamela Butchart's books are so popular with our children. Her stories, with Thomas Flintham's fantastic illustrations, are full of energy and fun. Sometimes it's the sort of fun you'd wish for at your own school; sometimes the sort you're very glad happens elsewhere, to people li...
