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Name: Jane Rew
08 March 2022;

Genre: Non Fiction

Around the World in 80 Musical Instruments, a striking hardback, begins with a Contents list and brief explanation of how musical instruments can be categorised and, hence, how this book is arranged - into sections devoted to Percussion, Stringed and Wind, as well one on 'weir...

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Name: Carol Wright
04 March 2022;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Magical! This hardback, non-fiction book does what it says in the title - exploring the magic of the seasons. You may think you know all about the seasons but there is so much more than the weather to discover. The Magic of the Seasons is an in-depth knowledge book that...

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Name: Sharon Porter
03 March 2022;

Genre: Non Fiction

Leonardo Da Vinci's Life of Invention is the third in the award winning series of non-fiction books by Jake Williams and I can see why. Not only is the information in the book accessible for children reading the book, but the double page spreads are so beautifully illustrated...

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Name: Kelly Buxton
03 March 2022;

Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels

 The Aquanaut is a humorous graphic novel with a Nemo inspired feel about saving sea life. Narratives intertwine and collide with themes of loss, family and solitude. A group of enigmatic sea-life characters cause havoc on land in search of paradise for marine life, a g...

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Name: Lauren Maidman
03 March 2022;

Genre: Science Fiction

Cosmic Creatures is a new series of books written by the brilliant Tom Huddleston. Set on the planet Vela, a group of humans have travelled to new planets in search of life, animals and plants. Charlie and her family are one of these families. In The Runaway Rumblebear...

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Name: Donna Burkert
03 March 2022;

Genre: Animals

The only thing that Meg loves is horses. She loves her riding lessons and cannot wait for each one to arrive. But when dad's working hours are reduced, money is tight, and Meg can only go riding occasionally. She dreams of horses every night. And then one morning, it seems as though her wish h...

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Name: Carol Wright
02 March 2022;

Genre: Environment & Nature

Ollie Spark and the Accidental Adventure written by Gillian Cross Illustrated by Alan Snow Ollie Spark loves mending machines and solving mysteries! Ollie Spark loves to take machines apart and modify them. Aunt Caz, who has been signed by a publisher to write a series of spy...

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Name: Catherine Kus
01 March 2022;

Genre: Fantasy

I recently read Dragon Storm: Tomas and Ironskin and really enjoyed it so I was interested to see what Dragon Storm: Cara and Silverthief would be like. I was concerned that perhaps they would be all the same. But I have to...

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Name: Jemma Jeffrey
28 February 2022;

Genre: Young fiction

I read The Marvellous Granny Jinks and Me to my daughter at bedtime over the course of two weeks and we both loved it. Based on a true story, we get to know and love Jada and her fun, fabulous Granny. When Jada finds a magical box of tricks, we learn how Granny’s late h...

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Name: Wendy Kelly
28 February 2022;

Genre: Non Fiction

Part of the incredibly popular Little People, Big Dreams series, this short biography of American poet Amanda Gorman is a gorgeously illustrated tome. It recounts her life from childhood to the present day, including her struggles with speech and visits to a speech therapist....

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