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Earth is Big
Name: Kristen Hopwood
22 October 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
Earth is Big is a colourful book of comparisons that puts our planet into perspective in its place in the universe and makes you think about it in a different way. The comparisons are thorough and not always what you might expect. For example, the first page discusses how big...
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The Cat and the Devil
Name: Lucy Newton
15 October 2021;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
What a strange story! The Cat and the Devil is a quirky read with some very interesting pictures. The story comes from a letter than was originally written by the author to his grandson and is an old French folktale, retold with an Irish twist. The folktale tells the story of...
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Everything You Know About Dinosaurs is Wrong
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
15 October 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
Dinosaurs… they were large, scary, cold-blooded, stupid animals that ruled the world millions of years ago during the Jurassic period, where a T-rex would roar at a Stegosaurus…right? Wrong! Tyrannosaurus and Stegosaurus lived so far apart in time that humans are closer to living with a T-rex...
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The Biggest Footprint
Name: Jennifer Caddick
15 October 2021;Genre: Information books
Imagine all 8 billion humans all smooshed together into one giant mega massive human... This is such a clever, engaging and thought provoking way to look at the impact and damage that the human race, in its entirety, is causing the Planet Earth. Creating one huge human (3km tall and wei...
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When Fishes Flew: The Story of Elena's War
Name: Jo Clarke
15 October 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
When Fishes Flew is a journey tale from continent to continent and from modern day to World War 2 and then to ancient Greece. Written as a mixture of narrative and diary entry, the story has a personal feel to it as told through the eyes of Nandi, the main character. Starting...
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The Boy with Wings
Name: Jacqueline Harris
15 October 2021;Genre: Adventure
Tunde is an ordinary kid in an ordinary school. He knows he is adopted, his parents love him and support him and he has a group of close friends who he hangs out with. His only problem is a child at school, Quinn and his gang of bullies. They make fun of Tunde and Tunde feels particularly alon...
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Beetles for Breakfast
Name: Bryony Davies
15 October 2021;Genre: Information books
Beetles for Breakfast and other weird and wonderful ways to save the planet is a beautiful hardback from Flying Eye books written by Madeline Finlay and illustrated by Josh Choi. The book explores the scientific advancements that are in progress to try and lessen the impact of...
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A Puppy's First Christmas
Name: Catherine Kus
15 October 2021;Genre: Animals
I have seen many of Holly Webb’s books in our school library. They seem to be very popular with our pupils, but I have never actually read any of them - so this was my first one. I have to say, I couldn't put this book down. I absolutely loved it! A Puppy's First Christmas</stro...
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The Christmas Carrolls
Name: Jennifer Caddick
14 October 2021;Genre: Funny Stories
You will find Christmas chaos and joy in overdrive in this hilarious, festive and warm spirited story of the MOST Christmas loving family ever. Every second of the Carrolls' lives are dedicate to sharing and celebrating the Christmas spirit of love, happiness, kindness and cheer. Young Holly C...
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Diary of an Accidental Witch
Name: Nicola Mansfield Niemi
13 October 2021;Genre: Magical Realism
Diary of an Accidental Witch follows the story of Bea Black as she moves with her father to the sleepy town of Little Spellshire. At first, Bea isn't really too concerned with the fact that there are a gazillion cats or odd shops like Mr Riggle's Emporium with the sign outside...
