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Solve Your Own Mystery, The Monster Maker
Name: Sam Phillips
10 August 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
At the grand old age of..., this is the first ever 'solve your own' book I have read and while I enjoyed the story, I must admit to finding The Monster Maker rather frustrating. Clearly that’s no fault of the book, I thoroughly enjoyed trying to solve the mystery of the missin...
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How to be a Hero Land of Lost Things
Name: Donna Ritchie
08 August 2021;Genre: Myths & Legends
I absolutely couldn't wait for Land of Lost Things - the second in the series - having loved the exploits of Whetstone and Lotta in the previous book. Expectations of more exciting adventures into the nine worlds were high. In this book, we meet some of Loki's children - Hel,...
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Do Not Disturb the Dragons
Name: Emma Nelson
07 August 2021;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Do Not Disturb the Dragons by Michelle Robinson is a high energy, fast paced read for upper KS1 readers – ages 6+. The main characters - Princess Grace and Princess Portia - are not content with sitting in the palace looking pretty; they want to have the same options as the kn...
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Meet the Ancient Egyptians
Name: Sam Phillips
05 August 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
This book is just great, ideal for any young historian! I almost wish I was back in primary school myself; a project on the Ancient Egyptians using a book like this would be easy. Packed full of relevant clearly written facts and information, supported by simple illustrations and humorous anno...
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Museum Kittens – The Treasure Map
Name: Lucy Newton
05 August 2021;Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
My Year 2 class absolutely love this series and were very excited when I told them the next one had arrived! The museum kittens are a group of cats who get up to all sorts of mischief together and this story, Museum Kittens - The Treasure Map, is no different. Each book...
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The Rapping Princess
Name: Lizi Backhouse
05 August 2021;Genre: Picture Books
The Rapping Princess is a modern fairytale about finding your voice and appreciating your own individual talents. Shiloh is a princess in a musical family where all of the girls can sing, but even though she tries everything, she just can't do it! Until one day, Shiloh...
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The Abandoned Puppy and Other Tales
Name: Lucy Newton
04 August 2021;Genre: Animals
What more could you want than three stories about cute puppies?! My class of Year 2 children absolutely love Holly Webb's Museum Kittens series, so their excitement when I showed them this book was no surprise! The Abandoned Puppy and Other Tales has t...
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Seven Sisters
Name: Carol Wright
04 August 2021;Genre: Friends and family
Seven sisters live in a tree. They are all very different, often bickering, and do not always tolerate their differences. When a perilous storm destroys their homes they learn that they need each other to rebuild their homes and live alongside each other accepting their differences. They bring...
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British Museum: Mummies Unwrapped: Discover the world of ancient Egyptian mummies.
Name: Nicola Mansfield Niemi
04 August 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
Mummies Unwrapped is a brilliant addition to any library. It is informative, descriptive and, more to the point, thoroughly enjoyable. This books focuses solely on mummies and as such is full to the brim with information, going into precise detail in both a scientific and hist...
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Name: Ellen Green
04 August 2021;Genre: Funny Stories
How to Survive Without Grown-Ups is a fun, action-packed story about family, siblings and space travel! Eliza hasn't always got on brilliantly with her younger, genius brother Johnnie - after all, it's not easy having a sibling who gets all the attention - but when thei...
