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The Midnight Thief
Name: Jane Rew
04 October 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Freya wouldn't be at Throgmorton's School for Girls if her father hadn't found the 7 Elrida Dragons of Anglo-Saxon legend. She wouldn't be there if she'd had the choice. But her father loved her and wanted her to have a good education. He also wanted her to have his keys so she could hand them...
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Secrets and Spies
Name: Kelly Buxton
04 October 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Prepare to enter the underworld of covert operations, secret missions and classified information! Secrets and Spies is a non-fiction book presented as a graphic novel giving it that extra element of mystery. Secrets and Spies immerses the reader in a historical journey through...
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Everything you Know about Dinosaurs is Wrong
Name: Sharon Porter
01 October 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
The whole premise of dispelling the common myths about dinosaurs is really simple yet so cleverly done in Everything you Know about Dinosaurs is Wrong. Although we don't study 'dinosaurs' in key stage two, this book is a great read showing how to set out factual information. T...
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How Was That Built?
Name: Kelly Buxton
29 September 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
How Was That Built? is fascinating non-fiction in picture book disguise, with story-type narratives that flow throughout like a river ebbing through a city. For budding engineers and those interested in the intricacies of how some of the world's most awe-inspiring buildings, t...
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The Hound of Ulster
Name: Sue Wilsher
28 September 2021;Genre: Myths & Legends
Setanta dreams of becoming a champion warrior, but his parents think he is too young and too small - and not born to the nobility. Undeterred, Setanta is determined to join the king's young warriors, but they are equally determined to keep this shepherd's son in his place. But although he migh...
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Once Upon a Tune: Stories from the Orchestra
Name: Sue Wilsher
26 September 2021;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Once Upon a Tune is such a beautiful book, full of stunning illustrations. Six stories from around the world have been lovingly retold and each has been the inspiration for wonderful music. James is well known for combining his incredible artwork with storytelling and music an...
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Wings of Icarus
Name: Sue Wilsher
26 September 2021;Genre: Myths & Legends
Daedalus and his son, Icarus, have been imprisoned on the island of Crete by King Minos. Desperate to escape, they come up with a daring plan, but impulsive Icarus, longing for freedom, fails to listen to his father, leading to tragedy. In her retelling of this Greek myth, Jenny Oldfiel...
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Locked Out Lily
Name: Louisa Farrow
22 September 2021;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Lily wishes she could go back to how everything used to be - before she was ill, before she had to spend so much time in hospital and before her mum was expecting the Baby. She has been sent to stay with her grandmother because now her mum is actually having the Baby, but Lily is determined to...
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Wonder: The Natural History Museum Poetry Book
Name: Sue Wilsher
18 September 2021;Genre: Poetry
I love the Natural History Museum and have so many happy memories of visiting as a child and in turn taking my child (and those of others on school trips) into the magnificent building that is such a treasure trove of 'wonder'. Wonder is a stunning collection of poems,...
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My Body is a Rainbow- The Colour of my Feelings
Name: Sharon Porter
17 September 2021;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
This beautifully illustrated picture book by Maliki Chopra and Izzy Burton takes a child through a guided meditation using the colours of the rainbow and breathing as a focal point. To those unfamiliar with the concept of chakras, it could just be a book about rainbow colours… those of us who...
