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National Trust: Look What I Found by the River
Name: Lauren Beach
25 September 2024;Genre: Environment & Nature
Look What I Found By The River is a beautifully curated mix of fiction and non-fiction and part of the 'Look What I Found' series by Moira Butterfield and Jesus Verona for the National Trust. The book starts with three friends going for a walk on the ri...
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Reggie Rabbit: The Great Carrot Heist
Name: Amanda Shipton
18 September 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
The Reggie Rabbit series is the perfect combination of narrative and graphic novel which will keep the young chapter book reader from beginning to end. The Great Carrot Heist has wonderful characters who you will fall in love with; be careful...
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Unicorn Academy: Under the Fairy Moon: The Second Book of the Netflix series
Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
17 September 2024;Genre: Fantasy
Based on Julie Sykes and Linda Chapman's Unicorn Academy chapter books, Under the Fairy Moon is a companion book to the Netflix programmes of the same name, retelling the first episode of the second series. Sapphire Dorm remain central to the adventures however there appears t...
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The River's A Singer: Selected Poems
Name: Sue Wilsher
16 September 2024;Genre: Poetry
'The river's a singer, As he dances along, The countryside echoes The notes of his song.' A lively, joyous collection of poems, The River's a Singer offers a wonderful range of works, celebrating nature, family, cultural heritage and identity. Many of...
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British Museum: Talk Like an Egyptian
Name: Sue Wilsher
12 September 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
Talk Like an Egyptian is a sturdy hardback book, offering pages of information about Egyptian hieroglyphs and 125 stencils, allowing readers to create their own words and messages. Starting with an explanation of what hieroglyphs are, the information pages explore Jean-...
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Everybody Travels: Every One A Different Journey
Name: Maria
09 September 2024;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Everybody Travels needs to be in the hands of every child because it is AMAZING! This book explores the journeys of people around the world and delves into how we are all unique and different through the text... "Eleven people in a shoe shop. One will experience one of...
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Unicorn Academy: The Magical Guide (A Netflix series): An official guide
Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
06 September 2024;Genre: Fantasy
This guide to the Netflix animated series Unicorn Academy will appeal to any fan of the series. Focused on characters, not episodes or the world as a whole, it includes outlines of each main character and their unicorns, as well as the teachers, the villains, and the magical c...
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Reggie Rabbit: The Great Carrot Heist
Name: Jen Bevan
06 September 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Reggie Rabbit is an aspiring detective with the hat and jacket to match. He longs to follow in the footsteps of his hero Detective Fox but in Little Critter, where he lives, there is not much for him to do. He also needs a sidekick. In flaps Pipsquark to his school one day. Th...
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The Night of the Unicorn Dance (Unicorn Seekers 3)
Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
06 September 2024;Genre: Fantasy
The Night of the Unicorn Dance is the third title in the Unicorn Seekers series and although it is fine to read it without having read the other books, like I have, there is lots of referencing previous events and I think you will appreciate it more knowing th...
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How to Build a Rocket
Name: Jane Rew
04 September 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
From the bright, stylish cover and end papers to the informative content within, this is an attractive hardback. Playful illustrations, combining clarity and realism with humorous captions, add extra appeal. Author Fran is a scientist, but clearly a great team is behind...
