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Moth - An Evolution Story
Name: June Hughes
08 January 2019;Genre: Non Fiction
Moth - An Evolution Story is a visually stunning picture book, from the midnight blue and sparkling silver cover to the intense colours of the internal pages - you can almost feel the soot coming off the page! It tells the story of the peppered moth and how it adapted to chang...
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Voices of the Future: Stories from Around the World
Name: Bryony Davies
06 January 2019;Genre: Adventure
Voices of the Future: Stories from Around the World is a delightful anthology of stories written by children from every corner of the Earth. These stories provide interest, humour, culture and fun while an engaging section on the UN's Sustainable Goals provides educational background to the proje...
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You Ain't Seen Nothing Yeti
Name: Emily Marcuccilli
02 January 2019;Genre: Adventure
Fans of The Nothing To See Here Hotel by author/illustrator duo Stevens Butler and Lenton will be thrilled to know that the delightfully madcap fantasy series is back with You Ain't Seen Nothing Yeti, and it does not disappoint! We return to the leading hotel destination for magical creatures, s...
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The Ice Monster
Name: Linda brown
09 December 2018;Genre: Adventure
Mr Walliams has created another humorous adventure with The Ice Monster. The story follows the sad life of 10 year old Elsie, who is an orphan during the Victorian period. Elsie escapes the horrid orphanage that she has suffered abuse in thinking she has more chance of surviving on the cold stree...
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There's A Yeti In The Playground!
Name: Emily Marcuccilli
03 December 2018;Genre: Adventure
The arrival of any book by Pamela Butchart is always greeted by a great deal of squealing and general excitement by our Year 3 and Year 4 pupils and I fully anticipate that There's A Yeti In The Playground will have the same magical effect! In this latest adventure, Izzy and her friends Jodi, M...
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Get Me Out Of Witch School
Name: Chloe Age 10
01 December 2018;Genre: Fantasy
Get Me Out Of Witch School is a great book with plenty of unexpected twists and turns to keep the journey exciting. This book is easy to pick up, but impossible to put down, so if you're stuck on reading ideas, try this fabulous tale. I would rate this book three stars, and recommend it to any in...
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The Boy who Lived with Dragons
Name: Sam Phillips
16 November 2018;Genre: Magical Realism
I throughly enjoyed Andy Shepherd's first book, The Boy Who Grew Dragons, and was keen to share it with some of my young friends, knowing they too would love to be a part of Tomas's adventures with his dragon, Flicker. S...
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The Night I Met Father Christmas
Name: Lucy Russell
05 November 2018;Genre: Adventure
Perfect for snuggling up by the fireside this season, enjoy the tale of Jackson as he hears the real story of Father Christmas. Jackson knows all about the North Pole and the reindeer, but is desperate to have one question answered - how did Father Christmas become Father Christmas? So one Christ...
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The Skies Above My Eyes
Name: Lucy Newton
04 November 2018;Genre: Adventure
A beautifully illustrated book with an unusual layout. This book has a pull out page which keeps on extending! It starts on the Earth and moves upwards through the atmosphere. As it moves up through the sky, there are beautiful pictures of what you may find, along with interesting facts. This is...
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Dear Donald Trump
Name: Lucy Newton
04 November 2018;Genre: Adventure
An interesting book based on some very current issues! Sam has a problem; he has an annoying older brother who he has to share a room with! Sam hears of Donald Trump's plans to build a wall while he is watching TV one day. This gives him a great idea - he could build a wall so him and his brothe...
