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Moth
Name: Kyle Matravers
02 November 2018;Genre: Non Fiction
The story of evolution and adaption is covered wonderfully in Moth. Everything about this book is a success from the beautiful artwork to the poetic language, which is linguistically balanced enough to be accessible to both children and adults, and so much more. Throug...
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The Night I Met Father Christmas
Name: June Hughes
26 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
Jackson is worried. His friend has expressed doubts about the existence of Father Christmas. Now Jackson is not worried that Father Christmas might not exist (he is firmly convinced that he does) but he is worried about the practicalities of present delivery, chimney negotiation and why Father Ch...
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The Restless Girls
Name: Jayne Gould
22 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
The Restless Girls is a stunning re-imagining of the classic fairy tale The Twelve Dancing Princesses, with a theme of resilient and resourceful young women taking charge of their own destinies. In the kingdom of Kalia, the 12 princesses follow the example of their bold and beautiful mother, dev...
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The Boy Who Grew Dragons
Name: Sam Phillips
17 October 2018;Genre: Magical Realism
The Boy who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd is a delightful story of family and friendship. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and chuckled from start to finish! Although I'm not usually a lover of 'toilet humour', the idea of dragon poo that explodes when it dries out did make me l...
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Maps of the United Kingdom
Name: Sam Phillips
15 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
As someone who has moved houses up and down the country many times, this book was a real hit! I'm not a geography buff but I do like to know things about where I am or where I'm going, and this book is just great for that. Maps of the United Kingdom is filled with fascinating facts and figures ab...
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Good Knight, Bad Knight and the Big Game
Name: Emily Beale
14 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
What happens after you save the kingdom from a rampaging dragon with the aid of a stink bomb? You become the school hero, that's what! Instant popularity and fame is the reward. However, handling that fame can bring a whole new set of problems. At least that's what Berkley Paggle discovers in Goo...
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Vlad The World's Worst Vampire: Midnight Fright
Name: Emily Marcuccilli
14 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
Have you ever felt like you didn't quite fit in? Well, young Vlad, son of Drax and Mortemia Impaler and distinctly unenthusiastic vampire-in-training, certainly knows what this feels like. He is afraid of the dark, terrified of graveyards and try as he might, he cannot seem to master the skill o...
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Iguana Boy vs. The 30 second thief
Name: Leia Sands
03 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
The second installment in the Iguana Boy series, doesn't disappoint. Dylan, a boy whose superpower is the ability to talk to iguanas, has now joined the Superhero Collective and is starting his first day at HQ. Dylan, along with his team of trusty iguanas, Paul, Pauline, Smelly Paul and Red ey...
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How to Help a Hedgehog and Protect a Polar Bear
Name: M. Hardy
02 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
A pupil in my class, who is an animal nut, absolutely ADORED this book! The presentation and organisation of the book engages readers well making it easy to navigate, with short paragraphs of information. Character illustrations are representative and inclusive making them relatable to readers...
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Power To The Princess
Name: M. Hardy
02 October 2018;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
These are fairytales with a really positive twist! The princesses are not the traditional passive characters, where adventure happens around them. In this book, they are adventurous, practical and independent. They give readers a really great message and I would heavily recommend reading these w...
