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Bella Loves Bugs
Name: Maria Faithorn
19 April 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
Bella Loves Bugs is an informative narrative which follows a day in the life of little bug-loving Bella, who wants to be an entromologist when she is older. Packed full of fun facts and information, this engaging and colourful text will enthuse and excite young children to car...
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Billy loves birds
Name: Maria Faithorn
19 April 2022;Genre: Animals
Billy loves Birds is a brilliantly informative narrative which follows a day in the life of little bird-loving Billy, who is off to Forest School and is always on the lookout for new feathery friends. Packed full of fun facts and information, this engaging and colourful text w...
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The Girl Who Planted Trees
Name: Ashley Clayton
19 April 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
The Girl Who Planted Trees is a wonderfully written book that ties in perfectly with one of our school values: perseverance. The story teaches great resilience and determination when things look bad and don't go the way of the main character. This story had the the Year...
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Eternity Engine (Orphans of the Tide)
Name: Kelly Buxton
17 April 2022;Genre: Fantasy
An epic climax to the Orphans of the Tide trilogy! Out of the blue, the seas have parted, revealing the remains of humanity's lost empire, unearthing a path from Shipwreck Island to the Enemy's City. Now, only Ellie Lancaster and her orphan friends can...
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The Journey Home
Name: Sharon Porter
16 April 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
To escape the melting sea-ice, Polar Bear sets off to find a new home. What he does find is a collection of new friends who join him in also looking for a new home. With a strong environmental theme, The Journey Home asks its readers to consider the impact humans are having on...
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Wellington's Big Day Out
Name: Elen Green
16 April 2022;Genre: Picture Books
It's Wellington's birthday, and now he's a year older he's starting to feel much more grown up. Until, that is, he tries on his new birthday present - a smart blue jacket - and discovers that it's too big for him. Or is it that Wellington is too small? Seeing his disappointment, his fat...
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Rumaysa: Ever After
Name: Elen Green
16 April 2022;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
In this hugely entertaining follow-up to Radiya Hafiza's Rumaysa: A Fairytale, Rumaysa is seeking her own 'happily ever after' in the hunt for her parents, who she was stolen from as a baby. While all she wants to do is to find her home, during her travels, Rumaysa's help is sought from a vari...
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Animal Sidekicks: Amazing Stories of Symbiosis in Animals and Plants
Name: Jennifer Caddick
15 April 2022;Genre: Animals
Animal Sidekicks is packed with fascinating, true and sometimes strange facts about symbiosis - the relationship between members of two different species (whether positive or negative). Symbiosis and the science around it is made concise and clear in this brilliant book...
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Dino Knights: Invasion
Name: Sam Phillips
14 April 2022;Genre: Adventure
Dino Knights: Invasion is the second book in a fast-paced fantasy adventure trilogy, set in a medieval land where dinosaurs still roam. Written by Jeff Norton, this is an absolute must have for any Lower KS2 class library and for those new to chapter books and for reluctant re...
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The Light in Everything
Name: Louisa Farrow
14 April 2022;Genre: Family & Home
It took no time at all to be entranced by the beautiful prose and emotional depth of this wonderful story: I raced through it compulsively - and then felt a sense of loss when it was over too soon. Born in a storm and with a character to match, Zofia is loud and bold and sometimes boili...
