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Swift and Hawk: Cyberspies
Name: Louisa Farrow
11 March 2022;Genre: Adventure
"Caleb Quinn had never expected to use the emergency exit plan." A classic opening line plunges the reader straight into a breakneck adventure. Caleb and his best friend Zenobia become Swift and Hawk, cyber-spies in the top-secret Mobius programme. Their mission begins with personal goals: to...
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Listen to the Seasons
Name: Joanna Hewish
10 March 2022;Genre: Early Skills
Books for babies are becoming so much more interactive, with flaps to lift, different textures to feel, and in this case, inbuilt sound buttons that correspond with the illustrations. Listen to the Seasons is the perfect book for any baby to toddler aged 0 months to 5 years.</...
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Fantastically Great Women Artists and their Stories.
Name: Lizi Backhouse
09 March 2022;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
Fantastically Great Women Artists and their Stories is another solid addition to Kate Pankhurt's series of 'Fantastically Great Women' books; this one covers eight different women who have shaken the art world - from Frida Kahlo to Peggy Guggenheim. Thi...
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The Lost Whale
Name: Donna Burkert
09 March 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
Rio's mum has sent him to stay with his grandma in California. But for Rio, who has spent his life being the one to help his mum, this trip feels all wrong. He can't feel her, and he's lost himself. When his grandma gives him a box of 'keepsakes' of his mum’s, he finds the sketch pad filled wi...
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Fantastically Great Woman Artists and Their Stories
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
08 March 2022;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
Fantastically Great Woman Artists and Their Stories tells the incredible stories of talented, inspiring female artists from across the globe, including Frida Kahlo, Faith Ringgold and Laura Knight. Each woman has changed the world in her own unique way, and this is highlighted...
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The Boy with Flowers in his Hair
Name: Jane Rew
08 March 2022;Genre: Friends and family
The beautiful, painterly illustrations make this simply worded picture book a real joy. With an economy of brushstrokes and some subtle washes, Jarvis manages to communicate an array of emotions and a profound message. It is a delight to observe through an artist's eyes what happens to, around...
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Dragon Storm - Tomas and Ironskin
Name: Lauren Maidman
08 March 2022;Genre: Fantasy
Dragon Storm - Tomas and Ironskin is the first novel in the Dragon Storm series. Tomas is a blacksmith's son, living a simple life in a world which once had Dragons in it. All Tomas knows is that Dragons don't exist anymore and that they were nasty creatures that burnt things...
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Around the World in 80 Musical Instruments
Name: Jane Rew
08 March 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
Around the World in 80 Musical Instruments, a striking hardback, begins with a Contents list and brief explanation of how musical instruments can be categorised and, hence, how this book is arranged - into sections devoted to Percussion, Stringed and Wind, as well one on 'weir...
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The Secret of Splint Hall
Name: Kelly Buxton
07 March 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
The Secret of Splint Hall is a fascinating historical mystery where ancient myths converge with devastation in the aftermath of war. A story about the secrets hidden in the depths underground and the strength, bravery and determination of two sisters who are about to have the...
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Thank You for the Little Things
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
06 March 2022;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Wow! Thank You for the Little Things is beautiful in many ways. We follow the main character through their day, finding small wonders that make them smile and feel joy. We learn it is the little things that turn our frowns upside down; from the wind in our hair, to the happine...
