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The Secret of Splint Hall
Name: Jacqueline Harris
05 March 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
The War may have ended but its effects are still being felt. Isobel and Flora, for example, have lost their father and their home during the war. So, now they are going with their mother to live at their mother's childhood home with their Aunt Bea and her husband. Almost immediately the...
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Escape Room
Name: Tracy Parvin
05 March 2022;Genre: Science Fiction
If you are someone who enjoys problem solving and computer games, you will love Escape Room. If you enjoy reading science fiction, you will love this book. If you enjoy adventure stories, you will love this book. If you are someone who enjoys stories with a strong female chara...
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How to Count to One
Name: Kyle Matravers
05 March 2022;Genre: Funny Stories
How to Count to One is a hilariously bossy book about counting that children will love to try and outsmart. Building on the success of other reader interaction books, this text is full of bright and colourful objects which children would love to count...but there is only one r...
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Daddy’s Rainbow
Name: Sharon Porter
04 March 2022;Genre: Bereavement
Daddy’s Rainbow by Lucy Rowland, illustrated by Becky Cameron, is such a tender, gentle book which shows children that there is a way to come through grieving the loss of someone you love. A hopeful tear-jerker if ever there was one. You will need a hug after reading this (&am...
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Goddess: 50 Goddessess, Spirits, Saints and other Female Figures who have Shaped Belief
Name: Natalie J. McChrystal Plimmer
04 March 2022;Genre: Myths & Legends
Upon opening the box that this copy of Goddess: 50 Goddessess, Spirits, Saints and other Female Figures who have Shaped Belief arrived in, I was immediately struck by the fluorescent shocking pink that appears prominently on the jacket and peeps out from the hardback underneat...
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Home is Where the Hive Is
Name: Amanda Shipton
04 March 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
In Home is Where the Hive Is, Beatrice or 'Flower-Finding Scout Bee #7394' lives with her 50,000 sisters in the Big Tree Hive. This is a lovingly written story details with the development of towns and cities and the loss of green spaces. Beatrice leaves on an exciting...
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The Magic of the Seasons
Name: Carol Wright
04 March 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
Magical! This hardback, non-fiction book does what it says in the title - exploring the magic of the seasons. You may think you know all about the seasons but there is so much more than the weather to discover. The Magic of the Seasons is an in-depth knowledge book that...
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Ready said Rabbit
Name: Ashley Clayton
04 March 2022;Genre: Picture Books
What is meant to be a simple trip out to the park seems to take forever for Rabbit and his dad! Ready said Rabbit has lovely and colourful illustrations and lots of repetitive phrases that the children in my reception class loved joining in with! I liked the fact that there were also l...
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Leonardo Da Vinci’s Life of Invention
Name: Sharon Porter
03 March 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
Leonardo Da Vinci's Life of Invention is the third in the award winning series of non-fiction books by Jake Williams and I can see why. Not only is the information in the book accessible for children reading the book, but the double page spreads are so beautifully illustrated...
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This Girl Can Do Anything
Name: Lizi Backhouse
03 March 2022;Genre: Personal Growth
This Girl Can Do Anything is a charming picture book about Ruby, a small girl who knows exactly what she wants. The story is written in the first person, the pictures help convey meaning and it's full of points that every parent and child will relate to. The book aims t...
