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Time to Move South for Winter
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
03 September 2021;Genre: Picture Books
In this gorgeous book, we follow a tiny Arctic tern as she embarks on the world’s longest animal migration. As the tern flies south to warmer weather, chasing the sun, we meet many creatures including majestic humpback whales, charming caribou, friendly Canada geese, humble leatherback turtles...
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The Week At World's End
Name: Nicola Cleveland
02 September 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
Friendship, family and fear for the future are woven together in The Week At World's End to create a gripping story. Tension grows steadily as we adventure with Stevie and Ray through the week that was the Cuban Missile Crisis. A week where the world was on the brink of a war...
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Fireborn
Name: Louisa Farrow
02 September 2021;Genre: Fantasy
Twelve has given up her name and her previous life to take an oath of allegiance to the Hunting Lodge. She has sworn she will, "never lower her weapons in the face of darkness nor allow tyranny to rise". Now she is learning to hunt dark creatures so she can earn a new name and graduate from hu...
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Name: Hayley Summerfield
02 September 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
Circus Maximus: Race to the Death is a thrilling new historical adventure story by debut children's author Annelise Gray. This powerful story is immersed with revenge, redemption, survival, and hope. It is set in the Ancient sporting world of Rome, which is a world dominated b...
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Cookie and the Most Mysterious Mystery in the World
Name: Hayley Summerfield
02 September 2021;Genre: Humour
Cookie and the Most Mysterious Mystery in the World is the third instalment of the hilarious series by Konnie Huq. This book is full of mysteries waiting to be solved by Cookie and her friends, who seem to be connected to all of them. Through the character of Cookie, Konnie Hu...
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Feast Your Eyes on Food
Name: Hayley Summerfield
02 September 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
Feast Your Eyes on Food by Laura Gladwin, is a food encyclopaedia of more than 1000 delicious things to eat. This beautiful book stipulates that eating is more than just tasting the food we eat; it explains how food feeds the soul and allows us to experience new cultures and t...
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Time to Move South for Winter
Name: Sharon Porter
02 September 2021;Genre: Picture Books
This stunning book is fabulous for a migration topic in school. Time to Move South for Winter tells the tale of a tiny black-capped tern making her journey south and mentions the things she sees along the way. The geography or map studies that could be developed for key stage...
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The Puffin Portal
Name: Beverley Somerset
02 September 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Grace Griffin is a warder of the Griffin Map. Using its teleport technology, Grace helps to fight crime across Moreland. Her mother, Ann and brother, Bren are also wardens, and all three Griffins are very busy as they are experiencing more than the usual number of calls for help and the three...
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Name: Carol Carter
02 September 2021;Genre: Picture Books
Poor Bear. He was quite happy sat in his chair. But now Mouse has turned up, unasked for and unannounced. All bear wants is for Mouse to go, so he can be left in peace.With minimal words and expressive pictures, we can see from page 1 that Bear is a rather curmudgeonly creature whi...
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Ergo
Name: Catherine Kus
02 September 2021;Genre: Picture Books
Ergo is a very simple story with simple illustrations and would be suitable for any child in EYFS or Year 1. It would also be nice to use if the class were learning about chicks or had eggs waiting to be hatched in the classroom. The story idea is very straightforward – a chic...
