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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Name: Maria
07 July 2020;Genre: Adventure
Alice's mind wanders as she grows tired of watching her sister read. A white rabbit catches her eye. Not just any old rabbit, but a remarkable, talking one! Curiosity overcomes young Alice and without thinking, she follows the rabbit down a rabbit hole. Down, down she falls. On and on. Until, T...
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I Am Not a Label: 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athletes and activists from past and present
Name: Bryony Davies
07 July 2020;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
In I Am Not A Label, author Cerrie Burnell introduces us to 34 disabled role models from around the world. The book also features historical figures. Writing in a positive way, this fantastic book shows us that living with a disability or chronic illness does not have to defin...
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The Boy Who Thought Outside the Box: The Story of Video Game Inventor Ralph Baer
Name: James Hewish
07 July 2020;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
The Boy Who Thought Outside The Box is an inspiring story of a boy called Ralph Baer who never takes things at face value. He always sees things as having more potential and considers alternative uses of objects that the rest of us take for granted.The story is a f...
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When Darwin Sailed the Sea: Uncover how Darwin's revolutionary ideas helped change the world
Name: Samantha Phillips
07 July 2020;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
This is a brilliant example of a non-fiction picture book for young readers. I have no doubt that it would be a welcome addition to any child's bookshelf, or primary school classroom. Written using clear concise, child friendly language, while including enough detail to answer the numerous qu...
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Lillicorn
Name: Lucy Newton
06 July 2020;Genre: Adventure
Lillicorn is a character who explores the fantasy place of WooWoo land. As she explores this magical place, she is faced with lots of challenges to solve. If you are looking for a way to engage young children with STEM activities (science, technology, engineering and mathemati...
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Dark Blue Rising
Name: Linda Brown
05 July 2020;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
This is the first instalment of a new trilogy from the amazing YA author Teri Terry. Love this author's writing as her books are descriptive, pacy, full of drama and intrigue and they always leave the reader wanting more...Tabby and her mom Cate never stay in one place long enough...
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Name: Carol Carter
02 July 2020;Genre: Adventure
Charlie Merriam is having a tough time. He's wished for a baby brother for years, but when baby Dara finally arrives, it's on Charlie's birthday and Dara is not what Charlie expected -he's tiny, screaming, and very poorly. It's all just too much and the only thing Charlie can think of to do is...
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Name: Nia Talbot
02 July 2020;Genre: Friends and family
Octopus Shockopus is a beautifully illustrated picture book. It is written in rhyme and has a very sing-song quality to it. This style of writing makes the story quite fast paced when reading it aloud, and there are so many pictorial inferences you can explore when studying the illustrations.<...
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When a Dragon Goes to School
Name: Nia Talbot
02 July 2020;Genre: School Stories
I absolutely love this book. It's the perfect rhyming text to share with children in our Nursery and Reception classes. The book follows a dragon coming to school and how she behaves in school. You might expect a dragon to behave in a certain way but this couldn't be further from the truth....
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Luna Loves Art (paperback)
Name: Nikki Stiles
02 July 2020;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Luna Loves Art is a sweet story about Luna, and her classmate's adventures to the Art Gallery. It is school trip day, Luna is ready and raring to go, mum is a parent helper, Miss Rosa is ready and waiting to get the children on the bus and everyone is excited, everyone that is...
