Books - Children

• Kiran Millwood Hargrave, illus Tom de Freston
• Hachette Children's Group
• ISBN13: 9781510107779
• Published: 17-03-2022

A captivating, powerful and luminous story from a bestselling, award-winning author about a mother, a daughter and the great Greenland shark. Wrapped up in mesmerising illustrations and presented as a deluxe hardback, this is a perfect gift for the holiday season, for 9+ fans of Philip Pullman...

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• Nancy Dickmann
• Welbeck Editions
• ISBN13: 9781913519919
• Published: 08-03-2022

How on Earth do you play a bass that's 3.5 metres tall?   How can you play a theremin without touching it?  Can you turn a cave's stalactites into an organ? (spoiler alert: yes, you can!) This beautifully-illustrated book is a visual celebration of the huge variety of instruments played...

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• Ben Lerwill, illus Kaja Kajfez
• Welbeck
• ISBN13: 9781803380124
• Published: 08-03-2022

Discover trees that give us beautiful flowers, delicious treats, and life-saving medicines - and bizarre trees with bloodred sap, fruit that can be used as soap, or even burned as candles. Learn how trees communicate with each other and how they helped us journey to the farthest reaches of our...

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• Jamar J. Perry
• Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• ISBN13: 9781526646859
• Published: 03-03-2022

Cameron Battle grew up reading The Book of Chidani, cherishing stories about the fabled kingdom that cut itself off from the world to save the Igbo people from danger. Passed down over generations, the Book is Cameron's only connection to his parents, who disappeared one fateful night two year...

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• Katie Cotton
• Andersen Press Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781839131967
• Published: 03-03-2022

1945. War has ended, but for sisters Isobel and Flora the struggles still continue. They've lost their father and had their home destroyed in a bombing raid, and now they must go to live with their aunt and her awful husband Mr Godfrey in their ancestral home, Splint Hall.   From the moment of...

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• Logan Macx
• Walker Books Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781406394931
• Published: 03-03-2022

An addictive new spy series for Alex Rider fans who love breathless plot, cutting-edge tech and action-packed adventure.Two teen spies. One explosive mission.....  When their families mysteriously disappear, Swift and Hawk, teen experts in AI and robotics, are recruited by the top-...

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• Catherine Wilkins
• Nosy Crow Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781788007863
• Published: 03-03-2022

A laugh-out-loud story about fighting for your right to steal the show, from the much-loved author of the My Best Friend and Other Enemies series.Amy Miller is a very positive person and she is fully prepared to be the star of the school Comedy Show. But when Harry is put in charge, he stops h...

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• Laura Ellen Anderson
• HarperCollins Publishers
• ISBN13: 9781405298704
• Published: 03-03-2022

The second book in a magical new series from best-selling author and illustrator, Laura Ellen Anderson! Ray is getting used to life as Rainbow Grey - she now has ALL the magical weather powers at her fingertips, although she hasn't quite mastered them yet!  When all of the cloud creatur...

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