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  • A Llama Called Lightning

    A Llama Called Lightning

    • Helen Peters, Ellie Snowdon
    • Nosy Crow
    • ISBN13: 9781839948725
    • Published: 11-04-2024

    The sixteenth in a fantastic series of animal stories for younger readers by Waterstones Children's Book Prize-shortlisted author Helen Peters, with beautiful black-and-white illustrations by Ellie Snowdon. Jasmine's dad is a farmer, and her mum is a large-animal vet, so Jasmine spends...

  • The Island Vet (1) - Pirates and Sea Monsters

    The Island Vet (1) - Pirates and Sea Monsters

    • Gill Lewis, Irina Avgustinovich
    • Barrington Stoke
    • ISBN13: 9781800902763
    • Published: 11-04-2024

    Tia and her mum start an adventurous new life on Gull Haven Island, finding lots of animals who need their help along the way. Tia's mum has a new job as the vet on Gull Haven Island and there are a lot of animals who need her help.  When she's called away to help a sic...

  • The Island at the Edge of Night

    The Island at the Edge of Night

    • Lucy Strange
    • Chicken House
    • ISBN13: 9781913322380
    • Published: 11-04-2024

    A twisty-turny shadowy mystery from highly-acclaimed and Waterstones Prize-shortlisted author Lucy Strange.  Abandoned at a boarding school on a bleak and remote Scottish island, Faye discovers that she and the other pupils have been sent there for doing something wicked. But what is it that F...

  • Little Guides to Nature: Hello Bugs

    Little Guides to Nature: Hello Bugs

    • Nina Chakrabarti
    • Laurence King Publishing
    • ISBN13: 9781510230491
    • Published: 11-04-2024

    Did you know that crickets have ears on their knees and that butterflies taste with their feet? And can you tell a bee from a wasp? Beautiful gallery-style pages showcase the fascinating world of insects, including ladybirds, beetles and bugs that glow in the dark. Fun off-the-page activity sp...

  • Mysteries at Sea: The Royal Jewel Plot

    Mysteries at Sea: The Royal Jewel Plot

    • A.M. Howell
    • Usborne
    • ISBN13: 9781801316750
    • Published: 11-04-2024

    Alice and Sonny investigate a stolen jewel, in this installment of the bestselling Mysteries at Sea series, from award-winning author A.M. Howell.Alice and Sonny are excited for their summer trip, sailing on the luxurious yacht the Lady Rose. They're even more excited when they fin...

  • The Letter with the Golden Stamp

    The Letter with the Golden Stamp

    • Onjali Q. Rauf
    • Orion Children's Books
    • ISBN13: 9781510108929
    • Published: 11-04-2024

    'I can't remember how old I was when I first started collecting stamps. But I've got a whole shoebox full of them now.  Mam used to help me collect them ... Before she got so ill that she lost her job, her friends...everything.Now it's my job to take care of her an...

  • Totally Chaotic History: Ancient Egypt Gets Unruly!

    Totally Chaotic History: Ancient Egypt Gets Unruly!

    • Greg Jenner, Dr Campbell Price, Rikin Parekh
    • Walker Books
    • ISBN13: 9781406395655
    • Published: 04-04-2024

    The first book in a fantastically funny new history series from best-selling author and chart-topping podcaster Greg Jenner!Think history is just a boring list of facts and dates? Think again! History is hectic, exciting and unpredictable - in fact, it's absolute CHAOS! Join bestse...

  • Alyssa and the Spell Garden

    Alyssa and the Spell Garden

    • Alexandra Sheppard, Bex Glendining
    • Faber Children's Books
    • ISBN13: 9780571377428
    • Published: 04-04-2024

    Alyssa must save a magical spell garden with her new unreliable powers....  When 11-year-old Alyssa is forced to spend the summer holiday with her mum's family, who she's never met before, her latent magical powers explode into life. Her great aunt runs a secret school in her spell garden wher...