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  • The Secret of Helmersbruk Manor: A Christmas Mystery

    The Secret of Helmersbruk Manor: A Christmas Mystery

    • Eva Frantz, Elin Sandstroem, Annie Prime
    • Pushkin Children's Books
    • ISBN13: 9781782694182
    • Published: 12-10-2023

    An enchanting Christmas mystery, with an illustrated chapter for each day of advent.  Twelve-year-old Flora Winter and her mother are off to the small seaside town of Helmersbruk for Christmas. When they arrive, Flora soon discovers an abandoned mansion straight out of a fairytale.  But it's n...

  • The Firefly's Light: The Secret Inventors of Our Natural World

    The Firefly's Light: The Secret Inventors of Our Natural World

    • Sarah Horne
    • Scholastic
    • ISBN13: 9780702315893
    • Published: 12-10-2023

    Ever wonder how fireflies light up the sky? And why those sticky plant seeds are so hard to get off your clothes? The Firefly's Light is a mind-boggling non-fiction book about biomimicry - how humans have been inspired by observing the amazing innovations of the natural world. With gorg...

  • On the Tip of a Wave: How Ai Weiwei's Art Is Changing the Tide

    On the Tip of a Wave: How Ai Weiwei's Art Is Changing the Tide

    • Joanna Ho, Catia Chien
    • Scholastic US
    • ISBN13: 9781338715941
    • Published: 12-10-2023

    From New York Times bestselling author of Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, Joanna Ho, and critically acclaimed illustrator, Catia Chien, comes a moving, powerful picture book about the life and work of activist and artist, Ai Weiwei. 'He [Ai Weiwei] felt the life jackets and an idea curle...

  • The Case of the Polar Poachers (Einstein the Penguin, Book 3)

    The Case of the Polar Poachers (Einstein the Penguin, Book 3)

    • Iona Rangeley, David Tazzyman
    • HarperCollins Publishers
    • ISBN13: 9780008476045
    • Published: 12-10-2023

    Einstein the penguin is back in this future-classic and fantastically funny story for all the family to enjoy. Get ready to welcome the most extraordinary penguin back into your own home. Imogen has been taking a step back from penguin activities since she started her...

  • Girls Rule: 50 Women Who Changed the World

    Girls Rule: 50 Women Who Changed the World

    • Danielle Brown
    • Button Books
    • ISBN13: 9781787081390
    • Published: 10-10-2023

    From fierce pirate leaders, warrior queens and spies, to pioneering mountaineers, conservationists and scientists, Girls Rule explores 50 phenomenal females whose accomplishments have left a lasting impression and legacy. Discover these amazing women some well-known, others not often explored...

  • The Deadlands: Trapped

    The Deadlands: Trapped

    • Skye Melki-Wegner
    • Walker Books Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781529504743
    • Published: 05-10-2023

    Battle rages on for the surviving dinosaurs in the second thrilling book in The Deadlands series.  Hunted across the Salted Scorch by a vicious pack of raptors, Eleri and his friends become lost in the Fire Peak: the secret volcanic headquarters of the dreaded Carrion Kingdom. And they are not...

  • The Football School Encyclopedia: Everything you want to know about football

    The Football School Encyclopedia: Everything you want to know about football

    • Alex Bellos, Ben Lyttleton, Spike Gerrell
    • Walker Books Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781529507584
    • Published: 05-10-2023

    A fun and essential guide to the world of football and an incredible gift for young fans.   Discover everything you've EVER wanted to know about football, from fascinating facts about your favourite players and clubs, to incredible international stats and terrific trivia. Packed with hilarious...

  • The Case of the Haunted Wardrobe

    The Case of the Haunted Wardrobe

    • Kereen Getten, Leah Jacobs-Gordon
    • Pushkin Children's Books
    • ISBN13: 9781782693925
    • Published: 05-10-2023

    The second book in Kereen Getten's action-packed mystery series for younger readers!    Fayson has been dreaming of going back to the island ever since she left.  But no sooner is she reunited with Di Island Crew than a mysterious case comes their way - a haunted wardrobe that keeps making a s...