Books - Children

• Sue Purkiss
• Alma Books Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781846884283
• Published: 28-09-2017

An orphan child full of mischief, Jack lives with his crotchety widow aunt in eighteenth-century England. His naughtiness knows no limits, and when one day he goes a step too far, Aunt Constance decides that she's had enough: from now on, his bachelor uncle can take care of him. Uncle Edmund i...

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• Phil Earle
• Hachette Children's Group
• ISBN13: 9781444013931
• Published: 21-09-2017

From the author of DEMOLITION DAD, the CBBC Book of the Month June 2017, comes the fourth and final hilarious Storey Street by Phil Earle, illustrated by Waterstones Children's Book Prize-shortlisted artist, Sara Ogilvie. Perfect for fans of Roald Dahl, Liz Pichon and David Walliams.<br...

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• Dermot O'Leary, Nick East
• Hachette Children's Group
• ISBN13: 9781444939453
• Published: 21-09-2017

Meet Toto: she's no ordinary cat, and she can't wait to have an adventure with you! From one of the UK's best-loved broadcasters, purrfect for fans of The Aristocats, The Secret Life of Pets and Atticus Claw Breaks the Law.Toto the cat and her brother Silver live footloose and fanc...

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• Kim Ventrella, Victoria Assanelli
• Pan Macmillan
• ISBN13: 9781509828678
• Published: 21-09-2017

When Stanley Stanwright finds a bone poking out of the earth in his back garden, he is determined to take a picture of it and send it to the Young Discoverer's Competition, thinking it will help bring his dad back home. But the bone begins to grow, reaching up out of the ground until it turns...

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• John Agard, Satoshi Kitamura
• Hachette Children's Group
• ISBN13: 9781444932607
• Published: 21-09-2017

A wonderful new anthology of poems by winner of the Queens Medal and the Eleanor Farjeon Award, 2016 Do trianglesever get into a tangle when their sides meet their angles? A wonderful new children's poetry collection, from a celebrated, award-winning poet.From n...

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• Santa Montefiore, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Kate Hindley
• Simon & Schuster Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781471157899
• Published: 21-09-2017

'Packed with fun, fantasy and the sort of adventure guaranteed to have sticky little fingers hungrily turning the pages' The Mail on SundayLife is an adventure. Anything in the world is possible - by will and by luck, with a moist carrot, a wet nose and a slice of mad courage!<br /...

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• Cressida Cowell
• Hachette Children's Group
• ISBN13: 9781444936704
• Published: 19-09-2017

From the bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon comes an exciting high-adventure series - set in an ancient, magical time, full of Wizards, Warriors, Giants and Sprites.  Winner of the Blue Peter Book Award This is the story of a young boy Wizard and a young girl Warrior who hav...

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• Jen Green, Stephanie Murphy
• The Ivy Press
• ISBN13: 9781782405009
• Published: 14-09-2017

Everything you ever wanted to know about the rainforest...in just 30 seconds! Jam-packed with fast facts, mini missions, and engaging artwork, this informative book explores the extraordinary ecosystems of the world's rainforests. From the depths of the jungle, 30 fascinating topics are covere...

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