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  • Poo in the Zoo

    Poo in the Zoo

    • Steve Smallman, illus Ada Grey
    • Little Tiger Press Group
    • ISBN13: 9781848691384
    • Published: 06-07-2015

    "There was tiger poo, lion poo, prickly porcupine poo,Plummeting giraffe poop that landed with a splat.Dollops of gnu poo, bouncy kangaroo poo,A trail of drippy droppings from a fat wombat!" Zoo Keeper Bob is exhausted. There's too m...

  • Minus Me

    Minus Me

    • Ingelin Rossland
    • Oneworld Publications
    • ISBN13: 9781780746944
    • Published: 02-07-2015

    It's not always easy to become the person you want to be. When Linda discovers that she has a life-threatening heart condition, she refuses to be wrapped in cotton wool. Determined to experience everything a thirteen-year-old girl should, she starts to work her way thro...

  • My Brother Is a Superhero: Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize

    My Brother Is a Superhero: Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize

    • David Solomons
    • Nosy Crow Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9780857634795
    • Published: 02-07-2015

    Luke is a comic-mad eleven-year old who shares a treehouse with his geeky older brother, Zack. Luke' s only mistake is to go for a wee right at the wrong time. While he's gone, an alien gives his undeserving, never-read-a-comic-in-his-life brother superpowers and then tells him to save the uni...

  • Lorali

    Lorali

    • Laura Dockrill
    • Hot Key Books
    • ISBN13: 9781471404221
    • Published: 02-07-2015

    Colourful, raw, brave, rich and fantastical - this mermaid tale is not for the faint-hearted.Looking after a naked girl he found washed up under Hastings pier isn't exactly how Rory had imagined spending his sixteenth birthday. But more surprising than finding her in the first place is discove...

  • The Cake the Wolf and the Witch

    The Cake the Wolf and the Witch

    • Maudie Smith
    • Hachette Children's Group
    • ISBN13: 9781444015607
    • Published: 02-07-2015

    Max doesn't believe in happy endings. He doesn't even like stories. So when he finds himself whisked away in a giant cake to The Land of Ever After, Max is NOT impressed. But the people of Ever After are in trouble, and they need Max's help. Will Max agree to go on a da...

  • Grandad's Island

    Grandad's Island

    • Benji Davies
    • Simon & Schuster Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781471119958
    • Published: 02-07-2015

    After the phenomenal success of The Storm Whale and On Sudden Hill, this new book by Benji Davies deals with the emotional topic of losing a grandparent. Subtly told, this beautifully illustrated book tackles a difficult subject with great sensitivity and depth.At the bottom of Syd...

  • A Horse Called Dora: Book 2

    A Horse Called Dora: Book 2

    • David Melling, Vivian French
    • Hachette Children's Group
    • ISBN13: 9781444922288
    • Published: 02-07-2015

    A funny, exciting series for younger readers, by the bestselling Vivian French and David Melling.Sam J. Butterbiggins' only ambition is to be a Very Noble Knight, but he has a problem - he's been packed off to the castle next door to stay with his aunt, uncle and annoying cousin Pr...

  • Wigglesbottom Primary: The Shark in the Pool

    Wigglesbottom Primary: The Shark in the Pool

    • Pamela Butchart, Becka Moor
    • Nosy Crow Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9780857634818
    • Published: 02-07-2015

    Life at Wigglesbottom Primary is often lived on the edge. Is there a shark in the local swimming pool? YES! Can playing with the class parachute make you invisible? YES! Are there dinosaur bones buried in the playground? YES! What are 2F going to do about it all? Have a lot of fun!Laugh-out-lo...