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Classic Fairy Tales: The Illustrated Collection
- Berlie Doherty, Jane Ray
- Walker Books
- ISBN13: 9781406379891
- Published: 06-09-2018
A spellbinding collection of 12 classic fairy tales, with exquisite illustrations by Jane Ray - shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal.From double Carnegie Medal-winning author Berlie Doherty comes an enchanting collection of classic fairy tales, with magnificent illustrations by...
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Race to the Frozen North: The Matthew Henson Story
- Catherine Johnson, Katie Hickey
- Barrington Stoke Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781781128404
- Published: 05-09-2018
Matthew Henson was simply an ordinary man. That was, until Commander Robert E. Peary entered his life, and offered him a chance at true adventure. Henson would become navigator, craftsman, translator, and right-hand man on a treacherous journey to the North Pole. Defying the odds and the many...
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A Dangerous Game
- Malorie Blackman, Mike Lowery
- Barrington Stoke Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781781128237
- Published: 05-09-2018
Although Sam has a long-term illness, all he wants is the chance to lead a normal life. So he is thrilled when he finally gets his mum and dad to let him go on the school trip to the Scottish Highlands. Sam's desperate for an adventure and wants to prove to everyone that he's just as strong as...
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Stay A Little Longer
- Bali Rai
- Barrington Stoke Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781781128329
- Published: 05-09-2018
Aman's dad is gone, leaving her feeling lost and alone. She struggles to talk about it, but it's a fact and he isn't coming back. When a lovely man called Gurnam moves in to her street and saves Aman from some local bullies, he and Aman quickly become friends, perhaps even like family. But Gur...
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Still Water
- Chris Priestley, Chris Priestley
- Barrington Stoke Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781781128336
- Published: 05-09-2018
Evacuated from London at the outbreak of war, Rosie is taken in by kind Mrs Taylor and her daughter Mary. But all is not as it seems. Mary resents and bullies Rosie, and Mrs Taylor is hiding a dark secret. When Rosie comes across a strange girl swimming in a local pond, she hopes they will bec...
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The Lost Diary of Sami Star
- Karen McCombie, Katie Kear
- Barrington Stoke Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781781128169
- Published: 05-09-2018
Being at home is hard for Hannah. With Mum, Dad and Vix always fighting they've got no time for her or her worries, she might as well be invisible. But when she finds an abandoned diary in the park containing snippets and photographs of the colourful life of the mysterious Sami Star, Hannah ho...
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Wellbeing in the Primary Classroom: A practical guide to teaching happiness
- Adrian Bethune, Sir Anthony Seldon
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- ISBN13: 9781472951540
- Published: 05-09-2018
Evidence has shown that happy people (those who experience more positive emotions) perform better in school, enjoy healthier relationships, are generally more successful and even live longer! It is an ever-growing concern, therefore, that children's levels of happiness and wellbeing are decrea...
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You Wouldn't Want To Be Tutankhamun!
- David Stewart, David Antram
- Salariya Book Company Ltd
- ISBN13: 9781912537297
- Published: 01-09-2018
You are Tutankhamun, ruler of Egypt for a brief but turbulent period. You oversaw a national change in religion and then died mysteriously at only 19 years old. Since your body was first examined experts have been unable to agree how you died, and you have been blamed for a mummy's curse that...
