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Do Something for Someone Else
Name: Samantha Hughes
27 June 2021;Genre: Personal Growth
In a few words the foreword to this book sets the scene for this inspirational non-fiction picture book. Do Something for Someone Else showcases incredible projects undertaken by young activists from around the world, who recognised an injustice and did what they could to impr...
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World-whizzing Facts: Awesome Earth Questions Answered
Name: Sharon Porter
24 June 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
'When my teacher gave me this book to read I knew she had given me it for a reason. When I flicked through the pages my first thought was, I'll never get through all this, but how wrong I was. I loved the fact that the book is full of weird and wonderful answers to random questions. My favouri...
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Protest
Name: Jane Rew
20 June 2021;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
I like the colour scheme: shades of fluorescent orange and monotone. I like the bold design: the use of placards for headings, the inclusion of a Contents page, Introduction, Note to Reader, and concluding Thanks. I like the humour, evident in the choice of examples covered and in the illustra...
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Kate on the Case
Name: Lucy Newton
18 June 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Kate on the Case starts with some lovely pictures to introduce the characters, as well as pictures of different carriages in the train. I think this is a great idea to help young readers who are just starting to read chapter books as it gives them a helping hand in imagining w...
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Dino Knights: Panterra in Peril
Name: Megan Webb
18 June 2021;Genre: Adventure
In a medieval land where dinosaurs still roam, Henry is destined to be more than a stable boy.... Henry Fairchild, a common stable boy at the start of the story, has a unique understanding of dinosaurs. After learning of a rampaging T-Rex, Henry takes it upon himself to try and save Lord Hard...
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Noah's Gold
Name: Donna Burkert
18 June 2021;Genre: Adventure
It is a well-known fact (in his family) that Noah breaks everything he touches. But, when he stows away in the back of the school mini-bus on his sister's geography field trip to Wonder Warehouse, his 'skill' has mammoth repercussions that have an effect on more than just him and his family. F...
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How to Survive Without Grown-Ups
Name: Darcey Age 10
14 June 2021;Genre: Funny Stories
First of all, this incredible book has bits of all kinds of genres, including: bits of sadness, bits of happiness, loads of funny bits and sci-fi. There are so many fun adventures! This book is suitable for all kinds of book lovers and is an unregrettable read!
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How to Survive Without Grown-Ups
Name: Grace Age 9
12 June 2021;Genre: Funny Stories
How to Survive Without Grown-Ups is a very funny story about a brother and sister who explore a mystery of what happened when mum and dad went to space. A lot of cool things occur in this grand book! It makes me feel like I'm in the story watching it happen. I would recommend this book for 7-1...
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Earth’s Aquarium
Name: Sharon Porter
10 June 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
This dazzling picture book has 15 watery environments for the reader to explore, each with a double page spread with an introduction describing the habitat, followed by another double page spread of the creatures which live there. We didn't realise there were so many different water hab...
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Harley Hitch and the Iron Forest
Name: Nicola Mansfield Niemi
10 June 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
Vashti Hardy has done it again! Harley Hitch and the Iron Forest is an absolute triumph and a joy to read, in fact this book has not seen the shelf since it arrived in school. The story starts in the unusual town of Inventia, a place where science and engineering rule, where the trees a...
