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  • Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright! - An Animal Poem for Every Day of the Year: National Trust

    Name: Bryony Davies
    03 September 2020;

    Genre: Poetry

    Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright! is a collection of animal poems. The 365 poems in this book have been selected by Fiona Waters and illustrated by Britta Teckentrup. Published by Nosy Crow in conjunction with the National Trust, this book could be seen as a follow up from '<a hre...

  • Kidnap on the California Comet

    Name: Samantha Phillips
    03 September 2020;

    Genre: Adventure

    Having read and thoroughly enjoyed the first in the series, The Highland Falcon Thief, I was thrilled to receive my copy of Kidnap on the Californian Comet by writing duo, M G Leonard and Sam Sedgman, from MacMillian Publishing.<...

  • Kidnap on the California Comet

    Name: Susan Wilsher
    03 September 2020;

    Genre: Adventure

    Hal's off again with Uncle Nat, this time aboard the California Comet for a trip across America from Chicago to San Francisco. Uncle Nat has been asked to report on a special announcement being made by August Reza, millionaire and train enthusiast, whilst Hal is looking forward to enjoying the...

  • Butterfly Brain

    Butterfly Brain

    Name: Jennifer Caddick
    03 September 2020;

    Genre: Bereavement

    Butterfly Brain is a unique and compelling rhythmically told story of defiant and angry young Gus - a boy who NEVER ever listens, especially when told not to lean back on his chair!When Gus falls backwards and cracks his head, out come all his dreams, memories and...

  • The Good Thieves

    Name: June Hughes
    03 September 2020;

    Genre: Adventure

    In The Good Thieves, Vita and her mother travel to America to collect her grandfather, Jack, who has fallen on hard times. It turns out that Jack has been swindled out of his home (a castle, no less) by a shady character and Vita is determined to right this wrong. Jack tells h...

  • Tamarind & the Star of Ishta

    Tamarind & the Star of Ishta

    Name: Janet Fisher
    03 September 2020;

    Genre: Family & Home

    Searching for memories or details about a mother who died at birth or disappeared is a staple of children's books nowadays, something which must give nervous children a moment of qualm. However, this book has the exotic background of the Himalayas where Tamarind is taken by her father and his...

  • Tamarind & the Star of Ishta

    Tamarind & the Star of Ishta

    Name: Susan Wilsher
    03 September 2020;

    Genre: Family & Home

    Tamarind is going to spend time in India with her mother's family at their huge mansion in the Himalayas. She never knew her mother who died when Tamarind was a baby and although she has many questions, she is nervous about meeting her extended family. But no one seems keen to give her answers...

  • History Atlas

    Name: Susan Wilsher
    03 September 2020;

    Genre: Non Fiction

    Covering 15 civilisations, The History Atlas takes you on a light-hearted but fact-packed tour of the world. Visually stunning, it is instantly engaging, sure to delight even the most hardened history hater.The author's introduction sets a chatty tone, reminding the reader to have...

  • Shoestring, the Boy Who Walks on Air

    Name: Jacqueline Harris
    03 September 2020;

    Genre: Adventure

    Shoestring, the Boy Who Walks on Air is the follow up novel to the graphic novel Kidglovz. It tells the story of what happens next to the characters from the graphic novel and even includes the book of Kidglovz as part of the story.Shoestring, previously a thief, i...

  • The Pharaoh's Curse (Museum Kittens)

    The Pharaoh's Curse (Museum Kittens)

    Name: Lucy Newton
    03 September 2020;

    Genre: Animals

    As the follow up to Museum Kittens: The Midnight Visitor, this story continues the adventures of kittens Tasha and Peter, along with the other museum cats.The Pharaoh's Curse begins with the cats observing a...