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Nature Guide: Birds
Name: Bryony Davies
27 May 2020;Genre: Non Fiction
Nature Guide: Birds, supported by the RSPB, is a handy guide to the birds that live in Britain. Author Catherine Brereton takes the reader though the necessities for birdwatching before introducing over 135 different birds.The how-to section covers...
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Shark Super Powers
Name: Bryony Davies
24 May 2020;Genre: Non Fiction
Shark Super Powers is a fun and engaging look into the many different types of shark that live in our oceans. This book introduces each shark over a double page spread filled with fun facts and information that are sure to draw in the keenest shark fans.Introduced...
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The Switch-Up: LA exchange.
Name: Emily Age 12
21 May 2020;Genre: Friends and family
I liked that this could happen in real life, it's really action-packed and I would recommend this to children ages 10+
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Welcome to my Crazy Life
Name: Alison Kelly
16 May 2020;Genre: Poetry
The irony of writing a review about a 'crazy life' in the surreal, crazy world we are currently living in does not escape me! Joshua Seigal's latest book, Welcome to my Crazy Life, is a great distraction. He has an astute feel for what make children laugh but also what make t...
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There's a Crocodile in the House
Name: Alison Kelly
16 May 2020;Genre: Poetry
Paul Cookson's new collection of poems, There's A Crocodile in the House, is bursting with fun and rich opportunities to perform. From the title poem on: 'Big sharp teeth / Open mouth / There's a crocodile in the house /... I did not know / What to do / There's a crocodile in...
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The Worst Class in in the World
Name: Samantha Phillips
16 May 2020;Genre: Funny Stories
I am currently a Year 4 Form teacher in a small Prep school and by coincidence my form, 4P, has only 9 pupils; so right from the start, The Worst Class in the World resonated with me. However, fortunately the similarities stopped there! Joanne Nadin has managed, without a doub...
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Good Knight, Bad Knight and the Flying Machine
Name: Lucy Newton
14 May 2020;Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
Good Knight, Bad Knight and the Flying Machine follows three characters; Warrick, Godwin and Berk who live in the medieval times. It begins with them stirring a great, big barrel of poo which is bound to capture children's attention! When they start to use magic, their adventu...
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Name: Dawn Woods
07 May 2020;Genre: Environment & Nature
A modern twist to the diary format, this time in the shape of a blog written by Hope Jones, aged 10. Hope's family all make New Year resolutions and Hope's is to start to reduce her consumption of plastic. Inspired by a documentary about the oceans and the plastic affecting marine life, Hope r...
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Mango Delight
Name: Susan Wilsher
07 May 2020;Genre: Friends and family
Mango Delight Fuller enjoys running and being with her best friend, Brooklyn. She is not so keen on the Cell-belles, a super-clique of girls at her school who have cell phones. As she and Brook are not allowed to have phones until they are 13, they make a happy team of two. Ho...
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Summer in the City
Name: Susan Wilsher
07 May 2020;Genre: Friends and family
Mango Delight Fuller is off to New York to make her off-Broadway debut! The school production of 'Yo, Romeo!' is being staged in New York and Mango has been asked to play Juliet. After overcoming a major misunderstanding, her family's worries and her mother's list of rules, Mango goes to stay...