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Jesse Owens
Name: Lizi Backhouse
02 June 2020;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
The Little People Big Dreams books are a great series full of inspiring stories of people who found success and changed the world in the process.This book shares the life story of athlete Jesse Owens, who challenged racism at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and is a good...
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Saving Winslow
Name: Dawn Woods
31 May 2020;Genre: Animals
It was the midst of Winter, when night, like an unwelcome guest, came too early and stayed too long'. So starts Saving Winslow. Poetic as usual, Sharon Creech gives us a tale of a young boy becoming attached to a new pet - in this case, a mini donkey. Winslow's mother was so s...
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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...
