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Mr Dog and the Seal Deal
Name: Hollie Watts
17 September 2019;Genre: Adventure
Mr Dog is not like a normal dog - he chooses his owner and secondly he is always looking out for an adventure. Ben Fogle has incorporated his love of seals which, he states, (in the 'notes from the author') began when he first encountered one in the wild when 10 years old while on a rough boat t...
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Skeleton Keys: The Unimaginary Friend
Name: Carol Carter
09 September 2019;Genre: Adventure
From the very first page, where we see a pair of skeletal hands with keys for fingers, each with its own label (the Key to Second Sight, The Key to the Kingdom, The Key to Oblivion) Skeleton Keys: The Unimaginary Friend seizes hold of your imagination and doesn't let go. The book begins with Mr...
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The Afterwards
Name: Emily Marcuccilli
09 September 2019;Genre: Friends and family
The Afterwards is, as I fully expected it to be, a very special story. It tackles the tricky and complex issue of loss and bereavement from a child's perspective, but we are in safe hands with AF Harrold and Emily Gravett. That is not to say that it is in any way simplistic, p...
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The Monster Who Wasn't
Name: Donna Burkert
08 September 2019;Genre: Adventure
It is a fortuitous event that spawns The Imp: a baby's first laugh, intertwined with a last sigh from her grandfather. This rarest of magic creates a Monster Who Wasn't. Named Imp by the gargoyles who adopt him, he is a rare creature indeed, human looking but with monster qualities but he posse...
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Quill Soup
Name: Louise Gahan
07 September 2019;Genre: Adventure
Quill soup is a myriad of colour and imagination. It is a story of Noko the porcupine's search for food. Tired and hungry after his long journey, he finds himself in a village where no animal is willing to share their food. A plan is struck; a plan that will encourage others to join in and share...
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Explorers: Amazing Tales of the World's Greatest Adventurers
Name: Bryony Davies
06 September 2019;Genre: Adventure
A fascinating tour of land, sea and space in this excellent offering from DK. Covering a range of explorers from ancient history to present day, this text gives each person a double page spread explaining key facts into their lives and their expeditions. Author Nellie Huang clearly explains the i...
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Pem's Little Brother
Name: Nikki Stiles
06 September 2019;Genre: Young fiction
So exciting to see new additions to the Reading Gems first readers series! The new additions include two phoneme-specific books including Pem's Little Brother and Mr Wimple's Potion. These are something new that we did not see in the first collection of books released. These are decodable books w...
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A Darkness of Dragons
Name: Clare Wilkins
06 September 2019;Genre: Fantasy
Patch Bridgewater has fled Tiviscan Castle, the home of the Pipers' Council. After absconding in disgrace and failing to complete his training as a piper, he has to eke out a living with travelling musicians, never staying too long in one place. Patch is ashamed; Pipers are revered for their a...
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Let's Read: Forest Fun
Name: James Hewish
04 September 2019;Genre: Adventure
Every school would benefit from having a range of these books! We have just read QED's three new non-fiction children's books. It is not often you come across an accessible non-fiction book that a 4-5-year-old can read independently without losing interest. Thank you, QED! QED, the publisher, w...
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Under Earth
Name: Nicola Cleveland
31 August 2019;Genre: Fantasy
First off, if you haven't read Storm Witch, stop now and go and read that. If you have, then read on... In Under Earth, we catch up with Weather Witch Storm on the Wayfairer, having left Yanlin with the fleet following the attack on her home land by The Drowned Ones, and are...
