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The Case of the Fishy Detective (Einstein the Penguin, Book 2)
Name: Amanda Shipton
05 October 2022;Genre: Animals
This beautifully written early chapter book is the second in the series of Einstein the Penguin's adventures. This book is filled with humorous twists and turns which will be loved by adults and children alike. This story follows the wonderful relationship between Einstein and...
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Black Swans
Name: Sharon Porter
05 October 2022;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
Black Swans is a super collection of mini biographies of black dancers, detailing some of the barriers they had to overcome to achieve their dream of dancing. My class were outraged at the unfair treatment of these dancers and loved the fact that despite this, the dancers still succeeded. The...
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Black Swans
Name: Jane Rew
05 October 2022;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
This is a short but elegant-looking hardback 'picture book for older readers'. It features six people, some still alive, all of them US residents (even if not originally born there). They have in common not only their ethnicity, but also their love of dance and their determination to overcome...
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Wren
Name: Donna Ritchie
05 October 2022;Genre: Adventure
I loved Lucy Hope's previous book, Fledgling, with all its darkness and mysterious elements, so couldn't wait to read this one. I was not disappointed! Wren is Welsh folklore at its best. The story follows the eponymous Wren - a strong fe...
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The Bedtime Book of Impossible Questions
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
04 October 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
WOW! This book is incredible! Do animals make friends? How many trees are there in the whole world? Could I ever touch a rainbow? The Bedtime Book of Impossible Questions answers all these questions and a whole bunch more. Full of fascinating facts and awesome illustrat...
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Luma and the Hiccupping Dragon
Name: Catherine Kus
03 October 2022;Genre: Magical Realism
Luma and the Hiccupping Dragon is the second story I have read about Luma and her amazing dog Timir who can turn into a dragon and this one also did not disappoint. It was just as funny as the first. Timir is a typical puppy - cheeky, full of fun and bouncy. In this book, Timi...
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Evil Emperor Penguin: Antics in Antarctica
Name: Lucy Newton
02 October 2022;Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Evil Emperor Penguin: Antic in Antarctica is set in the most southern continent of the world, Antarctica, which is covered in ice and snow. It follows the Evil Emperor Penguin who has high hopes of taking over the world but doesn't really have the skills to execute his plan ve...
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The Ultimate Guide to Growing Dragons
Name: Donna Burkert
02 October 2022;Genre: Magical Realism
If you ever come across a dragon fruit, you wouldn't necessarily know if it was active or not; if it was housing a dragon or not. So, just in case, it would be good to know just what to do if it was active, because - in case you didn't know - dragons can be dangerous if you don't handle them p...
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Spooked: The Theatre Ghosts
Name: Hayley Summerfield
01 October 2022;Genre: Adventure
Spooked: The Theatre Ghosts is the new book by Steven Butler. This story is a perfect balance of humour and mystery and it all starts in the seaside town of Cod's Bottom! Ella Griffin has been uprooted from the bustling city of London to the miserable seaside town of Co...
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The curse of the Tomb Robbers
Name: Amanda Shipton
01 October 2022;Genre: Non Fiction
Can you help best friends Nub and Iteti stop a gang of Egyptian robbers from raiding a royal tomb? With puzzles to solve on every page you are fully immersed in the story right from the very beginning. Using the hieroglyph chart and Egyptian - English dictionary, included in the back of the bo...
