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Life: The First Four Billion Years
Name: Heather Bignold
20 June 2019;Genre: Adventure
As the title suggests, this book covers the myriad of life forms that have existed on earth since the very beginning. Written by conservation biologist Martin Jenkins and illustrated by Greenaway Medal-winning Grahame Baker-Smith, this is a beautiful, large-format book. The illustrations could...
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When We Became Humans
Name: Bryony Davies
19 June 2019;Genre: Adventure
When We Became Humans by Michael Bright is a large format illustrated non fiction text covering the development of the human species from prehistory to modern times. The text clearly introduces the species related to Homo Sapiens and shows how different groups have been classified. Bright's cle...
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Paper Planes
Name: Kyle Matravers
16 June 2019;Genre: Adventure
Mia and Ben are the very best of friends and have grown up doing everything together, but their particular favourite thing to do is making paper planes. Their whole year revolves around them folding paper to create their planes, each one designed with the ultimate goal of one day drifting across...
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The Snow Lion
Name: Kyle Matravers
16 June 2019;Genre: Adventure
The Snow Lion centers around a young girl called Caro who has relocated to a new home and new town with her mum. Understandably, Caro is feeling a mix of emotions as she tries to settle in a place where she doesn't know anyone. Then one day, whilst exploring the house further, Caro hears a de...
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The Usborne Book of the Moon
Name: Kyle Matravers
16 June 2019;Genre: Adventure
The Usborne book of the Moon has been published with the 50th anniversary of the moon landing in mind. Aimed at primary aged children, this text (written by Laura Cowan) helps children develop a better understand of the moon. The book starts in a more traditional fiction text way, but then mo...
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What is the Moon?
Name: Kyle Matravers
16 June 2019;Genre: Adventure
What is the Moon? has been published to coincide with and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. Perfect for little minds with big questions, this book does very well in sharing scientific knowledge about the moon which is easy to understand and decipher. The lay out of the text i...
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The Button War
Name: Connor Age 11
16 June 2019;Genre: Historical Fiction
The Button War is an original story filled with mystery, excitement and adventure, always keeping me guessing until the final sentence, 'who would be the Button King?' There are many hints and twists sprinkled throughout the book, making it an interesting read even when you may think you've got t...
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The Usborne Book of the Moon
Name: Jayne Gould
14 June 2019;Genre: Adventure
A full moon, framed by the silhouettes of trees, shines out from the cover of this book, inviting the reader to pick it up and discover more. From the endpapers showing the phases of the moon to speculation about a lunar colony, it contains a wealth of information. Mankind has always been fasci...
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Rebel: Book 3 The Extinction Trials
Name: Linda Brown
14 June 2019;Genre: Dystopian
Rebel is the concluding book of the excellent Extinction Trials. Once again, the author has cleverly written a pacy, rollercoaster ride of an adventure that will engage all levels of readers, including adults. Approximately Six months have passed since the end of book 2, Exile. Things didn't tur...
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A Million Dots
Name: Lizi Backhouse
13 June 2019;Genre: Adventure
This is a gorgeous book and a New York Times' top 10 best illustrated children's books list of 2019. It is fantastic for promoting maths with younger children. The book starts with one dot, that doubles to 2, which doubles to 4...carrying on until the last page which folds out to reveal over a mi...
