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Name: Janet Fisher
12 January 2020;Genre: Magical Realism
This is the third in Catherine Fisher's trilogy about Seren and the clockwork crow, full of magic and Welsh folklore. I did review the first book The Clockwork Crow (2018), which was very good and this does not disappoint. Seren, Tomos and the Crow are still trying to find the Swan's egg and...
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How to Make a Better World
Name: Bryony Davies
11 January 2020;Genre: Adventure
How to Make a Better World by Keilly Swift is aimed at 7-9 year-olds and is a large hardback book filled with bright colourful pages. The attractive presentation make it inviting and I know that children will enjoy dipping into it and learning more about the world around them and how to help. T...
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This Book Can Read Your Mind
Name: Joanna Hewish
11 January 2020;Genre: Adventure
Laugh out loud funny! With bright pink elephants wearing silly pants and parping loudly, what is not to love about this story if you are four to six years old? This Book Can Read Your Mind is a cleverly written picture book that claims to read your mind. The story uses the power of suggestion b...
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Name: Lorraine Ansell
11 January 2020;Genre: Historical Fiction
Evey and her little sister have just witnessed the horrific murder of their mother, a suspected witch, by a band of men. Fleeing for their lives and hunted, they take refuge in the forest and search for the coven, their mother's last instruction ringing in Evey's ears. Once safe, Evey strikes...
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Name: Jessica Bunney
11 January 2020;Genre: Picture Books
This wintery rhyming tale takes you on a journey of self-acceptance, reminding the reader that they are perfect just the way they are and that we should relish our childhood and not wish to grow up too fast. This book has been recognised for its likeness to Rachel Bright and Julia Donaldson's cha...
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Name: Mary Rees
10 January 2020;Genre: Science Fiction
Orion Lost is an incredibly enjoyable, fast-paced classic science-fiction adventure. The story opens with the Earthship, Orion, sending out a distress signal. Immediately, I was intrigued and desperate to find out what the fate of the ship was; however, the story then very cle...
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Aesop's Fables
Name: Sarah Lynham
09 January 2020;Genre: Adventure
This a lovely illustrated version of the traditional Aesop's Fables. The collection includes tales such as; Two Travellers and the Bear, The Hare and the Tortoise, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Donkey in the Lion's Skin, The Dog and His Reflection, The Baboon and the Fox, The Peacock and the Crane,...
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The Clue is in the Poo: And Other Things Too
Name: Sarah Lynham
09 January 2020;Genre: Adventure
I try to actively encourage children in my class to read non-fiction texts as well as fiction and like to have them readily available in my classroom. This and A Giant Dose of Gross, its sister title, are great texts for pupils to be able to dip in and out of as and when they can. My class love b...
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A Dose of Gross
Name: Sarah Lynham
09 January 2020;Genre: Adventure
I try to actively encourage children in my class to read non-fiction texts as well as fiction and like to have them readily available in my classroom. This and 'The Clue is in the Poo' are great texts for pupils to be able to dip in and out of as and when they can. My class love being able to pi...
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The Great Brain Robbery
Name: Sarah Lynham
09 January 2020;Genre: Adventure
A cracking sequel to The Train to Impossible Places. I really didn't think that PG Bell could top his first book but this sequel takes the reader on another fantastic adventure. It leads on beautifully from the first book whilst holding its own plotline. As we return to the Impossible Places with...
