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The Paper and Hearts Society
Name: Catherine Purcell
27 June 2019;Genre: Adventure
It might be the yellow cover (and the incessant rain outside) but Lucy Powrie's The Paper and Hearts Society felt like sunshine. It was an enjoyable read that held you by the hand and gently skipped with you through summer with the best friend, ever! Tabby has come to s...
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Pages & Co.: Tilly and the Bookwanderers (Pages & Co., Book 1)
Name: Lucy Russell
27 June 2019;Genre: Fantasy
Since her mother mysteriously disappeared when she was a baby, Tilly has been raised by her grandparents in their homely rambling bookshop, Pages and Co. Tilly can often be found curled up with a book and counts Anne Shirley and Alice as dear friends. One wet half term, strange things start t...
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Kid Normal and the Shadow Machine
Name: Leanne Woolcock
26 June 2019;Genre: Adventure
From the bestselling award-winning authors, Greg James and Chris Smith, comes the latest, highly-anticipated third installment in the Kid Normal series which many of my class are claiming to be the best one yet! Murph Cooper, who still has no official superhero power, is now facing his most dan...
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Kid Normal and the Rogue Heroes
Name: Leanne Woolcock
26 June 2019;Genre: Adventure
This is the second equally funny book in the Kid Normal series from Radio 1's Greg James and Newsbeat presenter Chris Smith. After his victory in the first Kid Normal book, Murph and his superhero zeros find themselves busily saving the world, one top-secret adventure at a time, which is easier...
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Kid Normal
Name: Leanne Woolcock
25 June 2019;Genre: Adventure
This is the first book in a series by Radio 1 presenter Greg James and award-winning journalist Chris Smith. Murph Cooper is new in town and is in need of a new school; luckily for him, he is offered a place at 'The School' after his mum tells the strange teacher that, with his help, Murph could...
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Hello Lighthouse
Name: Lauren Maidman
23 June 2019;Genre: Adventure
Hello Lighthouse is the new story written by Sophie Blackall, author of Hello Winnie. The beautifully written story is about a lighthouse keeper and his time living in a lighthouse. The story starts with a new lighthouse keeper moving in and him getting used to living in a lighthouse, with all th...
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Where Does The Sun Go?
Name: Lizi Backhouse
21 June 2019;Genre: Adventure
The TechTots stem science books make scientific processes accessible for young children and answer questions about science. In this book, the tech toys wonder where the sun goes? They conduct an experiment using a torch, a globe and a flag to illustrate how the earth rotates giving us night and...
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Why Do We Poo?
Name: Lizi Backhouse
21 June 2019;Genre: Adventure
The TechTots stem science books make scientific processes accessible for young children. In this book, the tech toys learn about how poo is made and why it's important. They do their own experiment using a pair of tights to explain the process - this is great for visually explaining how the bo...
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Mouse's Big Day
Name: Lizi Backhouse
21 June 2019;Genre: Adventure
From the illustrator of What the Ladybird Heard, Mouse's Big Day follows mouse as she starts at Twit Twoo school. Initially reluctant and convinced she doesn't like school, Mouse doesn't join in with the hunt to find something special outside. The other animals carry mouse back to school where t...
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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...
