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Superkitty
Name: Joanna Hewish
20 February 2019;Genre: Adventure
Bright, colourful and good fun to read. Superkitty jumps off the shelf and children will squeal with delight at the adventures of Superkitty. Superkitty works in the office of the 'Sensational Superhero Agency', but she is always just stuck answering the phones and never gets to be involved in t...
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Along Came A Different
Name: Lauren Maidman
20 February 2019;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Along Came A Different is a brilliant story about friendships and how to make them. The story begins with the reds, they only play with the other reds because anything red is the best thing ever! The yellows only play the yellows because they only like yellow. The yellows don't like the reds beca...
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Cats And Robbers
Name: Lauren Maidman
20 February 2019;Genre: Adventure
Just when you think an empty house, with a crate was an easy target for three robbers - think again, especially if that house is run by cats! Three unsuspecting robbers spot an empty house ready for robbing, they have their list of things they need to steal, which turns out to be a safe, that is...
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Fruits: A Caribbean Counting Poem
Name: Kyle Matravers
18 February 2019;Genre: Adventure
Fruits - recently republished by Macmillan Children's Books - would certainly be a useful text resource when covering many topics in primary school. Obviously, the direct link to food would make this a great book to share when covering different fruits - particularly when wanting to introduce ch...
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We're Going on a Lion Hunt
Name: Kyle Matravers
18 February 2019;Genre: Adventure
Most people will be very familiar with the better known 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt' and this version of a traditional tale (recently reissued by Macmillan Children's Books) shares similarities with it but unfortunately falls down when it comes to the quality of the story. This remaking revolve...
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Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
Name: Kyle Matravers
18 February 2019;Genre: Adventure
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain (newly reissued by Macmillan Children's Books) is a beautiful rhyming story inspired by a folktale from Kenya. Ki-Pat is a young herd boy who must find a way to end the dreadful drought that has come to plain. Ending the drought is the only way to save the anim...
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The Sea Saw
Name: Kyle Matravers
18 February 2019;Genre: Adventure
The Sea Saw is a beautiful tale of never giving up hope on something you have lost. Tom Percival has created a story that will certainly withstand the test of time and that I believe should become a firm favourite across all classrooms. The story begins with the introduction of Sofia and her...
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Fantastically Great Women Who Made History
Name: Lucy Newton
17 February 2019;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
Fantastically Great Women Who Made History opens by showing the journey of the woman who are featured, explaining how they have all made history as well as challenging the reader to think about how they are going to make history themselves. This is an inspirational book...
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Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World
Name: Lucy Newton
17 February 2019;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World is brimming with inspirational stories of women who changed the world because of what they dreamed of and believed in. It covers many different women who are famous for many different things including the brilliant writing of Jan...
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The Truth about Martians
Name: Salliann Coleman
16 February 2019;Genre: Adventure
This book is set in 1947 in New Mexico and relates to the Roswell UFO incident; there are references throughout the book to specific aspects of the times, for example listening to Superman on the radio and reading about Martians in comics. Some of these may require explanation to the modern-day...
