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Simply the Quest
Name: Beccy Judge
31 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
Simply the Quest is Maz Evans's second book in her marvellous middle grade series and follows the success of last year's Who Let the Gods Out. As before, Maz Evans writes with bags of charisma and knows how to engage her readers. 12-year-old Elliott is back at home living with several Greek Go...
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The Truth About Celia Frost
Name: Mikayla
31 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
A very interesting plot with a lot of twists. Sol was very nice and a great friend because of the amount of times he saved Celia. Finding out what happened in the end with her disorder and mum was very interesting and had my class talking about it all day. A very good book recommended for kids...
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The Lonely Giant
Name: Emily Beale
30 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
This is a simple story with a poignant message. It features a lonely giant who lives on a craggy mountain, surrounded by a huge forest. His days are spent doing the same activities, uprooting trees, throwing and smashing things. Over the years the forest diminishes and the animals are scared away...
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Optical Illusions
Name: Jacqueline Harris
30 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
Most kids and many adults find optical illusions fascinating. There are many books available on the subject but this one is a bit special. Firstly, there is the amazing front cover, complete with moving images and striking effects. Secondly this book really explains how the illusions work and wh...
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Erica's Elephant
Name: Janet Fisher
29 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
What would you do if you found an elephant on your doorstep together with a piece of paper giving you the legal right to keep it? This is the situation facing Erica in this gem of a book written for the 8+ age group, one which it is so difficult to find a variety of reading material for. This i...
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Buster and the Baby
Name: Joanna Hewish
29 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
A beautiful story of the friendship between a baby and her companion. All parents will delight in this tale of a baby who plays a game of hide and seek with her dog - Buster. The rhythmical narrative allows this tale be read with excitement as the baby chases the dog around house - 'Go Buster,...
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Wilfred and Olbert's Totally Wild Chase
Name: Lucy Newton
28 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
A book filled with very detailed and busy illustrations of adventures with Wilfred and Olbert. They are wildlife explorers who are looking for new and exciting species. Every page is filled with a different environment to explore with fascinating animals, mind-boggling puzzles and activities to h...
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Moon: Night Time Around the World
Name: Lucy Newton
28 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
This story is filled with pictures of beautiful landscapes and lovely cartoon animals. It has relatively simple text while giving interesting information about a range of animals, climates and landscapes from different environments across the world. It is a lovely book for children to begin to ex...
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Nibbles: The Dinosaur Guide
Name: Lucy Newton
28 August 2017;Genre: Humour
A fantastically colourful book! Nibbles: The Dinosaur Guide follows Nibbles, a book eating 'monster', as he comes across a range of other similar creatures on his travels. Nibbles is responsible for lots of different holes that begin to appear throughout the book - he just can...
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Change the Shape
Name: Kyle Matravers
26 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
'Change the Shape' is a book that certainly makes you think. I found myself lost within its instructions, determined to complete each challenge set for me. I could certainly see this book being enjoyed by individuals buy also by a whole class. In school, this book can be used for many reason...
