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Little People, Big Dreams: Agatha Christie
Name: Sue Wilsher
18 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
As a child, Agatha would share a story each afternoon with her mother, often creating a better ending herself. When war started, Agatha had to put reading her detective novels aside to help wounded soldiers. However, she learnt much about poisons during this time which she later put to good use i...
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Little People,Big Dreams: Maya Angelou
Name: Lizi Coombs
16 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
The Little People, Big Dreams series is a charming set of books that makes biographies of famous women easy to access for little women with big dreams! This book tells the story of Maya Angelou and how she overcame difficulties in her childhood and adult life, to fight for equality and hope for...
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Little People:Big Dreams Marie Curie
Name: Lizi Coombs
16 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
I absolutely love this series of books and this one is no exception. An absolutely inspirational woman, the story simply tells the life story of Marie Curie; from moving to France in order to be able to study at university, to getting married and discovering radium and Polonium. The story plots...
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Life on Earth: Jungle
Name: Lizi Coombs
16 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
Life on earth:Jungle is a non-fiction book that tells children different facts about the animals that live in jungles, the plants there and what resources we get from the jungle. Different from most non-fiction books, the facts are given as answers to questions. Some of these facts are hidden und...
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Spy Toys: Out of Control
Name: Lizi Coombs
13 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
The secret code that controls every toy's mind had been stolen and it is up to the three spy toys to find player one and retrieve the code before everything goes wrong. This is a humourous novel full of funny characters who are mostly personified toys. The plot is fast moving and not too predict...
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Bad Mermaids
Name: Clare Wilkins
11 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
Following her Witch Wars series, Sibeal Pounder turns her attention to the aquatic world and begins a sparkling new set of adventures. Mermaids Beattie, Mimi and Zelda are enjoying a rare outing on dry land when they receive a mysterious crabagram. Strange things are happening in their wondrous w...
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Audrey Hepburn
Name: Lauren Maidman
10 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
Audrey Hepburn is from The Little People, Big Dreams series. This series is based on the lives of inspirational women who have changed the world. This is the story of Audrey Hepburn how she had a dream as a little girl and was determined to fulfil it. Audrey lived through war and through illness...
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Frida Kahlo
Name: Lauren Maidman
10 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
Frida Kahlo is from The Little People, Big Dreams series. This series is based on the lives of inspirational women who have changed the world.This is the story of Frida Kahlo a little girl born in Mexico. She was born differently from others but that didn't stop her. When she was young she was in...
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Coco Chanel
Name: Lauren Maidman
10 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
Coco Chanel is from The Little People, Big Dreams series. This series is based on the lives of inspirational women who have changed the world. This is the story of Coco Chanel, how she started as an orphan living in France. Coco was different from other girls because she liked to sew. Coco notice...
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Name: Emma Jones
10 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
When 11-year-old ace detective Laura Marlin and her classmates are treated to an unexpected visit to Australia, Laura is just as thrilled as the rest of them. But then strange phenomena and odd coincidences start to occur and Laura can't shift the sensation that something isn't right... But wi...