Families Book Reviews

Name: Emily Beale
20 August 2017;

Genre: Humour

Everyone's favourite monster is back and it appears that Nibbles, Emma Yarlett's book-eating monster, has developed a liking for non-fiction books. In Nibbles: The Dinosaur Guide, gigantic shaped holes have appeared in the Dinosaur Guide and the mischievous little yellow booki...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
18 August 2017;

Genre: Adventure

From a poor family, Marie worked very hard, winning recognition for her talent at school. Not able to go to university in Poland, where she was born, Marie moved to France where she soon excelled in maths and science, even though she was studying in a foreign language. Whilst there, she met Pierr...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
18 August 2017;

Genre: Adventure

Rosa grew up in Alabama where, although slavery had ended, there was still no equality. Whilst she walked to school, white children were taken on the bus; she could not use the same water fountain or entrance as white people; she could take the bus to work, but could only sit at the back. She kne...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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