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The Little Gardener
Name: Louise Gahan
24 June 2015;Genre: Adventure
This is a lusciously-illustrated story, about a tiny gardener who is overwhelmed by the task facing him until a beautiful flower inspires more (and larger!) people to get involved, making his gardening a pleasure rather than a chore. The spare text is beautifully supported by the colourful, dense...
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The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow
Name: June Hughes
24 June 2015;Genre: Adventure
Sophie, in straitened circumstances following the death of her father, is trying to make a life for herself and obtains a job in Sinclair's Department Store, the newest and most glamorous department store in all of London. Her enthusiasm for the excitement surrounding the grand opening is somewha...
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Mad About Monkeys
Name: Pat Chandler
24 June 2015;Genre: Adventure
Mad About Monkeys is a glorious celebration of these intriguing primates accompanied by wonderful illustrations. The book contains a contents page which leads logically through the chapters, which deal with what monkeys are, food and habitats, evolution, social life and identity, hierarchy, notab...
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The Little Gardener
Name: Pat Chandler
24 June 2015;Genre: Adventure
The cover of The Little Gardener reveals a tiny figure resting on a leaf, which gives the reader an immediate sense of his size. He introduces us to his huge garden full of stones and weeds. The book invites opportunities for talk about relative sizes and scale whilst trying to locate the littl...
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Lottery Boy
Name: Hayley Nicholson
12 June 2015;Genre: Real life
London is as much a character in this book as Bully and Jack the dog. The city is clearly well-known and well-loved by the author and the level of detail adds a poignant quality to this already moving story. The story itself has a simple basis - a homeless, underage boy has a winning lottery tic...
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Adventures of the Steampunk Pirates: Attack of the Giant Sea Spiders
Name: Hayley Nicholson
12 June 2015;Genre: Adventure
Ahoy, shipmates! Once again we set sail with those swashbuckling steam-power ragamuffins. All aboard for another rip-roaring adventure! The Steampunk Pirates once again live up to their names and their chosen profession. Pirates by their definition are not the most well-behaved group, and the Ste...
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The Jolley-Rogers and the Cave of Doom
Name: Emma Small
05 June 2015;Genre: Adventure
Piratical fun in huge amounts for all land-lubbers out there! The story starts with the Jolley-Rogers deciding to swap a day on their pirate ship for a day at the beach. It's soon clear that this will not be a day of sandcastles and ice creams, but instead a high adventure filled with gold treas...
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Circus Mirandus
Name: Lynn Roulstone
02 June 2015;Genre: Adventure
As a young man Micah's grandfather Ephraim visited the magical Circus Mirandus where he met the Lightbender, who promised him a miracle. Ephrain decided to keep his miracle for a later date and now he is dying, wants to use it to help Micah. The story moves between Ephraim's story in the past, an...
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Those Pesky Rabbits
Name: Rachel Esling
31 May 2015;Genre: Adventure
This delightful book will ease any youngster out of a grump! Bear has enjoyed his solitary life for so long he has become used to peace and quiet and having things just the way he wants them. So it comes as a shock when, 'those pesky rabbits' move in close by and Bear suddenly has to come to term...
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Whoops!
Name: Rachel Esling
31 May 2015;Genre: Humour
Any little person will hardly be able to stop themselves from joining in and helping to tell the story of how a little old lady tried to give back the right voices to a dog, a cat and a mouse. Rhyme, repetition and humour will cement this story into their memory and before you know it, they'll be...
