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Forest School Handbook
Name: Jenny Caddick
09 May 2023;Genre: Environment & Nature
Forest School Handbook is a fantastic forest school guide written by two absolute experts in bringing practical learning, fun activities and survival skills to children in the great outdoors. The book is packed with information, ideas and explanations that cover a huge range o...
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Growing Up: An Inclusive Guide to Puberty and Your Changing Body
Name: Lucy Hopkins
08 May 2023;Genre: Non Fiction
A very informative read! This non-fiction book is all about growing up. It includes lots of in depth information to help children to understand how things will change as they grow up and give them some knowledge on what to expect in themselves as they get older. Growing Up: An I...
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The Boy Who Didn’t Want To Die
Name: Stephen Leitch
05 May 2023;Genre: Historical Fiction
From one of the last holocaust survivors living in the UK comes a touching and insightful story of one boy's experiences of living through the holocaust. Five-year-old Peter didn't realise how his life was about to change in March 1944. As the Nazis invade Hungary, Peter, his family and the ot...
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No matter what... We All Belong
Name: Amanda Shipton
05 May 2023;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
This wonderful board book combines peep-through pages throughout and an irresistibly, squishy shiny rainbow at the end, when delivering this crucial message to young children. Its comforting message, that we all have equal value, no matter what our differences, is shared through simple rhyming...
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The Girl Who Broke the Sea
Name: Louise Baker
05 May 2023;Genre: Science Fiction
If you like your sci-fi thrillers bold, thoughtful and based on the bottom of the ocean, The Girl Who Broke the Sea has it all... The novel starts as all good thrillers do, with a mystery. Oh, and with plenty of stories regarding the *things* that inhabit the waters bey...
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Sunny Side Up
Name: Maria
05 May 2023;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Sunny Side Up is a gorgeous book with hidden delights and expanding surprises. This book explores wellbeing and supports feelings and emotions in a positive way. The beautiful illustrations follow the main character as they put on their sunny side specs to see the world in a p...
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The Storm Child
Name: Clair Bossons
05 May 2023;Genre: Fantasy
The Storm Child is the eagerly awaited sequel to The Wind Child. It follows Mara and her friend Torniv the bear shape-shifter who are on the run from Koschei - who is trying to kill them. I love the world that the author, Gabriela Ho...
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The Goat and the Stoat and the Boat
Name: Maria faithorn
05 May 2023;Genre: Friends and family
The Goat and the Stoat and the Boat is a hilarious adventure tale of rivals stoat and goat, who battle it out for a place in a boat! With fantastic rhyme, colourful illustrations and opportunity for exposure to expression - the children will be roaring with laughter as they jo...
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Last Girl In
Name: Hayley Summerfield
04 May 2023;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Last Girl In is an exciting new sports adventure from Cheryl Diane Parkinson. This book is a celebration of Black British history and women's sport. We are first introduced to the main character - Kerry-Ann - as she is secretly escaping from her bedroom window to meet her best...
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The Wolf-Girl, the Greeks and the Gods: a Tale of the Persian Wars
Name: Sue Wilsher
04 May 2023;Genre: Myths & Legends
The Wolf-Girl, the Greeks and the Gods: a Tale of the Persian Wars is an absolute stunner! Told through the eyes of Spartan princess, Gorgo, it is an epic re-telling of the Persian Wars and I loved it so much I almost don't know where to start. The writing is completely...
