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Uki and the Outcasts
Name: Jennifer Caddick
20 February 2022;Genre: Fantasy
Uki and the Outcasts is the fourth book in the absolutely amazing series of books set in the Five Realms - a fantasy world formed and inhabited by tribes of rabbits. After the first three books focusing on the adventures of young rabbit Podkin, the author has moved forward in...
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A Hero Called Wolf
Name: Wendy Kelly
18 February 2022;Genre: Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
Wolves can't be heroes, can they? Well this little Wolf is a reformed character. He gave up being naughty when he got into reading but he's dismayed to realise he can never be the hero of a story because all the wolves in books are bad. While he's worrying about this, he's interrupted by visit...
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Fantastically Great Women Artists and their Stories
Name: Lauren Maidman
18 February 2022;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
Fantastically Great Women Artists and their Stories is another brilliant book from Kate Pankhurst. I am big fan of these books and have ALL the previous Fantastically Great Women books in my collection. This version, however, is slightly different. It has been written and publ...
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One Camel Called Doug
Name: Wendy Kelly
17 February 2022;Genre: Animals
One Camel Called Doug is a wonderful book to add to your maths story collection! It follows the adventures of Doug, who is just one camel, as he meets another and another and another until there is a whole herd of camels having a party. After all the noise and excitement, howe...
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The More Monster
Name: Sharon Porter
17 February 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
In a world where consumerism is king and the idea of waiting for anything is fading rapidly, The More Monster shows, even the youngest children, that greed can get out of hand. My class enjoyed the illustrations, with such tiny details as dials and funny labels. The story revolves aroun...
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Circus Maximus: Rivals on the Track
Name: Jacqueline Harris
16 February 2022;Genre: Historical Fiction
Dido is back in Circus Maximus: Rivals on the Track, the second book of her adventures as a charioteer in Roman times. Whilst the title is all about the Circus Maximus, in this book it casts a long shadow, rather than appearing as the main setting. Dido and her family are now...
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The Tale of the Whale
Name: Maria Aldred
15 February 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
The Tale of the Whale is beautiful. The poetic text tells the tale of the whale and a child who spy each other and journey together to see the treasures of the oceans but discover the horrors of plastic pollution. Immediately the text invites you into this special relationshi...
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The Tale of the Whale
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
15 February 2022;Genre: Environment & Nature
This incredible book is both beautiful and harrowing. We begin by following a friendship between a child and a whale as they embark on a journey across the oceans, meeting a range of sea creatures on their way. The illustrations are soft, wonderfully detailed and dreamy. Written in first perso...
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Mike Falls Up
Name: Maria Faithorn
15 February 2022;Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
It's the sunny season and it's just too hot for young Mike and his dog, Bowow. Unfortunately, as they try to stay cool in the shade of the house, Mama sends them out to play. They head off to the surrounding Chocolate Hills when all of a sudden an earthquake causes a rumble and the ground belo...
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Mike Falls Up
Name: Wendy Kelly
14 February 2022;Genre: Early Readers & Young Fiction
Mike Falls Up is part of the new Little Tiger readers, designed to support children moving from picture books to their first chapter books. The book itself is sumptuous- a lovely, thick cardboard cover, small enough to fit comfortably in little hands with an engaging picture f...
