Schools & Libraries Book Reviews
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Portrait of an Artist: Claude Monet
Name: Nikki Stiles
14 June 2020;Genre: Biographies & Autobiographies
Portrait of an Artist: Claude Monet is one of a series of books published by Quarto focused on famous artists. This book delivers exactly what it says in its title. A portrait of the life of Claude Monet; one of the world's best loved painters. The book tells the story of Mone...
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Invisible Nature: A Secret World Beyond our Senses
Name: James Hewish
13 June 2020;Genre: Animals
Invisible Nature: A Secret World Beyond our Senses is a non-fiction book by Catherine Barr and Anne Wilson. The authors make a brilliant and successful attempt at trying to demonstrate, explain and illustrate some challenging scientific concepts.This book will sati...
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Boy Giant
Name: Aiden B
12 June 2020;Genre: Adventure
I really liked it, but it's just got too much like boring talk - I mean I would like to read on it's just that the scene's being described too much.
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Boy Giant
Name: james h
11 June 2020;Genre: Adventure
Love it. It's such a great book. I recommend War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
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Mohinder's War
Name: Donna Ritchie
11 June 2020;Genre: Historical Fiction
Mohinder's War is set during WWII in occupied France. It follows 13-year-old Joelle's father/daughter-like relationship with Indian RAF pilot Mohinder Singh. Shot down over France and crash landing, he is rescued and then hidden by Joelle and her parents (an English mother and...
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It's OK to Cry
Name: James Hewish
11 June 2020;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Ooh, now this is an interesting book. One which tackles an interesting subject that is almost a taboo for males to discuss. The author, Molly Potter, has written this book, It's OK to Cry, as a way to address the issue of boys being made to feel that it is not OK to show that...
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The Worst Class in the World
Name: Jenny Caddick
10 June 2020;Genre: Funny Stories
LITERALLY, one of the most hilarious books I have read in a long time. Fast, funny and full of 'fiddle faddling'. There are delightful, charismatic kids, an endearing (totally harassed)class teacher and an always looming, bad tempered, horse-braying Headteacher.The Worst Cl...
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It's OK to Cry
Name: Elen Green
10 June 2020;Genre: Mental Health & Wellbeing
Emotional literacy can have such a significant impact on a child's future, and particularly boys who are trained from an early age not to show their feelings - so it's good to see books like this that specifically address how we can support young children in understanding and expressing their...
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Mrs Noah's Garden
Name: James Hewish
09 June 2020;Genre: Family & Home
Mrs Noah's Garden is written by Jackie Morris illustrated by James Mayhew. The story is of post-biblical floods and the task of making the world a beautiful and harmonious place.The story sees Mrs Noah looking out at a muddy, barren landscape. She misses the garden...
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Sofia the Dreamer and her Magical Afro
Name: Nikki Stiles
08 June 2020;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
Young Sofia has her hair washed and styled every Sunday by her Mum. Every Sunday, as this is happening, Sofia can't help but drift off, dream-travelling peacefully to visit different cultural figures representing the historical background of Black African hair.Whilst feeling sleepy...
