Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Alison Kelly
14 February 2020;

Genre: Adventure

In the early pages of this lovely new collection of poems by Justin Coe, there's a simple diamond shape poem which holds a lens to the themes and sentiments of the poems: MUM / I COULD / DIG DEEP DOWN / TO THE EARTH'S CORE / AND NEVER FIND A / DIAMOND AS / BEAUTIFUL / AS YOU / ARE //. The book...

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Name: Carol Carter
13 February 2020;

Genre: Adventure

Trail Blazers: Harriet Tubman retells the well-known story of the brave slave who escaped on the Underground Railroad then returned many times to help other slaves follow in her footsteps. The book follows Harriet (born Araminta Ross) from her birth on a Maryland plantation, through childhood a...

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Name: Linda brown
13 February 2020;

Genre: Adventure

Welcome back to the Vampire novel, set in the sultry, mysterious streets of New Orleans... 17 year old Celine Rousseau has had to flee from her home in Paris after she kills a man who attempts to rape her. She plans to start a new life in New Orleans, but little does she know that the city is rul...

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Name: Kyle Matravers
11 February 2020;

Genre: Adventure

Mr Gnome is little fellow with a bad personality. Today he is going off on a fishing trip and is going to learn the importance of manners the hard way. We are introduced to Mr Gnome at the start of the story and we straight away see that he is indeed a grumpy gnome - a gnome not even willing to...

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Name: Lizi Backhouse
11 February 2020;

Genre: Adventure

A fantastic book that follows a Gorilla who definitely doesn't want a banana! No matter how he's offered it, he does not want a banana, until the end..... This book is entertaining for both adults and children; the pictures are engaging and I'm sure many parents will be familiar with the gorill...

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Name: Lauren Maidman
10 February 2020;

Genre: Environment & Nature

I have been a huge fan of the Kate Pankhurst Great Women series and already have the first few in my collection. The new addition, Fantastically Great Women who Saved the Planet, is no exception. I love everything about these books from the illustrations and the layout to the...

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Name: Louise Gahan
10 February 2020;

Genre: Adventure

Felix After the Rain is a book about how we can be weighed down with the burden of sorrow and misery and the relief and joy that comes with letting go. Felix hides all his sorrow in a black suitcase that he carries with him wherever he goes. One day, a boy opens the suitcase and all Felix's wor...

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Name: Jacqueline Harris
10 February 2020;

Genre: Historical Fiction

Little Bird Lands is the second book in the adventures of Bridie , set in the mid-1800s. The first book, Little Bird Flies, took place on the remote Scottish island of Tornish. This book is set in America, where Bridie and part of her family have fled a cruel landlord.<b...

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Name: Sarah Lynham
09 February 2020;

Genre: Adventure

Who doesn't love to lift the flap in a book and reveal a hidden picture or fact? This is a great interactive way to encourage pupils to find out about plastic. The book poses questions, the answers to which are hidden under the flaps, making this a perfect book to dip in and out of. Unless resear...

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Name: Jenny Caddick
09 February 2020;

Genre: Adventure

This is a charming, funny and imaginative picture book by Emma Perry with beautifully detailed illustrations by Sharon Davey. Mabel hates reading and hates people giving her book presents; she uses books as plates and sledges but never, ever reads one. Until one day, the unread books finally obje...

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