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Does a Bear Wash its Hair?: Animals eat, sleep and poo, just like you!
Name: Sue Wilsher
30 May 2024;Genre: Animals
Does a Bear Wash its Hair? is a wonderful exploration of animals and their habits! Through the perfect mix of rhyming text, snippets of information and delightful illustrations, children can discover so much about animal habits. The book starts by showi...
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The Cheat Book (1)
Name: Margaret Pemberton
30 May 2024;Genre: School Stories
Kamal desperately wants to be one of the 'cool' kids at school, but life is not making it easy. So, when he finds a book called 'The Cheat Book' he decides to take any advice that it can give him. With the help of his best friends and his inner 'angels', from his Muslim heritage, he hopes to u...
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Freya's Gold
Name: Hayley Summerfield
30 May 2024;Genre: Adventure
Fiona Longmuir's new book 'Freya’s Gold' is an exciting new adventure full of twists and turns that keep you thoroughly entertained. Edge is no ordinary seaside town, and Freya loves living there because it feels like something strange could happen at any moment. Freya lives w...
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These Stolen Lives
Name: Ruth Cornish
30 May 2024;Genre: Dystopian
Sharada Keat's debut dystopian YA novel These Stolen Lives is a complex narrative about living in a world following the invasion of the tyrannical Skol people. Friends and 'repayers' Mora, a Crozoni, and Kit, a Makaian, toil to pay for the first pre-colonised years of their li...
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Beti and the Little Round House
Name: Maria
30 May 2024;Genre: Adventure
Beti and the Little Round House is a gorgeous book with beautiful illustrations throughout the book. Beti lives in her round house surrounded by the gorgeous green woods under the mountains where she shares adventures with her friends including Naughty and Jack! There a...
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University of Cambridge: Beasts from the Deep
Name: Sue Wilsher
29 May 2024;Genre: Animals
Beautifully presented, Beasts from the Deep offers a fascinating and absorbing look at the mysterious creatures which inhabit the depths of the ocean. The introduction carefully explains that there is much that is unknown about the deep sea, 'a vast environment that, despite n...
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There's Nothing Cuter Than a Puppy: A Laugh-Out-Loud Funny Tale
Name: Sue Wilsher
29 May 2024;Genre: Funny Stories
In the Cutest Creatures Contest, it looks as if puppy is sure to be the winner. After all, there’s nothing cuter than a puppy! However, as a whole stream of creatures present themselves ready to take part, all dressed in their finest, it looks as if there might be some competition after all!</...
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Which Way to Anywhere
Name: Olivia Age 11
28 May 2024;Genre: Fantasy
I absolutely love Which Way to Anywhere! It's full of adventure and fun and is a really good read. Cressida always comes up with good names that people don't usually get called. I have read every single book in the How to Train Your Dragon and <a href="/books/the-wizards-of-on...
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HELP! Ralfy Rabbit and the Great Library Rescue
Name: Maria Faithorn
28 May 2024;Genre: Animals
Ralfy and Rodney are off to their favourite place in the world: the library. But, when they arrive they are met with empty shelves and a sign saying, 'Library closing tomorrow'! Miss Page, the librarian, sadly tells them that with no-one using the library, it has to close; the only chance of s...
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Code Name Kingfisher
Name: Jane Rew
27 May 2024;Genre: Historical Fiction
Code Name Kingfisher is a powerful tale with, sadly, much relevance to the present day. In 1940s Holland, there were those who complied with the Nazi occupying forces, those who were complicit in their crimes and even betrayed fellow citizens, and those who re...
