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Ariki and the Giant Shark
Name: Kelly Buxton
31 July 2019;Genre: Adventure
Moana fans will be thrilled at this series of short reads by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Nicola Kinnear, from Walker Books. Suitable for younger, beginner readers who love adventure stories on settings When Ariki is washed up on the shores of Turtle Beach, adorning tattoos on the side of her b...
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The Inner Child
Name: Lizi Backhouse
30 July 2019;Genre: Adventure
This book is more like a letter from the author to children. It explains how every adult has an inner child. The pictures are entertaining and there isn't a lot of text to this book, but there is a 'lesson' to be learned about enjoying being a child because it makes being an adult more fun. Th...
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Warrior Monkeys and the Volcano Adventure
Name: June Hughes
30 July 2019;Genre: Adventure
Bekko and Suki are trainee Warrior Monkeys on a remote island. They and their classmates are being instructed in the martial arts by their dedicated teachers. Suki has much to learn about patience and responsibility while Bekko lacks belief in himself. Their life consists of drills and exercises...
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Cinders and Sparks: Magic at Midnight
Name: Mandy Abel
29 July 2019;Genre: Adventure
Cinders lives with her father, who works as a builder for King Picklebottom, and her stepmother, who is bossy and boring. She doesn't really get on well with her stepsisters - Cinders likes reading, arts and crafts, and playing outside in the forest. She doesn't mind getting messy at all; in fact...
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Vocabulary Ninja
Name: Kate Geraets
28 July 2019;Genre: Adventure
I love words. I love reading them, learning them, learning about them. I like playing with them and stringing them together to see how they sound. I like to share this love with my children and the children I work with. I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked up Vocabulary Ninja but all I can...
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The Mole and the Hole
Name: James Hewish
27 July 2019;Genre: Adventure
This is the first picture book that I have read from Brayden Kowalczuk and I will endeavour to ensure that it will not be the last. It was brilliant. The author, who also produced the beautiful illustrations in this book, is also a Disney character artist, so it is no wonder the characters are s...
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The Wind in the Wall
Name: Lorraine Ansell
25 July 2019;Genre: Adventure
The Wind in the Wall is a strange book at first: you are unsure where the tale is going to take you, but this is what I enjoyed as there is intrigue and mystery throughout. With foundations in fairytales, folklore and myth, the story enchants the reader and I found myself hypnotised by the accomp...
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Cloud Forest
Name: Carol Carter
25 July 2019;Genre: Adventure
Cloud Forest is a powerful, moving and important picture book on the themes of love and loss and the potential of memories and stories to help us through. In a magical dream-like landscape, a nameless child listens to Umpa weave words into stories, and stories into adventures. Travelling on trai...
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Cinders and Sparks: Magic at Midnight
Name: Carol Carter
25 July 2019;Genre: Adventure
Cinders and Sparks: Magic at Midnight is a fantastic riff on the traditional Cinderella tale. While the first chapter starts off reasonably conventionally, with a bossy stepmother, annoying sisters and Cinders desperate to attend the palace ball, things quickly fly off on a hilarious tangent. T...
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Warrior Monkeys and the Volcano Adventure
Name: Carol Carter
24 July 2019;Genre: Adventure
Warrior Monkeys and the Volcano Adventure is the first in a new series of martial arts adventures aimed at 7-9 year-olds. Set at a monkey martial arts school in the Shanti Islands, we are immediately introduced to the large cast of characters including brave but reckless Suki and her more cautiou...
