Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Andrew Mullen
17 May 2019;

Genre: Adventure

This is a wonderfully illustrated journey through the history of transport and looks at all manner of vehicles, from cars and trains to boats and spaceships. Full of interesting facts and figures, this books delves deep into the history of the earliest methods of transportation (5,000 years BC)...

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Name: Samantha Phillips
16 May 2019;

Genre: Adventure

Boot is a delightful story about a toy robot, who finds himself in a rubbish tip, with only two and half glitchy memories of his former owner; a young girl called Beth. He's confused and scared as the rubbish around him begins to slide towards a giant crusher.Deter...

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Name: Nikki Stiles
12 May 2019;

Genre: Adventure

Celebrate the wonders of the natural world with this fascinating book, jam packed with facts about natures habitats, creatures and seasonal changes. This beautiful book encourages an enthusiasm about the natural world. Each double page spread with interactive gatefolds focuses on a different to...

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Name: Rhiannon Cook
11 May 2019;

Genre: Adventure

For fans of Nicola Davies, Yuval Zommer, Laura Knowles and Vicky Woodgate, The Sea: Exploring Our Blue Planet is a vibrant investigation of underwater habitats across the world. Packed with information about environments - from marshes and shipwrecks to the deep ocean - Miranda Krestovnikoff's pa...

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Name: Lucy Newton
10 May 2019;

Genre: Representation & Inclusion

The Suitcase is all about making new friends, particularly with those that seem different from you, and deciding whether to believe tales that people tell you. As a strange animal approaches a group of friends, he tells them all about the magical things he has in his su...

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Name: Max
09 May 2019;

Genre: Adventure

Absolutely fantastic loved it when I read it at school - I bet other schools would like it

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Name: Sharon Bolton
08 May 2019;

Genre: Friends and family

Another fantastic title from Sara Barnard, Fierce Fragile Hearts is the follow-up to Beautiful Broken Things. It picks up the story two years after Suzanne leaves Brighton and this time is told from her perspective. After re...

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Name: Lucy Newton
07 May 2019;

Genre: Adventure

What an informative book! This would be a great resource for children learning about forests in a topic at school or just for children who are keen to learn about the natural environment. Topics include the Black Forest, the Anatomy of Trees, Rainforests, National Parks, Kelp Forests, Forest Myt...

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Name: Lucy Newton
07 May 2019;

Genre: Adventure

Another brilliant adventure, puzzle book with Wilfred and Olbert! This book is set out in a very similar way to Wilfred and Olbert's Totally Wild Chase, however, instead of visiting different environments around the world, this time the characters venture back through thousands of years of histor...

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Name: Lucy Newton
07 May 2019;

Genre: Adventure

What a fantastic book! The Great Big Book of Life includes different sections of information on each stage of life from being a baby to dying. Each section has incredible detail include covering how babies clap their hands, blow bubbles and chuckle with pleasure before turning into children who a...

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