Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Lizi Coombs
25 August 2017;

Genre: Adventure

Crododali introduces himself as 'the greatest artist in the whole wide world' and requires your help to make a masterpiece! This picture book talks directly to the reader, asking you to interact with the pages by tilting, shaking and blowing the book. As you turn each page, you see what your...

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Name: Lizi Coombs
25 August 2017;

Genre: Adventure

What an absolute joy to read! This fantastic picture book tells the tale of one little girls battle to try and not eat a cake....one that doesn't go too well... Philip's story is funny and has a simple rhyme scheme which makes it fun to read. Funny for both adults and children, the little gi...

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Name: Lizi Coombs
25 August 2017;

Genre: Adventure

The Little People, Big Dreams series is a selection of charming books that tell the stories of outstanding people, from artists to scientists. Each story begins with the person as a child with a dream (hence the title of the series!) and this one tells about the life of Emmeline Pankhurst. The...

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Name: Marie Berry
22 August 2017;

Genre: Adventure

Ludwig the Sea Dog has been an really unexpected treat of a book to read. I have to admit when I opened it and found 3D glasses on the inside cover, I was a little scepticle. Normally I find 3D books to be quite poor on quality and pictures that are meant to be 3D don't stand out at all. This...

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Name: Dan Katz
21 August 2017;

Genre: Adventure

Jack Beacon is tired of being bullied for having scaly hands - but with these hands comes an unexpected power. When he uses his newfound super-strength to save the bullies' lives, he is recruited to Hero Academy - a secret school for kids with special abilities. But when an ancient evil reemerges...

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Name: Emily Beale
20 August 2017;

Genre: Humour

Everyone's favourite monster is back and it appears that Nibbles, Emma Yarlett's book-eating monster, has developed a liking for non-fiction books. In Nibbles: The Dinosaur Guide, gigantic shaped holes have appeared in the Dinosaur Guide and the mischievous little yellow booki...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
18 August 2017;

Genre: Adventure

From a poor family, Marie worked very hard, winning recognition for her talent at school. Not able to go to university in Poland, where she was born, Marie moved to France where she soon excelled in maths and science, even though she was studying in a foreign language. Whilst there, she met Pierr...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
18 August 2017;

Genre: Adventure

Rosa grew up in Alabama where, although slavery had ended, there was still no equality. Whilst she walked to school, white children were taken on the bus; she could not use the same water fountain or entrance as white people; she could take the bus to work, but could only sit at the back. She kne...

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Name: Sue Wilsher
18 August 2017;

Genre: Adventure

As a child, Agatha would share a story each afternoon with her mother, often creating a better ending herself. When war started, Agatha had to put reading her detective novels aside to help wounded soldiers. However, she learnt much about poisons during this time which she later put to good use i...

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Name: Lizi Coombs
16 August 2017;

Genre: Adventure

The Little People, Big Dreams series is a charming set of books that makes biographies of famous women easy to access for little women with big dreams! This book tells the story of Maya Angelou and how she overcame difficulties in her childhood and adult life, to fight for equality and hope for...

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