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Little People:Big Dreams Marie Curie
Name: Lizi Coombs
16 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
I absolutely love this series of books and this one is no exception. An absolutely inspirational woman, the story simply tells the life story of Marie Curie; from moving to France in order to be able to study at university, to getting married and discovering radium and Polonium. The story plots...
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Life on Earth: Jungle
Name: Lizi Coombs
16 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
Life on earth:Jungle is a non-fiction book that tells children different facts about the animals that live in jungles, the plants there and what resources we get from the jungle. Different from most non-fiction books, the facts are given as answers to questions. Some of these facts are hidden und...
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Spy Toys: Out of Control
Name: Lizi Coombs
13 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
The secret code that controls every toy's mind had been stolen and it is up to the three spy toys to find player one and retrieve the code before everything goes wrong. This is a humourous novel full of funny characters who are mostly personified toys. The plot is fast moving and not too predict...
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Bad Mermaids
Name: Clare Wilkins
11 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
Following her Witch Wars series, Sibeal Pounder turns her attention to the aquatic world and begins a sparkling new set of adventures. Mermaids Beattie, Mimi and Zelda are enjoying a rare outing on dry land when they receive a mysterious crabagram. Strange things are happening in their wondrous w...
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Audrey Hepburn
Name: Lauren Maidman
10 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
Audrey Hepburn is from The Little People, Big Dreams series. This series is based on the lives of inspirational women who have changed the world. This is the story of Audrey Hepburn how she had a dream as a little girl and was determined to fulfil it. Audrey lived through war and through illness...
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Frida Kahlo
Name: Lauren Maidman
10 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
Frida Kahlo is from The Little People, Big Dreams series. This series is based on the lives of inspirational women who have changed the world.This is the story of Frida Kahlo a little girl born in Mexico. She was born differently from others but that didn't stop her. When she was young she was in...
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Coco Chanel
Name: Lauren Maidman
10 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
Coco Chanel is from The Little People, Big Dreams series. This series is based on the lives of inspirational women who have changed the world. This is the story of Coco Chanel, how she started as an orphan living in France. Coco was different from other girls because she liked to sew. Coco notice...
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Name: Emma Jones
10 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
When 11-year-old ace detective Laura Marlin and her classmates are treated to an unexpected visit to Australia, Laura is just as thrilled as the rest of them. But then strange phenomena and odd coincidences start to occur and Laura can't shift the sensation that something isn't right... But wi...
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Name: Caroline Gosden
10 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
Laura Marlin has yet another daunting mystery to solve in this the fifth book in the series. Our super sleuth has successfully helped to put the notorious leader of the Straight A gang behind bars and is looking forward to a school trip with her friends to Australia. But troub...
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Simply The Quest
Name: Samantha Phillips
08 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
After reading Who Let the Gods Out? earlier this year I thought it was easily the funniest book I had read in a long time. I eagerly awaited the release of Simply the Quest hoping that 'writer of the Gods' Maz Evans could live up to her previous 'celestial tome', and BOSH. What a read! As funny,...
