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When Grandad was a Penguin
Name: Torie Walton
27 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
A hilarious case of mistaken identity leaves a young girl wondering why Grandad is acting so strangely? Something is not quite right - something is rather fishy. During a visit to Grandad's house, it becomes very clear that Grandad is not quite himself. The text balances perfectly with the illu...
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The Adventures of Alfie Onion
Name: Jayne Gould
24 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
Aggie Onion has always dreamed of living Happily Ever After in Great Luxury and so marries a seventh son, with the aim of her seventh son fulfilling his, and her, destiny. This child is named Magnifico and Aggie devotes her time to making him a hero, though this means leaving her eighth son to be...
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Waiting for Callback Take Two
Name: Georgie Age 12
22 March 2017;Genre: Friends and family
Overall, the book was fantastic, giving me a realistic insight into Elektra's messed up life. I loved how much detail the authors put into the book, and the depth of which they thought of the characters. I would give the book 5 stars, due to the detail and fun style of the book.
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Waiting for Callback Take Two
Name: Nicola Age 13
21 March 2017;Genre: Friends and family
The characters are very well developed and also unique, an awesome read for any family member, if they're not old, of course.
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We Are Family
Name: Marie Berry
21 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
We are family is an excellent and beautifully presented resource to use with children. In its first instance it is a simple poetry book that tells us all about families and how they help and the challenges there can be. But it's the is use of the illustrations that are very powerful. So often...
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Bear Grylles Adventures: The Blizzard Challenge
Name: Emily Smith
21 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
This new Bear Grylls Adventures series pits children against natural survival challenges, supported by non other than Bear Grylls. As well as teaching children some possibly useful survival tactics, the books' real strength is in guiding them to think about how they can contribute as one of a tea...
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Town Mouse, Country Mouse
Name: Emily Smith.
21 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
A simply gorgeous peep-through picture book that introduces us to one of Aesop's most well-known fables in a simple rhyming text. The detail in the images is a delight and simply demands exploration. We see what each mouse has packed - what would children pack for their own trips away? - and the...
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Waiting for Callback Take Two
Name: Sammy Age 13
21 March 2017;Genre: Friends and family
The story was clearly thought out well and I could tell the authors found pleasure in writing it. Overall this is an outstanding book.
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The Unexpected Love Story of Alfred Fiddleduckling
Name: Lucy Newton
20 March 2017;Genre: Adventure
This story is about a little duckling who becomes lost at sea. He is on his way home to the farm with some other ducks when an unexpected storm whips the sea into a raging fury. As the storm settles, the sky is filled with fog and the little duckling feels all alone. Eventually, he comes across a...
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In Space
Name: Lucy Chambers
20 March 2017;Genre: Information books
I've seen two of the The Find Your Way series by Paul Boston - In Space and Underground. In this series of games, mazes and puzzle books readers embark on problem solving quests. In Underground, the task is to retrieve gold stolen from Gnomes by Luna the Dragon; in In Space the reader is on a mi...
