Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Lizi Coombs
27 July 2017;

Genre: Adventure

This is a non-fiction book about dinosaurs - but not as you traditionally know it! Instead of large chunks of text, the book is laid out in 100 questions - some are 'lift the flap' to reveal the answer, whilst others are written around charming cartoons. This approach to fact sharing makes it an...

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Name: Lizi Coombs
27 July 2017;

Genre: Adventure

Stomp School is the daycare for the 'World's most famous city-stomping monsters'. The story follows Rikki (a Kaiju) as he goes to stomp school for the first time. There he meets other little monsters with the same passions as him - building big cities and then stomping on them! This is a charmin...

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Name: Lizi Coombs
27 July 2017;

Genre: Adventure

This is a beautiful book! A fantastic little story about how a group of wildflowers take it upon themselves to brighten up the city as the last park is about to be closed. It's a simple story to follow but opens up lots of conversations, especially with older children, about the environment and...

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Name: Lizi Coombs
27 July 2017;

Genre: Adventure

Meet the Dino Diggers - The best in town! This is a fun picture book about a group of dinosaur builders who are building a car factory for Mr Ali O'Saurus when disaster strikes! This book has a simple storyline that introduces children to the various roles and jobs on a building site; laying foun...

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Name: Rhiannon Cook
23 July 2017;

Genre: Adventure

Crammed full of ideas for outdoor activities, (and some indoor ideas too), this book might just be the literary lightbulb moment that children and grownups alike needed to start their outdoor adventures. Full of craft inspiration, challenges of varying difficulty, jokes, destination suggestions a...

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Name: June Hughes
19 July 2017;

Genre: Adventure

Karen MCombie and Becka Moor have teamed up to write and illustrate a new series of books featuring St Grizzle's School for Girls (see also the first book, St Grizzle's School for Girls, Goats and Random Boys). In the first book (Goats and Random Boys), we meet Dani Dexter, daughter of a zoologi...

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Name: June Hughes
19 July 2017;

Genre: Adventure

This picture book tells the story of Bob and his dog, Rex. They have an idyllic life apart from one thing - they are poor. Bob hits upon the perfect scheme to make money - they will look after pets, such as dogs, cats, hamsters, that sort of thing. So, up goes the advert and in come the pets. The...

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Name: Linda brown
16 July 2017;

Genre: Adventure

While I'm not a fan of science fiction and this is the first book I have read by this author, I thought that the idea and plot are really good. However, for me it was a slow burner, hence the four star rating. The story is about a 16-year-old girl named Romy who is the only surviving passenger...

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Name: Vanessa Swift
11 July 2017;

Genre: Adventure

This is the third book in the Evie's Magic Bracelet series, in which Evie receives presents of magical bracelets from her grandmother. Each bracelet gives Evie a different magical ability, from being able to see magical creatures in the first book to being able to imagine things into being in thi...

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Name: Kyle Matravers
11 July 2017;

Genre: Adventure

Dreamweaver is one of the most beautiful books I have had the pleasure of reading recently. Claire Freedman, most famous for being the author of the 'Aliens love Underpants' series, has created a text that is just perfect for bedtime - which is exactly what it's purpose is. The story is all abo...

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