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Outdoor Science: 30 Awesome STEM Experiments to Try at Home
Name: Jenny Caddick
07 June 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
Having already read and reviewed two other fantastic non-fiction activity books by this duo of authors (Science School and Kitchen Science), I knew that this book would be a colourful outburst of lively, fun and engaging science activities for young readers. Outdoor Science: 30...
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The Cat at Night
Name: Jen Bevan
07 June 2024;Genre: Animals
At first glance, The Cat at Night is a book I might have dismissed. The illustrations are very old fashioned. However, when you begin to read the book to a child it comes to life. First, comes a dark page; how we would see the world at night. Next, comes a brightly coloured pa...
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Sharky McShark and the Shiny Shell Squabble
Name: Maria
07 June 2024;Genre: Friends and family
Sharky McShark and the Shiny Shell Squabble has so much to offer to the reader. A fun book set on the ocean floor with characters that children can identify with and show empathy for. Sharky McShark and Teensy Wee Crab are shown swimming together and being best friends....
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Girl, Missing: The top-ten bestselling thriller
Name: Ellie Age 12
07 June 2024;Genre: Suspense & Thrillers
This book has got me hooked on the Girl, Missing series. Me and my friend exchange books a lot as we have similar taste in books and this book is the one we talk about the most. Love this book - can't wait to get more books from Sophie McKenzie.
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SATs Like a Ninja: Key facts and revision tips to supercharge your SATs
Name: Donna Ritchie
07 June 2024;Genre: Non Fiction
If you are coming to the end of Year 5 and getting ready to start your last year in primary school, you need SATs Like a Ninja. It is brilliant, not only for children but for parents too, to help with homework and KS2 revision for SATs preparation. I love the ninja tips, examp...
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The Wanderdays: Journey To Fantome Island
Name: Linda Brown
07 June 2024;Genre: Environment & Nature
The Wanderdays: Journey To Fantome Island is a new adventure series from the popular middle grade author Clare Povey. Will you be brave enough to join them in their first underwater adventure as they search for their missing Mum and discover what is really happening on the sec...
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Alice Eclair, Spy Extraordinaire! A Dash of Daring
Name: Sue Wilsher
06 June 2024;Genre: Mystery & Detective
When an ingenious cipher machine, capable of converting messages into unreadable code in seconds, and its creator go missing, Alice Éclair finds herself once more in the thick of the action, this time at the Olympic training camp, where the daughter of the missing machine maker is getting read...
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The Love Interest
Name: Clair Bossons
06 June 2024;Genre: Romance & Relationships
Helen Comerford's debut novel The Love Interest is set in 2024 and provides us with a unique take on the superhero genre. I found myself hooked from the very first page. The dystopian world where some people have superpowers and there are some mutant EV creatures is very well...
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Who Ate Steve?
Name: Natalie J McChrystal Plimmer
05 June 2024;Genre: Funny Stories
Who Ate Steve? is a wonderfully tongue-in-cheek metafictive picturebook. An unknown narrator, who speaks directly to both reader and character, is a teacher trying to teach about size - what (or who) is big and small. But causing the teacher-narrator's increasing frustration i...
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Gloria Goes for Gold
Name: Lauren Maidman
05 June 2024;Genre: Friends and family
Gloria Goes for Gold is the story of a Hippo named Gloria who, with her family, are Artistic Swimming Champions. Gloria is bored of winning with her family and when the Savannah Games role into town, she fancies a change of sport and potentially the idea of winning a medal of...
