Schools & Libraries Book Reviews

Name: Natalie J.
22 November 2011;

Genre: Adventure

War has played an important role in Joel Bloom's life. He has grown up in the shadow of World War Two, spending his childhood playing it with his friends and as he gets older, he sees the affects that this war continues to have on his shell-shocked teacher and distant uncle, but he also begins t...

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Name: Natalie J.
11 November 2011;

Genre: Adventure

The Great Storm of 1987, (the famous one that Michael Fish said was not going to happen), caused huge damage and created a lot of debris, but for one young lad, Asa Brown, it resulted in much more than damaged roofs or fallen trees. Whilst exploring his garden the day after the storm hits, Asa...

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Name: Imogen legg
09 November 2011;

Genre: Animals

Black beauty, I think, is a traditional story. It is all about a young horse who grows up moving from place to place and in some places they treat her badly. Through some of the journies there where some accidents like in one of the chapters there was something like a fire and only two horses...

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Name: porosh
09 November 2011;

Genre: Friends and family

Horrid Henry books are so entertaining, like when he says smelly nappy baby and because they are funny and so good to make people laugh..

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Name: Natalie J.
08 November 2011;

Genre: Adventure

This new version of the classic story is wonderfully retold by the prolific multi-award-winning Morpurgo and is accompanied by beautifully detailed and colourful illustrations by the also multi-award-winning Emma Chichester Clark. Morpurgo, a former Children's Laureate, uses the well-known sto...

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Name: Natalie J.
06 November 2011;

Genre: Adventure

The second in the trilogy about Tom Gates, a very funny, lively, and engaging young lad, is as equally good as its prequel. Picking up directly where the first finishes, this volume has Tom telling us about his band Dog Zombies' first gig, his weird grandparents who he calls The Fossils, his tea...

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Name: Amy Buck
27 October 2011;

Genre: Adventure

This book tells of an artist who is unafraid to push through the boundaries of the normal, instead creating huge masterpieces of brightly coloured animals. The pictures are beautiful, each spanning a double page. The story has minimal writing, and is a book which my class come back to frequently...

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Name: Nic Moore
23 June 2011;

Genre: Friends and family

The story follows the exploits of an inquisitive baby who's on a mission to explore! However, every time they discover something new to touch or chew, a grown-up comes rushing in with a cry of No, Baby, No! Until one day Baby does something very special... My 3 year old really identified with thi...

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Name: Nic Moore
23 June 2011;

Genre: Real life

We're BIG fans of Lulu in our house so we were hugely excited to discover that there's a new lift the flap title for us to enjoy! This is Lulu takes us through a day with Lulu and introduces us to all of her favourite things. My 3 year old loved all the interactive flaps and found that there was...

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Name: William Age 11
06 June 2011;

Genre: Fantasy

I like this book because it is a gripping tale, I would suggest this book if your a person who loves fantasy!

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