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Nabil Steals a Penguin
Name: Amanda Shipton
31 July 2023;Genre: Funny Stories
Who doesn’t love the penguins at the zoo? Well, Nabil takes it one step further in this wonderful new story by Nishani Reed and Junissa Bianda. He takes the penguin home with him! Throughout this fantastically written rhyming story, you follow the journey of a cheeky penguin and Nabi...
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Nabil Steals a Penguin
Name: Maria
31 July 2023;Genre: Funny Stories
This rhyming text is a fun book to share with children; Pierre the penguin ends up in a rucksack, sailing across the sea and eating biryani rice! Can you believe that? Nabil visits the zoo and Pierre the penguin returns to his home, hidden in his rucksack. Pierre is lively and is soon d...
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Little Chimpanzee: A Day in the Life of a Baby Chimp (Really Wild Families)
Name: Wendy Kelly
31 July 2023;Genre: Animals
Little Chimpanzee: A Day in the Life of a Baby Chimp is another title in the Really Wild Families series of dual fiction and non-fiction books. It starts with a young chimp telling us all about a day in the life of her family, which is complemented by lovely b...
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Nowhere Island
Name: Donna Chadwick
31 July 2023;Genre: Family & Home
Nowhere Island is a fast-paced story which focuses on how to survive in the wilderness. It follows four unlikely friends and a trusty dog from different backgrounds through a variety of situations. The story begins when Gil tries to evade another Foster home and ends up living...
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Operation Owl - Woodland Magic series
Name: Amanda Shipton
28 July 2023;Genre: Environment & Nature
Right from the very beginning of Operation Owl (Woodland Magic 4), I was hooked. The topic of clearing the floating leaves from the pond and looking after nature is very important, now more than ever. The language of 'the dark was melting away' was just beautiful. As I read on...
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Grimwood
Name: Amanda Shipton
28 July 2023;Genre: Funny Stories
Foxes on the run! A evil cat out for revenge! Squirrels in leotards! Fox cub siblings Ted and Nancy are being chased by Princess Buttons - the scariest street cat in the Big City. Running for their lives, the pair flees for Grimwood - a peaceful town in the countryside. The only problem? Grimw...
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Grimwood: Let the Fur Fly!
Name: Amanda Shipton
28 July 2023;Genre: Funny Stories
Eric Dynamite, the woodlouse, is back to guide us through another hilarious adventure in Grimwood. Fox cub siblings Ted and Nancy are back with an all-new wildly funny story that will have children (and their grown-ups) laughing out loud. In Grimwood: Let the Fur Fly, T...
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The Attack of the Robot Librarians
Name: Donna Burkert
27 July 2023;Genre: Funny Stories
The dynamic duo of Agatha Topps and Lenny Tuchus are at it again in The Attack of the Robot Librarians. Something has to be done about the robot librarians! Choosing books for children to read is one thing, but flying about the school and controlling children's behaviour is an...
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Old Gods New Tricks
Name: Hayley Summerfield
27 July 2023;Genre: Myths & Legends
Old Gods New Tricks by Thiago De Moraes is a feast of a mythological adventure that enlightens the reader on epic myths from cultures across the world. We are first introduced to Trixie when the world is plunged into darkness; she has been called into the head...
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Sweet Skies
Name: Jacqueline Harris
24 July 2023;Genre: Historical Fiction
Otto, Ilse and Karl live in the ruins of 1948 Berlin. The city is broken by the bombing at the end of the war and is now cut off from the West by the Russians. American and British planes have to fly food and supplies into the city to keep it going. The Americans throw sweets tied to little pa...
