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Rescuing Titanic
Name: Louisa Farrow
15 September 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
The story of the Titanic needs no introduction but Flora Delargy gives it new life by exploring the story of the Carpathia - the ship that rescued the 706 survivors of the disaster. Rescuing Titanic begins by introducing the ship itself and the key crew and passengers....
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A World Full of Wildlife and How You Can Protect it
Name: Jemma Jeffrey
14 September 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
This book's message is so important and is delivered in a way that is accessible to younger children. To begin with, we learn about habitats and the amazing variety of life that lives in them. This is then linked to web of life; how everything is connected from the billions of microorganisms i...
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The Witchling's Wish
Name: Emma Nelson
12 September 2021;Genre: Friendship
The Witchling's Wish by Lu Fraser and Sarah Massini is a wonderful tale of friendship. The little Witchling lives in the misty mountains and is lonely, she loves her home, doesn't mind the beetles or the dripping of water, but what she truly desires is a friend. Little Witchli...
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The Bewitching of Aveline Jones
Name: Jacqueline Harris
11 September 2021;Genre: Supernatural
Aveline Jones is on holiday with her mum in the village of Norton Wick. She is thrilled to discover her room overlooks a stone circle, known as The Witch Stones. With her usual enthusiasm for the slightly creepy and supernatural, Aveline cannot wait to find out more about the mysterious stones...
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Sky Pirates: The Dragon's Gold
Name: Sue Wilsher
11 September 2021;Genre: Adventure
Having joined the Black Sky Wolves, Echo is determined to prove herself as a Sky Pirate. She loves her new life aboard the Scarlet Margaret, digging for treasure, wearing breeches and being part of the crew. However, when her mother, Captain Indigo Lil, is summoned to a meeting of the Seven Sk...
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The Witchling's Wish
Name: Amanda Shipton
10 September 2021;Genre: Friends and family
This enchanting story of the little witchling illustrates how sometimes life is even more beautiful when it doesn't quite go to plan. The witchling wishes for a friend, through hunting for ingredients for her spell she learns the true meaning of friendship. The Witchling's Wish<...
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We Have a Dream
Name: Jane Rew
10 September 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
Each one of the 30 young people featured in We Have a Dream is an activist in one or more environmental spheres - politics, education, inclusivity and diversity, cultural recognition, climate activism, habitat loss, resource depletion. In a word, all are concerned with justice...
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The Wind May Blow
Name: Emma Nelson
10 September 2021;Genre: Personal Growth
The Wind May Blow by Sasha Quinton and Thomas Hegbrook is a book that every parent should read to their child. Its pages are reminiscent of The Hungry Caterpillar - with its little cuts out, the illustrations are vivid and colourful and the front cover alone is one of the most...
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The Wind May Blow
Name: Wendy Kelly
10 September 2021;Genre: Personal Growth
The Wind May Blow is a beautiful book about resilience. It advises a child that as soon as they are born they will experience happiness through their life but also some stormy weather. This usually does not last long and the wind and the storm will give way to sunshine again....
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Bird's Eye View
Name: Wendy Kelly
10 September 2021;Genre: Animals
Bird's Eye View is the story of a little bird who literally 'flies the nest' and goes out into the world to find out more about humans. She observes many people from her vantage point high above them and sees kindness, happiness, anger, sadness, tiredness and many other human...
