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Nature's Toy Box
Name: Amanda Shipton
04 March 2021;Genre: Picture Books
When Mum turns off the TV, Tilly does not know what to do! Despite the huge amounts of toys in her toybox, she is fed up and goes to stare out of the window. A bird catches her attention and she goes out in to the garden to find it and this is where the adventure begins. Nature'...
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The Perfect Fit
Name: Maria Faithorn
04 March 2021;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
The Perfect Fit is a highly recommended read for anyone who cares for or looks after young children. Triangle was having great fun rolling and playing with the circles until she kept bumping and poking them with her corners. Triangle felt she didn't quite fit in so decided to...
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Old Macdonald Had a Phone
Name: Susan Wilsher
04 March 2021;Genre: Picture Books
Old Macdonald loves his phone. It helps him to organise things on the farm and keep it running smoothly. However, when he needs to order a new one, he ends up with a hundred, meaning all the animals get one of their own. Soon, they are all addicted to their phones and nothing on the farm gets...
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Melt
Name: Kelly Buxton
04 March 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
I devoured Melt by Ele Fountain in two-sittings. This book left me stunned and collecting my thoughts. Melt is a beautifully written story about two polar opposite worlds colliding and fusing in a feat of survival.I enjoyed the parallel narratives at the beginning...
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Name: Elen Green
04 March 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
The story of Climate Change tells the story of our climate from the beginning of its formation to the creation of fossil fuels and their use today, and explains how our use of fossil fuels is impacting on our planet. As well as showing human's impact on the planet, there are suggestions for ho...
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Dear Earth
Name: Kyle Matravers
04 March 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
Isabel Otter and Clara Anganuzzi have created one of the most beautiful picture books I have had the pleasure of reading recently. Dear Earth revolves around Tessa, our inquisitive and caring star of the story. Tessa's grandpa was an explorer and now in his old age, regales Te...
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Wigglesbottom Primary – Dino Chick
Name: Nicola Mansfield
04 March 2021;Genre: Funny Stories
Wigglesbottom Primary – Dino Chick contains three short stories that are easily accessible and laugh out loud funny, from the title story focusing on the arrival of some eggs in class (imagine the surprise when one of them turns green, what on earth will hatch?). This is follo...
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The Story Thief
Name: Maria Aldred
04 March 2021;Genre: Picture Books
This book tells the story of book loving Olive and the island she lives on. Everyone loves reading books until one day Olive drops her new, favourite story in the ocean, on the way home from the library. Her book makes its way down to a creature who doesn't know what to do with it. The creatur...
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Shipwreck Island (Orphans of the Tide)
Name: Kelly Buxton
04 March 2021;Genre: Fantasy
Orphans of the Tide Shipwreck Island Fans is the second instalment in the Orphans of the Tide series and does not disappoint. Ellie, the inventor's daughter, and Seth, god of the sea, have fled the enemy's city and are in search...
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Show Us Who You Are
Name: Jo Clarke
03 March 2021;Genre: Mystery & Detective
Show us Who You Are is a brave and truthful book weaving intriguing scientific possibilities and the harsh realities of social conformity. It is a book which is not 'about' autism but a book that shows what it is like to be autistic and how important it is to be accepted and v...
