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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...
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Name: Lizi Backhouse
03 March 2021;Genre: Non Fiction
Look What I Found in the Woods is a fantastic book that takes children on an adventure through the woods to find natural treasures. Published by Nosy Crow in collaboration with the National Trust, each page has charming illustrations that capture three children's walk through...
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Name: Lizi Backhouse
03 March 2021;Genre: Environment & Nature
This book, published in collaboration with the National Trust, tells the story of a child who makes a special connection with a seal whilst enjoying a glorious trip to the beach. That night, a storm rolls in and the next morning the beach is covered in litter. With a team effort, peace is rest...
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Name: Kelly Buxton
02 March 2021;I was spellbound by Once We Were Witches from the opening line: "All girls ooze sin". Sarah Driver's Once We Were Witches is a self-declared book about finding your voice and learning that you matter, what you care about, and how to fight for it, reminiscent of Cressida Cowell's Wizards of Once s...
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Name: Eileen Armstrong
02 March 2021;Genre: Historical Fiction
You know the tale of Oliver Twist: the boy who asked for more, the reluctant pickpocket and orphan who became heir to a great fortune. Few people know that there was another Twist - a girl brought into the world moments before her brother. Another Twist in the Tale tells her story. Twill Twist...
