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The Somerset Tsunami
Name: Janet Fisher
21 October 2019;Genre: Historical Fiction
Set in the Somerset Levels in 1616, and based on the actual event of a tsunami in January 1607, Emma Carroll's The Somerset Tsunami tells of a girl, named Fortune, living in a village of women but for one male, her brother Jem. But these are difficult times and the Protestants...
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Beast Feast
Name: Ellen Green
21 October 2019;Genre: Adventure
What a feast of a delight this book is! Gorgeous, funny and just enough scary for 5-8 year olds. It is also packed with letters so a great way to introduce letter-writing in class. Meet Beast, a bright pink, sharp-toothed hairy monster who is dangling a small boy by the foot. "You are DINNER", sa...
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Ravi's Roar
Name: Judith Greenall
20 October 2019;Genre: Personal Growth
When we meet Ravi in Ravi's Roar, he appears to be a happy-go-lucky boy, running through the pages with his toy aeroplane, his brothers and sister close by. As the siblings are measured in height, we see that he is the smallest in the family. Even the dog, Biscuits, is larger...
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The Wizards and the Whale
Name: Louise Gahan
20 October 2019;Genre: Adventure
The Wizards and the Whale is an important book for our time. 12 wizards receive a message asking for their help to save the world. All very different in nature, skills and culture. The wizards come together in respect of each other but with one sole purpose and that is the belief that together, t...
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5 Wild Shapes
Name: Louise Gahan
20 October 2019;Genre: Adventure
5 Wild Shapes is a lovely interactive book that any young child will enjoy. Its bold colourful pages invite the young reader to explore, read and manipulate the shapes in the books. Each shape relates to an animal and their habitat, encouraging the reader to develop an awareness of shapes in the...
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The Clue is in the Poo
Name: Sam Phillips
20 October 2019;Genre: Adventure
Having made the mistake of handing this book and its partner in crime, A Giant Dose of Gross, over to my small class of Year 4 boys before I had even reviewed them, I can say without hesitation that this book will go down a storm in any school library or class book corner! Anything that talks ab...
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Wayward Son
Name: Lucy Georgeson
14 October 2019;Genre: Adventure
The story is supposed to be over. Simon Snow did everything he was supposed to do. He beat the villain. He won the war. He even fell in love. Now comes the good part, right? Now comes the happily ever after . . . So why can't Simon Snow get off the couch? What he needs, according to his best f...
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The Blanket Bears
Name: Annie Everall
14 October 2019;Genre: Adventure
A simple picture book explaining the adoption process but done through telling the story of two small bears alone in the woods with no-one to care for them. Tilly the fox hears they need some help and goes to find them. She takes them to Bailey and Niko, 'foster care bears', who look after them a...
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Guardians of Magic
Name: Carol Carter
13 October 2019;In the world of Thrynne, all is not well. Where once sacred magic from the Forever Tree flowed freely throughout the land, it is now under threat for a triptych of villains, the King Rate, the Clockmaker and the Professional Princess, each intent on harnessing the magic for their own nefarious en...
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Fantastic Female Adventurers
Name: Bryony Davies
10 October 2019;Genre: Adventure
Fantastic Female Adventurers in a non fiction text by Lily Dyu consisting of thirteen biographies organised into short chapters. Expertly illustrated by Chellie Carroll, this is a superb read full of incredible and interesting women. The book begins with a world map showing the adventurers' rou...
