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Name: Joanna Hewish
11 August 2019;

Genre: Adventure

Nuts! is a simple, engaging and funny picture book that teaches very young children about sharing. When a young squirrel finds a big pile of nuts, he is very excited, but little does he know that another young squirrel has also found the big pile of nuts. Both squirrels think the pile of nuts bel...

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Name: Rhiannon Cook
11 August 2019;

Genre: Adventure

In wartime England, 1939, an insular family live and work in a lighthouse, watching over Dragon Bay in the village of Stonegate. Youngest daughter Pet is mesmerised by the Daughters of Stone and terrified of the Wyrm, the perilous sandbank/sea monster from the legends told by her father. Pet know...

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Name: James Hewish
08 August 2019;

Genre: Adventure

John Farndon has given us another brilliant non-fiction book. This time it is all about the natural world from a unique perspective. Bird's Eye View: The Natural World is a picture book with beautiful illustrations from Paul Boston. The illustrations involve lots of intricate...

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Name: Lorraine Ansell
08 August 2019;

Genre: Suspense & Thrillers

Greer MacDonald is back at S.T.A.G.S for her final year and trying to accept that the events of the previous year really happened. With a new temporary Abbot in charge of the school and a play to direct to ensure her place at Oxford, she is floundering to find a suitable script until the first...

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Name: Lauren Maidman
06 August 2019;

Genre: Adventure

So you've heard of the traditional tale of The Night Before Christmas, but have you heard it from the Mouse's side? The tale that we all know, and love, has been turned on its side and given a fresh outlook involving a mouse and his adventure on Christmas Eve. I liked how the story was told jus...

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Name: Lauren Maidman
06 August 2019;

Genre: Adventure

The Best Kind of Bear is the sweet tale of the teddy bear looking for his identity; he doesn't know what kind of bear he is, so he goes on an adventure to ask the others bears of the world. Although he has the same traits as the other bears, he doesn't quite fit in. On returning home, feeling rat...

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Name: Donna Burkert
06 August 2019;

Genre: Adventure

When We Became Humans - Our Incredible Evolutionary Journey really is just that: an incredible journey through our development as humans today. This beautifully written non-fiction book breaks down the information into bite-sized chunks of interesting facts and explanations. Michael Bright weav...

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Name: Nikki Stiles
05 August 2019;

Genre: Adventure

A sweet and simple story about a robot from planet 'Robotone' who is no longer happy with his sound. Rusty didn't like his squeak; the sound he made with every nod of his head and tap of his feet and if he couldn't like his squeak, he couldn't like himself. Rusty was feeling really down, until B...

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Name: Sam Phillips
05 August 2019;

Genre: Adventure

If you are looking for a book for an animal loving young reader with an interest in looking after the environment, then look no further. Mr Dog and the Seal Deal is the second book in the series written by explorer and broadcaster, Ben Fogle. The Mr Dog series is all about a scruffy stray dog, wh...

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Name: Joanna Hewish
04 August 2019;

Genre: Adventure

Children often accept the differences in each other without usually noticing said differences. Children are adaptable and considerate to each other and creative in helping each other play. These are characteristics we all wish our children to learn, understand and show. 'Humperdink' helps teac...

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