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Pem's Little Brother
Name: Nikki Stiles
06 September 2019;Genre: Young fiction
So exciting to see new additions to the Reading Gems first readers series! The new additions include two phoneme-specific books including Pem's Little Brother and Mr Wimple's Potion. These are something new that we did not see in the first collection of books released. These are decodable books w...
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Super Snail
Name: James Hewish
06 September 2019;Genre: Adventure
Laugh out loud funny! During my teacher training, as a project, I created a picture book of my own. I was rather impressed with it to be honest. It was about a slug that becomes a superhero. So, imagine my surprise when I saw a book turn up on my doorstep that was all about just that! I thought...
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A Darkness of Dragons
Name: Clare Wilkins
06 September 2019;Genre: Fantasy
Patch Bridgewater has fled Tiviscan Castle, the home of the Pipers' Council. After absconding in disgrace and failing to complete his training as a piper, he has to eke out a living with travelling musicians, never staying too long in one place. Patch is ashamed; Pipers are revered for their a...
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Bearmouth
Name: Lucy Georgeson
05 September 2019;Genre: Adventure
Newt has been living and working in Bearmouth from a tender age. Daily life in the mine is full of strict routine and a quiet acceptance of how things are - until, that is, Devlin arrives and starts to ask questions. Newt fears any unrest will bring heightened oppression from the Master and his o...
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Dressing Up
Name: Lizi Backhouse
04 September 2019;Genre: Adventure
QED essentials is a series of books designed to help children develop skills in reading, thinking, writing, talking and listening. 'Dressing Up' is a fun non-fiction book with simple sentences and clear photographs. I particularly like that the sentences are structured slightly differently and...
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Let's Talk: Farm Animals
Name: Lizi Backhouse
04 September 2019;Genre: Adventure
QED essentials is a series of books designed to help children develop skills in reading, thinking, writing, talking and listening. Farm animals is a non-fiction book that covers the animals that live on a farm. Each page has one, simple sentence on it and a clear photograph that relates to the...
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Let's Read: Forest Fun
Name: James Hewish
04 September 2019;Genre: Adventure
Every school would benefit from having a range of these books! We have just read QED's three new non-fiction children's books. It is not often you come across an accessible non-fiction book that a 4-5-year-old can read independently without losing interest. Thank you, QED! QED, the publisher, w...
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Voyages In The Underworld of Orpheus Black
Name: Daniel Katz
31 August 2019;Genre: Adventure
London, 1944. 19 year old Harry Black has fallen out with his brother and father due to his stance as a conscientious objector. Harry does his bit for the war effort by working as a firefighter, as well as documenting the horrors and banalities of war through his writing and drawing - trying to m...
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Show and Tell
Name: Sue Wilsher
31 August 2019;Genre: Funny Stories
It's show and tell time and Class 2L are full of enthusiasm and excitement. Mr Lumsden, their teacher, is offering a prize for the child who impresses him the most. Adam starts off with his treasure and each child who follows tries to outdo the one before. However will Mr Lumsden decide? <...
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A Hurricane in my Head
Name: Stephen Leitch
31 August 2019;Genre: Adventure
A Hurricane in my Head is a great poetry collection from Matt Abbott. Aimed at teenagers, it covers a broad collection of themes and poetry styles and is broken into five sections including School Life, Growing and The Worl. I liked the diverse themes the poet has written about, centred around te...
