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The Boy Who Grew Dragons
Name: Sam Phillips
17 October 2018;Genre: Magical Realism
The Boy who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd is a delightful story of family and friendship. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and chuckled from start to finish! Although I'm not usually a lover of 'toilet humour', the idea of dragon poo that explodes when it dries out did make me l...
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How Does Your Home Work?
Name: Alison Brown
16 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
The clever title of this book caught my eye, it's part of a series that also covers how we get the food in our lunch boxes and where your clothes come from. Although it begins in quite a simple way, looking at the 'magic' of water from taps, cold drinks from the fridge and light at the touch of s...
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Caterpillar and Bean
Name: Alison Brown
16 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
Caterpillar and Bean is a beautifully-presented book that takes a slightly different approach to metamorphosis from other picture books by showing a caterpillar's changing stages against the backdrop of a bean plant, so we see how interconnected they are. First we see the bean plant starting to g...
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Witch Girl
Name: Emily Age 10
16 October 2018;Genre: Fantasy
I liked this book because it was a fantasy and a little bit creepy. Evangeline is learning to be a haunt huntress and be able to identify all creatures. When she and her grandmother are called to New Orleans to banish some creatures,Evangeline discovers a secret in her family she never knew...
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The Girl with the Lost Smile
Name: Emily Age 10
16 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
I liked this book because it was quite different from other books I have read. Chloe has lost her smile, she's looked everywhere. Until one night, she is whisked away on a magical adventure that is out of this world.
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The Trouble with Perfect
Name: Emily Age 10
16 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
I loved this book so much!!It is very mysterious and is one of the best books in the world!!!!! Boy and Violet are back for another adventure, and this is one to get the heart pounding! Things are going missing in Town and lots of people are naming Boy the main suspect. Even children are going m...
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Maps of the United Kingdom
Name: Sam Phillips
15 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
As someone who has moved houses up and down the country many times, this book was a real hit! I'm not a geography buff but I do like to know things about where I am or where I'm going, and this book is just great for that. Maps of the United Kingdom is filled with fascinating facts and figures ab...
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Good Knight, Bad Knight and the Big Game
Name: Emily Beale
14 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
What happens after you save the kingdom from a rampaging dragon with the aid of a stink bomb? You become the school hero, that's what! Instant popularity and fame is the reward. However, handling that fame can bring a whole new set of problems. At least that's what Berkley Paggle discovers in Goo...
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One Day, So Many Ways
Name: Emily Beale
14 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
One Day, So Many Ways is a beautifully illustrated look into the lives of over 40 children living around the world as they go about their daily routines. From Alaska to Brazil, Greenland to Tanzania, children are waking in homes all around the world. While there are many similarities to European...
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Vlad The World's Worst Vampire: Midnight Fright
Name: Emily Marcuccilli
14 October 2018;Genre: Adventure
Have you ever felt like you didn't quite fit in? Well, young Vlad, son of Drax and Mortemia Impaler and distinctly unenthusiastic vampire-in-training, certainly knows what this feels like. He is afraid of the dark, terrified of graveyards and try as he might, he cannot seem to master the skill o...