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Dino Diggers: Digger Disaster
Name: Kyle Matravers
03 September 2017;Genre: Adventure
Any preschool or EYFS setting with a buildings or construction themed topic should certainly use Dino Diggers as part of it. The story is simple to follow and uses a typical story journey where there is a problem to be resolved. This allows it to be easily innovated by children and I could see...
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Stomp School
Name: Kyle Matravers
03 September 2017;Genre: Adventure
Stomp School is the daycare for raucous kids (dinosaurs in this case) who are ready to start stomping. Rikki is the main character in this book written by Jeff Norton. Rikki is described as being sensitive, intrepid and wide eyed - all of which are perfectly displayed throughout the book. Wh...
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Name: Catherine Purcell
02 September 2017;Genre: Adventure
The perfect summer romance, there was no need to think it through, it took you by the hand and led you through to the happy conclusion. Don't get me wrong there were some surprises but if you've to spend your days analysing Animal Farm, Lord of the Flies or A Christmas Carol then this is perfect...
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Pirate Blunderbeard - Worst. Pirate. Ever. & Worst. Holiday. Ever.
Name: Jacqueline Harris
02 September 2017;Genre: Adventure
These books, written for around seven years, are such fun even adults will find themselves chuckling at the jokes and the word play. Written in the form of a diary, these books chart the adventures and misadventures of Pirate Blunderbeard and his pirate family. Blunderbeard is the youngest of tw...
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They Came From Planet Zabalooloo!
Name: Emily Beale
02 September 2017;Genre: Funny Stories
Ooh la la! The aliens from planet Zabalooloo are visiting planet earth. Three intergalactic travellers, Zoron is the clever one, Bazoo the strong one and Zob, who has a tendency to get overexcited. The little blue men are on a mission to bring back something amazing from their travels, to impr...
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Name: Melanie Chadwick
01 September 2017;Genre: Friends and family
Pax is the story of how a boy and his abandoned fox reunite against all the odds. Despite his father, a 300 mile trek, a broken leg and a war zone, Peter proceeds with unwavering determination to find his fox, Pax. He is reluctantly helped by Vola, who has been damaged by her...
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Simply the Quest
Name: Beccy Judge
31 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
Simply the Quest is Maz Evans's second book in her marvellous middle grade series and follows the success of last year's Who Let the Gods Out. As before, Maz Evans writes with bags of charisma and knows how to engage her readers. 12-year-old Elliott is back at home living with several Greek Go...
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The Truth About Celia Frost
Name: Mikayla
31 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
A very interesting plot with a lot of twists. Sol was very nice and a great friend because of the amount of times he saved Celia. Finding out what happened in the end with her disorder and mum was very interesting and had my class talking about it all day. A very good book recommended for kids...
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Baby Goes To Market
Name: Emily Beale
30 August 2017;It's market day and Mama is carrying baby there to buy from the merchants. The market is busy, bustling with life, and baby makes friends with all the venders. As Mama busies herself, baby charms bananas from the Mrs Ade the banana-seller, oranges from Mr Femi the orange-seller and biscuits Mr Mo...
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The Lonely Giant
Name: Emily Beale
30 August 2017;Genre: Adventure
This is a simple story with a poignant message. It features a lonely giant who lives on a craggy mountain, surrounded by a huge forest. His days are spent doing the same activities, uprooting trees, throwing and smashing things. Over the years the forest diminishes and the animals are scared away...
