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Maladapted
Name: Karen Poolton
19 April 2016;Genre: Adventure
Cillian, a 16 year old maths genius, is on his way to university in Foundation City when terrorists strike the Metro. Showing superhuman strength he didn't know he had, Cillian survives and brings his father out from the destruction around him. His father dies soon afterwards, but manages to pass...
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The Journey
Name: Sue Wilsher
11 April 2016;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
A family are forced to leave everything they know as the situation in their homeland becomes more and more dangerous. Told through the eyes of a young child, the book follows the family in their search for safety. The Journey is a powerful story, told simply and without...
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Who is Happy?
Name: Clare Raley
04 April 2016;Genre: Adventure
'Everyone in Happyhop house experiences lots of feelings'. This book is aimed at getting young children to carefully look at the pictures and answer questions to work out who is feeling what. The questions would be asked by someone older and the child could be encouraged to look for the picture o...
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Could a Monkey Waterski?
Name: Clare Raley
04 April 2016;Genre: Adventure
This series of books are both fun and informative. Each page poses different question about a Mokey... 'What if a Monkey went to a noodle bar?' The question is then answered with facts in a fun, child friendly, way. The illustrations are bright and entertaining showing a monkey using chopstick ea...
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Nicholas and the Wild Ones
Name: Clare Raley
04 April 2016;Genre: Adventure
Lovely illustrations in this book about how a child can overcome anxieties. Nicholas has started school and there are group of 'wild ones' who made his first day an unpleasant one. Dad and Gramps gave him some 'tips' on how to deal with them but Gran knew Nicholas was an 'ideas man' and would com...
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Superhero Street
Name: Sue Wilsher
28 March 2016;Genre: Adventure
Mouse longs to be a superhero - to have some special super-power that would make him stand out in the crowd. However, with both twins and triplets at home, his parents are fully occupied and don't seem to notice him. Things go from bad to worse as his magician dad disappears and the school bully...
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Leonardo and The Flying Boy
Name: Lizi Coombs
28 March 2016;Genre: Adventure
I generally really enjoy Anholt's books about famous artists; they break down the ideas and artworks to make them more accessible to children. This book certainly does that, sharing Da Vinci's ideals, passions and works through two boys who are his 'pupils'. I feel that this story isn't as acce...
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The Magical Garden of Claude Monet
Name: Lizi Coombs
28 March 2016;Genre: Adventure
I already own a couple of Anholt's books and, as a teacher, think they are a fantastic way of introducing famous artists to younger children. This story follows Julie, a young child, as she goes to visit Mr Monet at his house in Giverny. Together, they explore his beautiful gardens, introducin...
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Outside: A Guide to Discovering Nature
Name: Emily Beale
28 March 2016;Genre: Adventure
'For thousands and thousands of years, it was just us and nature' but over the last one hundred years, our relationship with the natural world has changed. Outside: a Guide to Discovering Nature was written with this in mind and created to inspire curiosity in the natural world. So let's get outs...
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The Jungle Book
Name: Emily Beale
28 March 2016;Genre: Adventure
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story is the reimagined tale of Rudyard Kipling's story of young Mowgli the Man-cub and is the first in a new series of classics tales with modern settings by publishers Frances Lincoln. Our story begins as dawn breaks in the jungle, where the cries of a baby are heard...
