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Clare and Her Captain
Name: Jayne Gould
01 December 2015;Genre: Adventure
Clare is dreading the long summer at Aunty Dora's with Mum and Dad arguing all the time. But then she meets isolated old Thatcher Jones and his retired horse Captain, and a friendship develops that she will never forget. There is nothing much to do in the depths of the countryside, so when Clare...
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Blue Penguin
Name: Fiona Collins
01 December 2015;Genre: Adventure
Blue Penguin is a story about being ostracized and isolated for being different. As the title tells the reader this is story about a penguin that is a different colour from normal penguins. The other penguins question whether he really is a penguin and he tries to show is like the others by fishi...
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Fairy Tales for Mr Barker
Name: Fiona Collins
01 December 2015;Genre: Adventure
Jessica Ahlberg's story is very reminiscent of her parents' marvellous books. Fairy Tales for Mr Barker is a clever story that takes the reader on an interesting journey with well-known fairy tale characters. However, for the story to work well and for the humour to be understood the child reader...
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A Book of Feelings
Name: Fiona Collins
01 December 2015;A Book of Feelings features Sam and Kate with their dog Fuzzy Bean. The book explores the different feelings the children experience in their young lives. The first feeling explored is what makes the children feeling happy and many children will relate to the reason: a cuddle, a story, a game in...
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I (Don't) Like Snakes
Name: Fiona Collins
01 December 2015;Genre: Adventure
As the reader opens I (Don't) Like Snakes he/she is confronted with end papers filled snakes of different designs and colours, wriggling and curling across the page. For the young reader there is no need to feel concerned, as these are illustrated snakes and not disturbing at all. This is an inte...
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Tough Guys (Have Feelings Too)
Name: Sue Wilsher
28 November 2015;Genre: Adventure
Everyone has feelings, no matter how brave and fearless they might seem. This book explores how important it is for those feelings to be expressed. Such an important message is contained in this story. Each page shows a different 'tough guy' and emotions that they are feelin g- missing family, be...
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Toby and the Ice Giants
Name: Sue Wilsher
28 November 2015;Genre: Adventure
Toby, the little bison, explores the Ice-Age tundra, meeting some of the other creatures who inhabited the planet. This is an excellent way of presenting facts to young children. On one level, we have Toby, a young bison who thinks he is big enough to explore on his own and we follow his adventu...
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Imelda and the Goblin King
Name: Sue Wilsher
28 November 2015;Genre: Adventure
A little girl called Imelda lives behind an enchanted forest where she spends her days playing with the fairies. However, the arrival of the horrible goblin king, who bullies everyone and kidnaps the fairy queen, means Imelda and her fairy friends have to work together to defeat him and rescue th...
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Goth Girl and the Wuthering Fright
Name: June Hughes
25 November 2015;Genre: Adventure
This is the third book in the Goth Girl series and, like the others, is an absolutely beautiful book to look at. From the hardback cover to the finish of the pages which show up metallic blue when the book is closed, to Chris Riddell's numerous illustrations along the way and not forgetting the e...
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Geek Girl: Model Misfit
Name: Emma Age 14
22 November 2015;Genre: Romance & Relationships
Just as good as the 1st, a lot more adventure and fun.
