King School
King School

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Alexis Deacon

King School from Alexis Deacon talks about youth and tradition, telling how people can be short sighted when they follow ideas which have worked previously. The old King had died,...
The Boy Who Drew Cats
The Boy Who Drew Cats

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Lafcadio Hearn, illustrated by Anita Kreituse

The author Lafcadio Hearn was a migrant to Japan who became an expert in Japanese culture and folktales. He was a professor who published fifteen books while in Japan and...
Blue Monster
Blue Monster

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Petr Horáček

What a charming chuckle Blue Monster is as it has the elements of being a bit scary, with some black humour, for the grown-ups, a little bit funny, and acknowledges...
What Makes a Bird?
What Makes a Bird?

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Nadeem Perera. Illustrations Montse Galbany.

An Illustrated Guide to the Bird World Colourful and hugely informative, this picture book What Makes A Bird, contains information about birds in simple language. To begin with, we explore...
Pocket Potters: Luna Lovegood
Pocket Potters: Luna Lovegood

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JK Rowling. Illustrator Helen Brady.

For Harry Potter fans young and old, Pocket Potter’s is a wonderful way to become intimate with each of the characters in the Harry Potter series. Each character is described...
The Boy Who Lost His Laugh 
The Boy Who Lost His Laugh 

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Dimity Powell. Illustrations Heidi Cooper Smith.

The Boy Who Lost His Laugh is a sad story of a little boy who had a dinosaur collection and a few other possessions which he was afraid to unpack....
Behind the Screens
Behind the Screens

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Dr Niraj Lal. Illustrations Aska.

Behind the Screens How the Internet Works & How to Make it Work for You Younger and younger children are being given their first personal mobile phones, however often this...
SOUP’S ON AROUND THE WORLD
SOUP’S ON AROUND THE WORLD

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Denyse Waissbluth . Illustrations Chelsea O’Byrne.

For those children who enjoy stories about food and are curious about its origins Soup’s One Around The World is a marvellous book. For the adults who read this book,...
Our Marvelous Memory
Our Marvelous Memory

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Helena Harastova, illustrated by Dita Vopradova

The format of Our Marvellous Memory makes it easy to access for children of all ages. The large size and sturdy pages mean it can be read many times.  Memory...
Our Incredible Imagination
Our Incredible Imagination

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Helena Harastova, illustrated by Dita Vopradova

To explain to children how the brain works and what is imagination, is a difficult task. The author has done a masterful job of clarifying and simplifying a tough topic....
Up, Up, and Away: The History of Aviation
Up, Up, and Away: The History of Aviation

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Tomas SMOT Svoboda

The large picture book format is an excellent choice for this topic for children. On opening the front cover of Up, Up and Away we see illustrations of many aircraft...
The Awesome Physics in Your City 
The Awesome Physics in Your City 

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The Amazing Theatre of Physics

The Amazing Theatre of Physics is an educational and entertaining group who travel around the world to show children how much fun physics can be. They have written The Awesome...