Otter-Barry books ISBN 9781910959473 £12.99 What a joy to discover the republication of this glorious book in a beautiful cloth-bound hardback edition. Talented author and water-colourist, Jackie Morris, has relocated the Selkie myth about the seal wife from its more usual Scottish location to her Pembrokeshire coastal home. Instead of the Selkie’s skin being hidden…
Wayland Books ISBN 9780750295833 £12.99 What an interesting and attractive book. From the simple yet effective way of differentiating Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age to the interesting selection of prehistoric monuments, this is an appealing and very readable look at one aspect of the Stone Age. The main focus is, as you would…
Orchard Books ISBN 9781408337370 £6.99 Did you ever think you could feel sorry for a rat? Well, Lauren Child will tug at your heartstrings with her story of That Pesky Rat. He lives in a dustbin but all he longs for is to be loved as someone’s pet. He envies his friends and their seemingly…
Conkers (Barrington Stoke) ISBN 9781781125526 £5.99 One of Barrington-Stokes’ Conkers list of titles, this raucous tale from Jeremy Strong had me engaged from page one. The story is not complex: an ostrich appears in the grounds of Pudding Lane Primary School and causes mayhem; it becomes the school mascot; it is kidnapped…and rescued; it causes…
Oxford University Press ISBN 9780192739384 £6.99 Set back in the days when housemaids ran the show, Nancy Parker’s Diary of Detection is certainly not lacking in humour. Alternate chapters depict the thoughts of two delightful, yet contrasting, characters, with whom a young audience can relate. Nancy; a 16-year-old; newly appointed; and rather clumsy housemaid presents…
Wayland Books ISBN 9780750299428 £5.99 Ideal as a home reference book for KS1/2, this infographic sticker book is packed with non-glossy diagrams and information. The book lacks a contents and index page but covers topics such as the skeleton, digestion, respiration and the senses providing different ways of comparing humans and animals by using over…
wren and rook ISBN 9781526360007 £12.99 A stunning illustrated book that introduces young children to many different species of bird. Valério’s collage illustrations capture the distinctive features of a range of birds including the golden eagle, the great white pelican, the osprey, the snowy owl, the great cormorant and the Atlantic puffin. Each bird has…
O’Brien ISBN 9781847177584 £14.99 The writings of William Butler Yeats are infused with the rural landscapes and haunting tales and legends of his Irish homeland. Kyle-na-no, Dooney and Innisfree may be real, but they conjure up a timelessness and lands of enchantment. This collection includes many of his best loved poems: The Wild Swans at Coole, The…
Chicken House Limited ISBN 9781908435934 £6.99 When I started to read this tale I was unsure as to whether it would be a mystery, a modern fairy tale or both. I was intrigued to find out whether the story being in China would be a critical part of the tale. And a critical part it…
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