Allen & Unwin ISBN 9781760634018 £12.99 For those who read The Island by the same author, this is another hard hitting, thought provoking wordless picture book with a powerful message. This one, I think, would suit not only upper end primary years but also early secondary pupils. In addition, the context and content have a…
Wayland ISBN 9781526306098 £12.99 This is a bright, inviting book for children who want to find out more about going veggie. It starts with a section on the history of vegetarianism, and mentions some vegetarians in history, including Leonardo da Vinci and Mary Shelley. Different vegetarian diets are explained, and the book explores some of…
The Australian Coucil of Arts/Allen and Unwin ISBN 9781742378527 £9.99 A pleasingly hefty book of 270 pages, at first this appears to be a lengthy read, but when you open the pages and see it is a graphic novel, your perceptions change. This is a strange and other-worldly tale of young piano prodigy Kidglovz whose…
Walker Books ISBN 9781406377712 £6.99 In this second instalment of the adventures of the Atlas family, treasure-hunters extraordinaire, Jake and Pandora are in training in England until they are whisked off to the steamy jungles of Honduras to find another of the hidden tablets. The People of the Snake are causing trouble and trying to…
Chicken House ISBN 9781911490043 £6.99 Jess lives her life, quite literally, in the shadows; she suffers from a skin condition which is triggered by exposure to light and when she goes out she is dressed like an astronaut or beekeeper. Then she sneaks out to the local park at night and discovers a weird and…
Wide Eyed Editions ISBN 9781847809933 £17.99 A stunning collection of 60 information charts about human history that follow cultures and civilisations from prehistoric times through to modern times. We learn about the world’s first cities, how writing evolved, the history of money, and the invention of everyday things like soap and false teeth. I particularly…
Catnip ISBN 9781910611081 £6.99 An informative adventure story set in Cambridgeshire in 1860. Bill is curious about the world around him. One of his experiments causes his father to lose his job. We feel his father’s pain and shame. Bill tries to help his family by selling fossils he has found, but he does not…
Hodder Children’s Books ISBN 9781444941845 £6.99 I found this book rather a struggle to engage with initially. The somewhat simplistic, and at times clumsy, language jarred as I read and I found the consistent emboldening of selected words and phrases throughout the text rather distracting. It tells the tale of Chloe, who on her eleventh…
Andersen Press ISBN 9781783446469 £6.99 This is a reissue of a book published in 2007 called Abela, but if you do not have a copy it is well worth buying. It is the story of two young girls, Abela who lives in Tanzania and Rosa who lives in England. It follows the girls through trauma and…
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