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Amazed
by Aleksandra Artymowska
Can you help the boy find his way through the mazes and back to his friends? Navigate towering treetops, prickly cactus fields, mysterious caverns and crumbling statues in your epic quest. Featuring ten compelling mazes to solve, this innovative and beautifully illustrated picture book is guaranteed to delight maze adventurers of all ages.
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Sputnik's guide to life on Earth
by Frank Cottrell Boyce
To most people, Sputnik looks like a cute dog -- only foster kid Prez can see that Sputnik is actually an alien in a kilt and aviator goggles. Sputnik can hear Prez's thoughts (handy, since Prez doesn't talk) and he's come to Earth with a mission: to find 10 reasons for saving the planet from its scheduled destruction. An expert list-maker after years of living with his forgetful grandpa, Prez joins Sputnik's quest, leading to a summer filled with gravity surfing, jailbreaking, lightsaber incidents, and other over-the-top adventures. Quirky and heartfelt, this science fiction story can be enjoyed by all kinds of readers.
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Wild animals of the south
by Dieter Braun
Identifies wild animals of the southern hemisphere, describing the physical characteristics, feeding habits, and behaviours
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Lesser spotted animals: The coolest creatures you've never heard of
by Martin Brown
Find out all about the brilliant beasts you never even knew existed, including the numbat, zorilla, and onager. Bison are banned and tigers are taboo! Say goodbye to the gnu, cheerio to the cheetah and poo poo to the panda. The world of lesser spotted animals starts here.
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| The girl with the ghost machine by Lauren DeStefanoWhat would you sacrifice to see a lost loved one again? Ever since her mother died, Emmaline's father has been building a machine to bring back her ghost. It's Emmaline, however, who figures out how to make the machine work…and discovers that each visit from a ghost destroys a memory of that person. Hiding her discovery from everyone but her twin best friends, Emmaline has to decide if bringing back ghosts is really worth the price. If you're looking for an outside-the-box ghost story, don't miss this creepy, thoughtful, and heartbreaking tale -- and make sure you have some tissues ready! |
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The dog encyclopedia for kids
by Tammy Gagne
Presents listings for over 150 dog breeds, describing their physical features, personality traits, and breed history, and giving advice about care and training
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The Earth book
by Jonathan Litton
An exploration of the Earth reveals how it formed and changed over time, sharing information on the animals and plants that call it home, the man-made creations that populate its surface, and the threats it faces.
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Books! Books! Books!: Explore the amazing collection of the British Library
by Mick Manning
A fascinating journey through literature from the first hand-made books to Shakespeare, the Bronte sisters and the Brothers Grimm and including cookery, science and music. A handmade gospel hidden in a saint's coffin; a huge atlas that takes six people to lift it; a tiny prayer book carried by a queen to her execution; the original handwritten manuscript of Alice in Wonderland; books so rare and valuable they are kept in a bomb-proof store-room. The British Library is an amazing place! From man-eating monsters and brave knights to wicked witches, lost children, haunted moors, magical creatures and flying machines award-winning duo Mick and Brita bring to life the amazing and extraordinary history of the book through the treasures of the largest library in the world the British Library.
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The LEGO animation book: Make your own LEGO movies!
by David Pagano
Two leading LEGO filmmakers and bloggers for The Set Bump present a step-by-step guide to making a first LEGO stop-motion animated movie, sharing coverage of such topics as designing sets, creating special effects, and conveying action and emotion.
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The mesmerist
by Ronald L. Smith
Supporting her mother's business as a sham spiritualist before discovering that she really has the ability to talk with the dead, 13-year-old Jess is plunged into Victorian London's supernatural underbelly, where she discovers the malevolent presence of aggressive ghouls and spirits.
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| Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder"Nine on an island, orphans all, any more the sky might fall." Those are the rules. Each year, a boat delivers a new youngest child to the island and takes away the Elder, so that there are always nine orphans to share the cabins, the shabby books, and the food they gather from nature. When it's Jinny's turn to be the Elder, however, she decides to challenge the rules -- but is she ready to deal with the consequences? Anyone who's ever doubted the way things are done will relate to rebellious Jinny, while the mysterious island will leave you with lots of fascinating questions to talk about. |
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Coding for beginners using Python
by Stowell, Louie
An introduction to coding for complete beginners, this friendly and accessible book will teach children the basics of Scratch (a free, online programme developed by MIT which is widely used in primary schools), allowing them to get inside the code of their computer and create simple games and animations on screen.
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There may be a castle
by Torday, Piers
Eleven-year-old Mouse is travelling to see his grandparents on Christmas Eve with his mother and two sisters. But it's snowing, and visibility is bad, and the car goes off the road, and crashes. Mouse is thrown from the car. When he wakes, he's not in his world any more. He meets a sheep named Bar, who can only say Baaa, and a sarcastic horse named Nonky, who is a surprising mix of his beloved toy horse and his older sister. So begins a quest to find a castle in a world of wonder - a world of monsters, minstrels, dangerous knights and mysterious wizards; a world of terrifying danger but also more excitement than Mouse has ever known. But why are they looking for a castle? As the cold grows, we realise it might just have something to do with the family he's left behind; and that Mouse's quest is more important than ever. This is a novel about love and death. It's about the power of stories to change the way we view the world - and it's about the power of a child to change their own world.
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Wave me goodbye
by Wilson, Jacqueline
September, 1939. As the Second World War begins, ten-year-old Shirley is sent away on a train with her schoolmates. She doesn't know where she's going, or what's going to happen to her when she gets there. All she has been told is that she's going on 'a little holiday'. Shirley is billeted in the country, with two boys from East End London, Kevin and Archie and their experiences living in the strange, half-empty Red House, with the mysterious and reclusive Mrs Waverley, will change their lives for ever.
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