Walker Books ISBN 9781406385236 £7.99 World War Two is over, and orphaned Nona lives with her Uncle Antoni. Part companion, part helpmate, Nona travels with him as he restores war-damaged stained glass windows to their former beauty. One such project takes the pair to a tiny church on the windswept Dartmoor. Here, not only must…
Usborne Publishing Ltd ISBN 9781474959537 £5.99 Another lively and fast paced book from Serena Patel featuring schoolgirl detective Anisha and her loyal friends. This time, it’s the school science fair but the team’s experiment of a foaming volcano goes awry leading to the school being shut down. Anisha suspects foul play and an investigation is…
What on Earth Publishing Ltd ISBN 9781912920150 £14.99 This book is a fact filled celebration of some of the most amazing islands on Earth. They have all been chosen with care by the author. There are islands from every ocean and there is also a mixture of countries that the islands belong to and a…
Tate Publishing ISBN 978-1849767453 £7.99 The Meadowsweet family suddenly find themselves at the bottom of a huge crack in the earth, can they be rescued, who would even know they were there? Their Mynah bird Octavia offers to fly to the top of the crack – she returns with a seed in her mouth which…
Hachette Children’s Books ISBN 9781444955705 £6.99 Inspired by the authors own experiences with rescue animals and the darker side of puppy farms and animal trading, Moon Dog is a delightful read for children and pet lovers alike. We meet two misfits, the tall ungainly Marcus and the tiny but “tremendous” Delilah. Both children have suffered…
Walker Books ISBN 9781406391268 £5.99 Johnny, the hero of this story, is fanatical about football along with all the members of his family. Both parents had played for the local team, Tissbury Town, and his older brother, Daniel is already playing for the junior team (The Tissbury Tigers). The problem is that Johnny is just…
Little Tiger Books ISBN 9781838911782 £12.99 An excellent introduction to the sea and shore. We visit a range of ocean habitats – coastline, kelp forest, polar ocean, estuary, tropical shore, coral reef, mangrove and the deep sea. Information is presented in bit size portions that are easily accessible. There are fascinating facts. Did you know…
Little Tiger ISBN 9781788815864 £11.99 A well written children’s story with a conservation theme which will appeal to girls. Millie is dreading the school holidays, having moved to Australia with her father after her mother’s death. They are living with her mother’s mother on a farm in Australia. But when she finds a little blue…
Little Tiger ISBN 9781788815895 £6.99 Weasel was having a lovely walk in the wood, collecting leaves, when suddenly he gets caught by a storm. There is wind, rain and hail and weasel is scared by the weather. He manages to build himself a house and settles down to protect himself against the storm. Some days…