The second in the information book series Follow My Food, the first part of the book tells the story of a girl watching Polly Bee, a worker bee, as she collects nectar from flowers and gathers pollen in the sacs on her legs. The brightly coloured illustrations show the different kinds of bees: workers, drones…
This is an engaging retelling of part of the story of Odysseus and the battle for Troy. Part of the High Low Fiction series about heroes, it aims to help readers whose reading age is less than their chronological age. Integral to the text are illustrations by Alessia Trunfio that make the story more accessible.…
Becoming bored with waiting to go out with his Nana in her boat to see the seals, Noah creates his own sand seal as he sits on the beach. He builds it with care, decorating it with seashore finds until it looks almost real. But a storm is on its way, waves crash on the…
We all know of the age old battle between Science and Religion, but how about the battle between Science and Magic? This is the world which Morgana inhabits. She is a young witch, obsessed with robots, in a world which fears all technology. Hers is an obsession that cannot be ignored, no matter the cost…
I was very lucky to have read the first Monster Max book, and here is the second instalment in the series: The Marmalade Ghost! For those that are not in the know, Max is a regular boy, except (a bit like bananaman and his bananas) when he burps he turns into a huge hairy monster.…
This book is great for discovery and has the added excitement of a magic lens attached on the front cover for inquisitive minds to peer through and see the inner workings of the machines in the book. What a brilliant idea! It is full of colourful illustrations accompanied by manageable information in small chunks, making…
This book focuses on developing independence, fluency and comprehension, encouraging children to read, absorb factual text and ask simple questions. It encourages children to clarify the meaning of new vocabulary. As a Booklife reader with a geographical theme it is not only for developing reading but also for creating a learning experience. It covers What…
Written in the style of ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ this book is sure to be a big hit. If children have liked that, and 13 Storey Tree House Style books, this a great recommendation. It’s accessible through its written style (comic pictures etc.); it has easy to read short chapters; it’s genuinely funny: think…
Poor Lionel. He’s so big and strange-looking that no-one will be his friend. That is until a little dog appears and entices him to play. The two start to have great times together and Lionel is finally happy. But then he sees a poster with his new friend on it. The dog has been lost…