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Hope
on a Rope
Illustrated by JOANNA TROUGHTON What happens when a rope comes snaking down from the sky? Find out in this creation story from Africa. Longman Pelican |
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Brave
Magic
Illustrated by CATHIE FELSTEAD Once upon a time, when magic flew on the wind, two chieftain braves were born, but one of them wanted to kill the other…. Scholastic Children’s Books |
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The
Great Chase A frog is running away from a lizard. But the lizard is running away from a girl. And the girl is running away from a rhino. And so it goes on, a Great Chase where everyone is running away but no one is being chased… Rigby Red Giant
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Pioneers
at Piano Ridge
Illustrated by CHRIS MOLAN Perry is excited. She’s going out West, to a new home and a new town. Dew hates the new settlers. They are taking his people’s land and cutting down the trees. How can he stop them? Oxford Literacy Web.
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Dancing
the Night Away Flora had worked all her life for horrible Mrs Stint and her daughter
Grizel. Oxford Tree Tops All Star |
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Dog
Days
Illustrated by DAVID PARKINS Clay and his brother, Hal, rescue a struggling dog from the icy River Thames. But back on dry land their father refuses to take her in – the new Dog Tax means she’s too expensive to keep. Hodder Children’s Books |
‘ You
can be certain when you open a book by Geraldine McCaughrean that the story will nip along briskly…just the kind of story to invite young readers to keep turning pages’. Carousel |
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Jalopy Illustrated by ROSS COLLINS Mrs Ethel Thomas wins a beautiful shiny red car in a competition and calls the car Jalopy. But Mrs Thomas can’t drive, so the car goes nowhere until one day bank-robbers Spug and Masher steal Jalopy to be their get-away car. Orchard Books |
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Smile! Illustrated by IAN MCCAUGHREAN How do you thank someone for saving your life? When Flash’s plane crashes in the desert, all he has with him is a camera and a half-used film…. Oxford University Press |
‘An
unusual and moving book.’ Write Away! ‘ Adults
chancing on it should feel grateful that Geraldine McCaughrean
believes
young readers deserve work of this depth and quality.’ Guardian |
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