Maverick

Jill Bennett at Red Reading Hub has reviewed Julie Fulton’s brand new picture book, Mister T.V. illustrated by Patrick Corrigan;   It’s great to see more picture book non-fiction coming from Maverick with Julie Fulton’s STEM story based on the life of one of television’s inventors, John Logie Baird. There’s a history timeline in parallel with one for John, as well as fact boxes after the main narrative, the latter being sprinkled… Read More »‘Definitely add a copy to primary school class collections and family bookshelves.’ Red Reading Hub Reviews Mister T.V.

Kieron and T, over at Father Reading Every Day have reviewed the udderly funtastic, The Moosic Makers by Heather Pindar and Barbara Bakos; Joni is a farmer with a barn that plays host to two very talented, musical cows. Some of the other animals are sick of the cows, Celery and Nutmeg, getting all the attention but, when a storm blows the roof off their barn, it looks as though the… Read More »‘This is lots of fun to read aloud’ Father Reading Reviews Moosic Makers by Heather Pindar

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Helen Ishmurzin has reviewed our second narrative non-fiction, Mister T.V. by Julie Fulton and Patrick Corrigan; Mister T.V. is an informative, child-friendly and humorous autobiography of John Logie Baird – the Scottish inventor of the first television set. From the simple but functional telephone lines that Baird created as a child in order to talk to other children in his neighbourhood, to inventions of varying success in his early adult years… Read More »‘This book would made a great addition to any home library or early years classroom!’ Helen Ishmurzin Reviews Julie Fultons, Mister T.V.

David from What’s Good to Read, has reviewed book two in the Wolfsong series, The Whispering Stones, by Saviour Pirotta and Davide Ortu; In The Whispering Stones Wolf is back, with the book continuing from where the first book finished. And he is back for another adventure across the lands. Wolf has successfully returned the spear that was stolen from the burial mound in his village, but his life still isn’t… Read More »‘The characters are excellent and will be loved by boys and girls aged 8 plus’ What’s Good to Read Reviews, The Whispering Stones

Rose Metayer, from Boston Latin School and a reviewer for Youth Services Book Review has reviewed book one in the Class X series; Arlo, Mrs Ogg and the Dinosaur Zoo, by Alice Hemming and Kathryn Durst. This book was truly a joy to read. It reminded me of an episode of the Magic School Bus. In the book we meet the 4x class. Right away we learn that this class does not… Read More »‘This book was truly a joy to read’ Youth Services Book Review; Arlo, Mrs Ogg and the Dinosaur Zoo by Alice Hemming

The funny folks over at Snort! have got their hands on Jenny Moore’s latest middle-grade adventure, Audrey Orr and the Robot Rage; If you like fart gags (and you wouldn’t be here if you didn’t) Audrey Orr and the Robot Rage is going to be right up your gate. That’s Norwegian for ‘street’. You can laminate that and stick it on a flash card. But I digress. Fart gags are just the… Read More »‘Stuffed with silly, and with a massive gag-per-pence ratio’ A Snort-Induced Review of Audrey Orr and the Robot Rage

David at What’s Good to Read has delved into Jenny Moore’s new Middle-grade fiction, Audrey Orr and the Robot Rage; Jenny Moore’s Audrey Orr and the Robot Rage is a comedy adventure for children aged 7-12 years. It is fast paced, filled with humour, adventure and robots wanting vengeance. It makes a good story but also has an underlying theme of identity, self-esteem, family and will appeal to children affected by Amblyopia… Read More »‘It has excellent characters, is packed with adventure and humour and will appeal to children on lots of different levels.’ What’s Good to Read Reviews Audrey Orr and the Robot Rage

Jill Bennett from Red Reading Hub has ventured into the second addition in the Wolfsong series, The Whispering Stones, by Saviour Pirotta and illustrated by Davide Ortu; Once again this is a gripping tale during which its young protagonist narrator learns much about himself, about the importance of choices and their consequences, about acceptance of past mistakes and the ability to learn from them, and about the power of friendship. And the… Read More »‘A gripping tale during which its young protagonist narrator learns much about himself’ Red Reading Hub Ventures into the Neolithic

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