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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

by Rolls Crescent's Year 6 children, Manchester

Ref: 11326

The extraordinary life of a dual heritage, super-talented composer and musician, brought to you by a ...

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Price: £5.00
The Savage

The Savage

by David Almond
illustrated by Dave McKean

Ref: 11349

'An excellent book to engage young people' (PRU Manager, LL reviewer). Glorious graphic art and a ...

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Price: £5.99
Say Something (Hardback)

Say Something (Hardback)

by Peggy Moss
illustrated by Lea Lyon

Ref: 11278

Is not joining in with the bullies enough? One girl thinks it is until the bullies ...

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Price: £10.99
Say Something (Paperback)

Say Something (Paperback)

by Peggy Moss
illustrated by Lea Lyon

Ref: 11279

Is not joining in with the bullies enough? One girl thinks it is until the bullies ...

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Price: £6.99
SeeSaw Girl

SeeSaw Girl

by Linda Sue Park
illustrated by Jean & Mou-Sien Tseng

Ref: 11350

In 17th century Korea, girls from "good" families stay within the Inner Court until they are ...

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Price: £5.99
The Secret to Freedom

The Secret to Freedom

by Marcia Vaughan
illustrated by Larry Johnson

Ref: 11282

Read about the courage of African-American slaves in the Antebellum American South, who gained freedom by ...

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Price: £6.50
Shanyi Goes to China

Shanyi Goes to China

by Sungwan So

Ref: 11327

A fantastic new series which follows UK children as they travel to their parent's place of ...

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Price: £10.99
Sharing Our Homeland

Sharing Our Homeland

by Trish Marx
photos by Cindy Karp

Ref: 11328

A groundbreaking photo-essay focusing on 2 children- one Jewish and one Palestinian- who learn to work ...

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Price: £13.99
The Shark God

The Shark God

by Rafe Martin
illustrated by David Shannon

Ref: 11283

A snappy adventure from Hawaii. 'The children really enjoyed this story' (Primary English Manager, LL reviewer). ...

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Price: £4.99
Shopping With Dad

Shopping With Dad

by Matt Harvey
illustrated by Miriam Latimer

Ref: 11284

Dad and his livewire daughter do the weekly supermarket trip- but which aisle are the bucket ...

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Price: £5.99
Shrinking Sam

Shrinking Sam

by Miriam Latimer

Ref: 11285

"Mum, I think I'm shrinking" said Sam. "Mmm, lovely, darling" said Mum. Superb illustrations compliment a ...

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Price: £5.99
Shy Mama's Halloween

Shy Mama's Halloween

by Anne Broyles
illustrated by Leane Morin

Ref: 11286

Newly arrived in 1940s America, Russian Anya is delighted by the mischief of Halloween. But Mama ...

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Price: £5.99
Siddharth and Rinki

Siddharth and Rinki

by Addy Farmer
illustrated by Karin Littlewood

Ref: 11287

Siddharth has come to live in Britain. He dreams of the heat and colours of India ...

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Price: £5.99
Sikh Granthi

Sikh Granthi

by Kanwaljit Kaur-Singh
photos by Chris Fairclough

Ref: 11329

Chatar Singh introduces us to his faith, holy books and the work he carries out in ...

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Price: £6.99
The Silence Seeker

The Silence Seeker

by Ben Morley
illustrated by Carl Pearce

Ref: 11288

A new boy moves in next door. Mum says he's an asylum seeker. 'A Silence Seeker!' ...

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Price: £5.99
Sita, Snake-Queen of Speed

Sita, Snake-Queen of Speed

by Franzeska G. Ewart
illustrated by Helen Bate

Ref: 11351

Yosser (a Muslim girl) and Kylie are determined to get to Thrill City to ride the ...

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Price: £4.99
Something Else

Something Else

by Kathryn Cave
illustrated by Chris Riddell

Ref: 11289

Every child will empathise with Something Else, desperately trying to fit in, without success. A delightful ...

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Price: £6.99
Stay Away from Rat Boy!

Stay Away from Rat Boy!

by Laurie Lears
illustrated by Red Hansen

Ref: 11290

Tyler isn't nice to the other children. Can Snowball, the class pet, help? A very contemporary ...

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Price: £11.99
The Story of Hanukkah

The Story of Hanukkah

by Susanna Davidson
illustrated by Gianluca Garofalo

Ref: 11752

Read the story behind the Jewish festival of Hanukkah and learn about its associated customs. Effortlessly ...

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Price: £4.99
That Summer

That Summer

by Tony Johnston
illustrated by Barry Moser

Ref: 11291

A very moving account of a boy losing his younger brother to cancer. Full page illustrations ...

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Price: £4.99
Snow in Jerusalem

Snow in Jerusalem

by Deborah Da Costa
illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu

Ref: 11293

A sensitively written story of two children, one Jewish, one Muslim, living in religiously-segregated Jerusalem, becoming ...

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Price: £5.99
Sol Campbell

Sol Campbell

by Andy Croft
illustrated by Colin Howard

Ref: 11330

A compelling accounts of a modern sporting hero. A poor boy, who grew up to be ...

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Price: £5.99
Something Beautiful

Something Beautiful

by Sharon Dennis Wyeth
illustrated by Chris K Soentpiet

Ref: 11294

A sensitive little girl searches for something beautiful in her impoverished, vandalised neighbourhood, and discovers street-dancing, ...

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Price: £5.99
Spacegirl Pukes

Spacegirl Pukes

by Katy Watson
illustrated by Vanda Carter

Ref: 11295

When nausea grips intrepid Spacegirl on the day of her mission, she is lucky to have ...

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Price: £5.99
Spike and Ali Enson

Spike and Ali Enson

by Malaika Rose Stanley
illustrated by Sarah Horne

Ref: 11352

Everyone adores Spike's baby brother, Ali. But Spike thinks Ali is suspiciously...alien! Those green poos, the ...

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Price: £4.99
Spring Break

Spring Break

by Johanna Hurwitz

Ref: 11353

But two days before her trip to Washington, with her best friend Zoe's family, Cricket Kaufman ...

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Price: £4.50
Stanza

Stanza

by Jill Esbaum
illustrated by Jack E. Davis

Ref: 11296

A funny yet meaningful rhyming story about Bad Doggy Stanza and his bullying brothers: maybe, we ...

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Price: £10.99
Stella

Stella

by Catherine R. Johnson

Ref: 11354

A feisty dual heritage heroine sets Victorian London alight. Life is hard for Stella, a clairvoyant, ...

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Price: £4.99
Stompin at the Savoy

Stompin at the Savoy

edited by Alan Govenar
illustrated by Martin French

Ref: 11331

An oral autobiography based on interviews with Norma Miller, famed Harlem Renaissance dancer. Lively spirited text ...

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Price: £9.99
The Tale of Chester Choi

The Tale of Chester Choi

by Sarah Brennan
illustrated by Harry Harrison

Ref: 11659

Chetser Choi is one bad Chinese dragon. A witty, rhyming tale of greed, bad upbringing and ...

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Price: £6.99
The Tale of Temujin

The Tale of Temujin

by Sarah Brennan
illustrated by Harry Harrison

Ref: 11298

Who is the scariest? The terrible tiger Temujin or Princess Precious with her talent for tantrums? ...

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Price: £6.99
The Taxing Case of the Cows

The Taxing Case of the Cows

by I. Van Rynbach & P. D. Shea
illustrated by E. A. McCully

Ref: 11528

A brilliant suffragette vignette from the 1860s. The little known, true, story of the Smith Sisters, ...

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Price: £11.99
Taylor Five

Taylor Five

by Ann Halam

Ref: 11355

What is the sinister truth that was hidden from Taylor? Why is she a clone? When ...

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Price: £2.99
Tell Me Again about the Night I was Born

Tell Me Again about the Night I was Born

by Jamie Lee Curtis
illustrated by Laura Cornell

Ref: 11300

The first book Letterbox came across which celebrated adoption. A charming and vibrantly illustrated story of ...

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Price: £5.99
They Shall Not Pass

They Shall Not Pass

by Andy Croft
illustrated by Alan Marks

Ref: 11356

Sam is Jewish. Alf is Irish. At first it doesn't matter...A gripping narrative which draws a ...

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Price: £5.99
This is My Faith: Sikhism

This is My Faith: Sikhism

by David Dalton

Ref: 11887

Find out all about the faith of Sikhism through the eyes of Inderjeet, a young Sikh ...

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Price: £5.99
Those Shoes (Hardback)

Those Shoes (Hardback)

by Maribeth Boelts
illustrated by Noah Z. Jones

Ref: 11301

Jeremy wants those trainers...those black high-tops...those two white stripes. All his classmates are after a pair. ...

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Price: £10.99
Those Shoes (Paperback)

Those Shoes (Paperback)

by Maribeth Boelts
illustrated by Noah Z. Jones

Ref: 11302

Jeremy wants those trainers...those black high-tops...those two white stripes. All his classmates are after a pair. ...

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Price: £5.99
The Tiger and the Wise Man

The Tiger and the Wise Man

by Andrew Fusek Peters
illustrated by Diana Mayo

Ref: 11303

'It teaches kids never to play with tigers' (Siobhan, 9, Letterbox reviewer)! A great hit with ...

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Price: £5.99
Three's A Crowd

Three's A Crowd

by Gwendolyn Hooks
illustrated by Sylvia Walker

Ref: 11304

Keisha and Val are best friends- until Val brings a new girl along! Keisha is not ...

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Price: £3.99
Thunder Rose

Thunder Rose

by Jerdine Nolen
illustrated by Kadir Nelson

Ref: 11305

A terrific read-aloud, starring the tough, exuberant Thunder Rose. No mountain is too high for her, ...

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Price: £4.99
Tortoise and the Dancing Palm Tree

Tortoise and the Dancing Palm Tree

retold & illustrated by Kathryn Sykes & Lily Lane Jnr's Year 3 children

Ref: 11306

There's plenty of food at the market. What can a naughty tortoise do to get it? ...

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Price: £4.50
Totally Wonderful Miss Plumberry

Totally Wonderful Miss Plumberry

by Michael Rosen
illustrated by Chinlun Lee

Ref: 11307

Molly loves the crystal given to her by her grandma far away. But Russell's water-spurting dinosaur ...

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Price: £5.99
Trading Places With Tank Talbott

Trading Places With Tank Talbott

by Dori Hillestad Butler
illustrated by Barry Gott

Ref: 11357

'Geeky' Jason wants to finish his horror film script. Tank wants to bully people. An unlikely ...

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Price: £4.99
Trouble Talk

Trouble Talk

by Trudy Ludwig
illustrated by Mikela Prevost

Ref: 11309

Bailey loves to talk and everything is fair game. An exceptionally thoughtful book about the harmful ...

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Price: £13.99
Two Homes

Two Homes

by Claire Masurel
illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton

Ref: 11310

Alex has 2 homes, 2 bedrooms, 2 favourite chairs, 2 sets of friends. But whether she ...

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Price: £5.99
The Two Jacks

The Two Jacks

by Tony Bradman
illustrated by Ross Collins

Ref: 11358

Meet Perfect Jack and Bad Boy Jack. What happens with the new teacher gets them mixed ...

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Price: £5.99
Under The Skin

Under The Skin

by Catherine MacPhail
illustrated by Tom Percival

Ref: 11359

Omar's family have finally found refuge- a tower block in the UK. But local boy Sam ...

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Price: £5.99
Up and Down the Andes (Hardback)

Up and Down the Andes (Hardback)

by Laurie Krebs
illustrated by Aurélia Fronty

Ref: 11311

Bouncy rhyming couplets describe children from across southern Peru travelling to Cusco to celebrate the spectacular ...

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Price: £10.99
Up and Down the Andes (Paperback)

Up and Down the Andes (Paperback)

by Laurie Krebs
illustrated by Aurélia Fronty

Ref: 11312

Bouncy rhyming couplets describe children from across southern Peru travelling to Cusco to celebrate the spectacular ...

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Price: £5.99
Vanishing Cultures: Down Under

Vanishing Cultures: Down Under

by Jan Reynolds

Ref: 11332

One from a special series about ancient ways of life which are under threat: in this ...

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Price: £5.99
Vanishing Cultures: Himalaya

Vanishing Cultures: Himalaya

by Jan Reynolds

Ref: 11333

One in a special series about ancient ways of life which are under threat: in this ...

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Price: £6.99
Visiting My Dad

Visiting My Dad

by Ormiston Children & Families Trust

Ref: 11334

Superb little photographic resource for children who have a parent in prison. Clear, informative and reassuring. ...

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Price: £3.00
Visiting My Mum

Visiting My Mum

by Ormiston Children & Families Trust

Ref: 11335

Superb little photographic resource for children who have a parent in prison. Clear, informative and reassuring. ...

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Price: £3.00
Wasim's Challenge

Wasim's Challenge

by Chris Ashley
illustrated by Kate Pankhurst

Ref: 11360

Wasim's class are off to Snowdonia on a Challenge by Choice week and he can't wait! ...

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Price: £5.99
Wasim and the Champ

Wasim and the Champ

by Chris Ashley
illustrated by Kate Pankhurst

Ref: 11361

Footie-mad Wasim and his teammates enter the local football competition. After an incident at the town ...

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Price: £5.99
Wasim the Wanderer

Wasim the Wanderer

by Chris Ashley
illustrated by Kate Pankhurst

Ref: 11525

Can Wasim land a trial with the Woodley Wanderers? An illustrated story which is charming, gently ...

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Price: £4.99
We Are All Born Free

We Are All Born Free

in association with Amnesty International

Ref: 11313

This beautiful collection, published to mark the 60th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights, celebrates ...

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Price: £12.99
We Are One

We Are One

by Larry Dane Brimmer

Ref: 11336

A fascinating mini-biography of a shamefully overlooked African American civil rights activist who also made his ...

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Price: £12.99
We Love Easter

We Love Easter

by Saviour Pirotta

Ref: 11337

Learn all about how children and their families make Easter special and what it means to ...

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Price: £6.99
We Love Harvest

We Love Harvest

by Saviour Pirotta

Ref: 11338

Learn all about how children and their families make Harvest special and what it means to ...

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What do we think about Alcohol?

What do we think about Alcohol?

by Jillian Powell

Ref: 11339

In this book you can read all about why people drink alcohol and how it makes ...

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Price: £4.99
What is a Community?

What is a Community?

by Rebecca Rissman

Ref: 11315

A globetrotter of a book! A glorious photographic snapshot of people, their lifestyles, their environments and ...

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Price: £6.99
What Will I Be?

What Will I Be?

by Dawne Allette
illustrated by Paul Cemmick

Ref: 11316

A rhyming romp through the world of jobs- and gender restrictions do not apply! Tyra wants ...

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Price: £5.99
What Would Joey Do?

What Would Joey Do?

by Jack Gantos

Ref: 11363

Gantos' trademark blend of breathless energy, poignancy and humour. Should Joey (who has ADHD) run around ...

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When Marian Sang

When Marian Sang

by Pam Munoz Ryan
illustrated by Brian Selznick

Ref: 11341

`Her voice left audiences weeping or in hushed awe...' From the prejudice that stopped her attending ...

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Price: £4.99
When My Parents Forgot How to be Friends

When My Parents Forgot How to be Friends

by Jennifer Moore-Mallinos
illustrated by Marta Fàbrega

Ref: 11340

An all too rare book about family breakdown. Encourages children to explore their feelings and anxieties. ...

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Who Has What?

Who Has What?

by Robie H. Harris
illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott

Ref: 11885

A boy and girl discuss their similarities and differences, with honesty and humour. 'A good book ...

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Price: £10.99
Who's Who in World Religions

Who's Who in World Religions

by Anita Ganeri

Ref: 11342

Snappy fact boxes, quotes and weblinks offer a zippy introduction to 50 famous names from 6 ...

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Price: £8.99
Who Was Harriet Tubman?

Who Was Harriet Tubman?

by Yona Zeldis McDonough
illustrated by Nancy Harrison

Ref: 11343

She risked her life to help enslaved people. She nursed soldiers during the civil war. She ...

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Price: £4.99
Who Was Louis Armstrong?

Who Was Louis Armstrong?

by Yona Zeldis McDonough
illustrated by John O'Brien

Ref: 11344

A boy who quit school? An actor and autobiographer? A jazz musician? All of the above! ...

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Willow's Whispers

Willow's Whispers

by Lana Button
illustrated by Tania Howells

Ref: 11317

Willow's reluctance to express her needs above a tiny whisper gets her into all sorts of ...

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Price: £12.99
Women of the Harlem Renaissance

Women of the Harlem Renaissance

by Lisa Beringer McKissack

Ref: 11345

Packed full of facts and illustrated with photographs and artwork, this look at Black women of ...

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Price: £5.99
World of Faiths: Judaism

World of Faiths: Judaism

by Kanwaljit Kaur-Singh

Ref: 11347

Thorough, informative resources, broken up by photographs, activities, glossaries and a mini-story from each faith. Age ...

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Price: £5.99
World of Faiths: Sikhism

World of Faiths: Sikhism

by Kanwaljit Kaur-Singh

Ref: 11348

Thorough, informative resources, broken up by photographs, activities, glossaries and a mini-story from each faith. Age ...

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Wings

Wings

by Christopher Myers

Ref: 11319

An inspiring and moving celebration of the importance of being your true self, whatever others think ...

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Price: £4.99
World Team

World Team

by Tim Vyner

Ref: 11320

Right now, from England to Brazil, India to Japan, there are more children like you playing ...

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Price: £5.99
Yasmin's Hammer

Yasmin's Hammer

by Ann Malaspina
illustrated by Doug Ghayka

Ref: 11322

Yasmin dreams of going to school but her family need her to earn money at the ...

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Price: £12.99
You and Me Together

You and Me Together

by Barbara Kerley

Ref: 11323

Children and parents find joy in each other every day, all over the world, in this ...

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Price: £4.99
You Can't See a Dodo at the Zoo

You Can't See a Dodo at the Zoo

by Fred Ehrlich
illustrated by Amanda Haley

Ref: 11324

From Tasmanian Devils to Woolly Mammoths, an energetic and humorous introduction to extinct and endangered species. ...

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Zomo the Rabbit

Zomo the Rabbit

by Gerald McDermott

Ref: 11325

An entertaining and vivid retelling of a trickster escapade: Zomo, the speedy and clever rabbit of ...

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Price: £4.99