by Lucy Neill | Sep 9, 2024 | Recommendations for Children, Topic Booklists
A Kid’s Life in a Medieval Castle Chae Strathie and Marisa Morea A kid’s life in a medieval castle might sound like fun, what with all those cool battles and massive feasts, but actually life for kids could be pretty hard. In this hilarious book, children...
by Lucy Neill | Sep 9, 2024 | Recommendations for Children, Topic Booklists
The Last Firefox Lee Newbery Between bullies at school and changes at home, Charlie Challinor finds life a bit scary. And when he’s made guardian of a furry fox cub called Cadno, things get a whole lot scarier. Because Cadno isn’t just any fox: he’s...
by Lucy Neill | Sep 9, 2024 | Recommendations for Children, Topic Booklists
The Rocks Book Nancy Dickmann The ultimate introduction to rocks, minerals, and gemstones for kids – and grown-ups too! What are rocks? How do fossils form? Are rocks different across the world? ‘The Rocks Book’ has all the answers for curious...
by Lucy Neill | Sep 9, 2024 | Recommendations for Children, Topic Booklists
Space Explorers Libby Jackson and Leonard Dupond Humans have always been fascinated by the universe, but only a few have been daring enough to travel beyond the Earth. From venturing into space for the first time to building the International Space Station in orbit,...
by Lucy Neill | Sep 9, 2024 | Recommendations for Children, Topic Booklists
Delta and the Lost City Anna Fargher It’s the year 79 AD, and the earth around Pompeii is quaking. Young wolfdog Delta finds herself on the run and escaping her family’s villa after bearing witness to a horrible crime. With the help of her eagle friend,...
by Lucy Neill | Sep 9, 2024 | Recommendations for Children, Topic Booklists
Murder! By Narwhal! Alex T. Smith When the tyrannical family patriarch Sir Ignatious Gristle is murdered on his 90th birthday at his country estate, every one of his gathered family members is a suspect. Trapped by a snowstorm with no way to contact the police,...