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{{Frontpage| styleisbn="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"1609809173|==title=[[Eiffel's Tower for Young People by |author=Jill Jonnes]]==|rating=5 [[image:5star.jpg|linkgenre=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Children's Non-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]] summary=Brash and elegant, sophisticated, controversial and vibrant, the 1889 World's Fair in Paris encompassed the best, the worst and the beautiful from many countries and cultures. The French Republic laid out model villages from all their colonies, put on art shows, dance performances, food festivals and concerts to stun the senses. And towering above it all, the most popular and the most hated monument to French accomplishment and daring – the Eiffel Tower. [[Eiffel's Tower for Young People by Jill Jonnes|Full Review]]}}<!-- Edwards -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|{{Frontpage[[image:1848576536.jpg|linkisbn=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1848576536/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"| =title==[[Humanatomy: How the Body Works by |author=Nicola Edwards and Jem Maybank]]=|rating=5 |genre=Children's Non-Fiction [[image:5star.jpg|linksummary=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Confident Readers|Confident Readers]]  ''Get under your own skin, pick your brains, and go inside your insides!''

[[Humanatomy: How the Body Works by Nicola Edwards and Jem Maybank|Full Review]] }}<!-- Langford -->{{Frontpage|-isbn=Langford_Emily| styletitle="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|Emily's Numbers[[image:Langford_Emily.jpg|left|linkauthor=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1999947509/refJoss Langford|rating=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] 4| stylegenre="verticalChildren's Non-align: top; text-align: left;"Fiction|=summary==[[Emilyfound words ''useful's Numbers by Joss Langford]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Children's Non-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]], [[:Category:Popular Science|Popular Science]] Emily found words ''useful'', but but counting was what she loved best. Obviously , you can count anything and there's no limit to how far you can go, but then Emily moved a step further and began counting in twos. She knew all about odd and even numbers. Then she began counting in threes: half of the list were even numbers, but the other half were was odd and it was this list of odd numbers which occured occurred when you counted in threes which she called ''threeven''. (Actually, this confused me a little bit at first as they're a subset of the odd numbers but sound as though they ought to be a subset of the even numbers, but it all worked out well when I really thought about it.) of review [[Emily's Numbers by Joss Langford|Full Review]]}}{{Frontpage<!-- Buckingham -->|isbn=Buckingham_Dawn|-title=The Little Book of the Dawn Chorus| styleauthor="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"Caz Buckingham and Andrea Pinnington|rating=5[[image:Buckingham_Dawn.jpg|left|linkgenre=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1908489332/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] Animals and Wildlife| stylesummary="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[What a treat! I really did mean to just ''glance'' at ''The Little Book of the Dawn Chorus by Caz Buckingham '' but the pull of the sounds of a dozen different birds singing their hearts out was far too much to resist on a cold and Andrea Pinnington]]=== [[image:5starrather wet February morning.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Animals I spent an indulgent hour or so reading all about the birds and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife]] What a treat! listening to their song. Then - just because I really could - I went back and did mean to just ''glance'' at ''The Little Book of it all again and it was just as good the Dawn Chorus'' but the pull of the sounds of a dozen different birds singing their hearts out was far too much to resist on a cold and rather wet February morning. I spent an indulgent hour or so reading all about the birds second time around. So, what do you get?}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Pankhurst_Women|title=Fantastically Great Women Who Made History|author=Kate Pankhurst|rating=5|genre=Children's Non-Fiction|summary=A lot of history is about men. Kings and generals and listening to their songinventors and politicians. Then - just because I could - I went back and did it Sometimes, it feels almost as though there were no women in history at all again and it was just as good the second time around. So, what do you get? [[The Little Book let alone ones young girls might like to read about or regard as role models. Of course, this isn't true and there are plenty of the Dawn Chorus by Caz Buckingham and Andrea Pinnington|Full Review]] <!-- Pankhurst -->|-women who, throughout history, have achieved amazing things or shown incredible bravery, or created something never seen before. So here, in this wonderful picture book from Kate Pankhurst, are the stories of some of them.}}{{Frontpage| styleisbn="width: 10%; vertical-alignIgnotofsky_Sport|title=Women in Sport: top; text-align: center;"Fifty Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win|author=Rachel Ignotofsky[[image:Pankhurst_Women.jpg|left|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1408878909/refrating=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] 5| stylegenre="vertical-align: top; textChildren's Non-align: left;"Fiction|summary===[[Fantastically Great ''Women Who Made History by Kate Pankhurst]]=== [[image:5starin Sport'' is coming to us just before the Winter Olympics in South Korea in February 2018.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:For Sharing|For Sharing]]It celebrates a century and a half of the development of women's sport by looking at fifty of its highest achievers, covering sports as diverse as swimming, fencing, [[:Category:Confident Readers|Confident Readers]]riding, [[:Category:Children's Non-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]] A lot skating, and much more. Think of history a sport and a pioneering woman succeeding at it is about menprobably in this book somewhere. Kings Each entry is a double-page spread with a brief biography and generals and inventors and politiciansa striking portrait. Sometimes, it feels almost as though there were no women in history at all, let alone ones young girls might like to read about or regard as role models. Of course, this isn}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Rooney_Dino|title=Discovering Dinosaurs|author=Anne Rooney and Suzanne Carpenter|rating=4|genre=Children't true and there are plenty of women whos Non-Fiction|summary=Lift the flap books have progressed somewhat since I was a child. This one comes with sounds! Taking us layer by layer, throughout historythrough various different ages of dinosaurs, have achieved amazing things or shown incredible braverywe meet a variety of creatures, or created something some of whom are very familiar but some I'd never seen heard of before. So here! Each scene peels open, in this wonderful picture book from Kate Pankhurstlayer by layer, showing you what the various dinosaurs are the stories of some of getting up to, with background noises, roars and squawks to accompany them. [[Fantastically Great Women Who Made History by Kate Pankhurst|Full Review]] <!-- Ignotofsy -->|-! The book creates a dinosaur experience, rather than just being facts about dinosaurs it's very visual, placing the dinosaurs in their habitats and giving us sounds too that spike your imagination.}}{{Frontpage| styleisbn="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|Mason_poo[[image:Ignotofsky_Sport.jpg|left|linktitle=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1526360926?ieThe Poo That Animals Do|author=UTF8&tagPaul Mason and Tony de Saulles|rating=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1526360926]] 5| stylegenre="verticalChildren's Non-align: top; text-align: left;"Fiction|summary===[[Women in Sport: Fifty Fearless Athletes Who Played I know, I know, sometimes you really don't want to Win by Rachel Ignotofsky]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Confident Readers|Confident Readers]]encourage your children's poo jokes, [[:Category:Children's Non-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]] ''Women in Sport'' is coming but this book is brilliant! I sat and read it by myself when the kids had gone to us just before the Winter Olympics in South Korea in February 2018. It celebrates a century and a half of the development of womenschool and found it fascinating! Who knew there was so much I didn's sport by looking at fifty of its highest achievers, covering sports t know about poo? The book manages to be both funny (and silly) as diverse well as swimming, fencing, riding, skating, and much morebeing very interesting and educational. Think Using a mixture of a sport facts and figures, photographs and funny cartoons, you come away having sniggered a pioneering women succeeding little at it is probably in this book somewhere. Each entry is the vulture who poos on its own feet but also knowing a double page spread with a brief biography lot about different types of poo, why poos smell, and a striking portraitwhy wombats do square poos. [[Women in Sport: Fifty Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win by Rachel Ignotofsky|Full Review]]}}<!-- Rooney -->{{Frontpage|-isbn=Wood_Gothic| styletitle="widthAmerican Gothic: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"The Life of Grant Wood|author=Susan Wood and Ross MacDonald[[image:Rooney_Dino|rating=4.jpg5|leftgenre=Art|linksummary=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1784938750Who won a national prize for a crayon drawing of three oak leaves before he was properly in his teens?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1784938750]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Discovering Dinosaurs by Anne Rooney Who sought acclaim as an artist and came to Europe to study from the greats, only to reject all they had to offer? Who instinctively knew a picture of his dentist (yes, his dentist) would be more appealing and Suzanne Carpenter]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Children's Nonsay more to people than floating water lilies and frilly ballet dancers? The answer in all cases was Grant Wood, practically the most well-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]]known painter in America at one time, and still the best, alongside Edward Hopper, at presenting his world minus any Modernist trappings.}}Lift the flap books have progressed somewhat since I was a child. This one comes with sounds! Taking us layer by layer{{Frontpage|isbn=Hill_Atlas|title=The Atlas of Monsters|author=Stuart Hill and Sandra Lawrence|rating=4|genre=Children's Non-Fiction|summary=There are monsters and mysterious characters, through various different ages of dinosaurssuch as trolls, we meet a variety of creaturesleprechauns, some of whom are very familiar but some Igoblins and minotaurs. They'd never heard re the stuff of before! Each scene peels open, layer by layer, showing you what the various dinosaurs are getting up far too many stories toremain mysterious, with background noises, roars and squawks to accompany every schoolchild should know all about them! The book creates a dinosaur experience. There are monsters and mysterious characters, such as Gog and Magog, rather than just being facts about dinosaurs it's very visualScylla and Charybdis, placing and the dinosaurs bunyip. They are what you find if you take an interest in their habitats and giving us sounds too that spike your imagination. [[Discovering Dinosaurs by Anne Rooney and Suzanne Carpenter|Full Review]] <!-- Mason -->|-| style="width: 10%this kind of thing to the next level; verticaleven if you cannot place them all on a map you should have come across them. But there are monsters and mysterious characters, such as the dobhar-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Mason_poochu, the llambigyn y dwr, and the girtablili.jpg|left|link=https://wwwTo gain any knowledge of them you really need a book that knows its stuff.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1526303949?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1526303949]]A book like this one…}}{{Frontpage| styleisbn="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"Murray_Dino|title=Dinosaurium (Welcome to the Museum)|author=Lily Murray and Chris Wormell|rating=5|genre=[[The Poo That Animals Do by Paul Mason and Tony de Saulles]]===Children's Non-Fiction [[image:5star.jpg|linksummary=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Children's NonOne of the selling points for entities like the Jurassic Park films is that they bring all the high-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]] I knowenergy action of dinosaur life to the screen, I knowin a way that is suitable, they would say, sometimes you really don't want to encourage your for children's poo jokes, but this book of all ages. But there is brilliant! I sat and read it by myself when a very different way of going about things. This book does feature dinosaur-on-dinosaur combat, but only in presenting the kids had gone most scientific of fossil remains. It delves into the evolutionary life of what we have long loved to school enjoy and found it fascinating! Who knew there was all the major scientific developments for the most inquisitive student, so much the book is actually worth considering in a very different way. I didnwould say this is ideal for ''adults''t know about poo? The book manages to be both funny (and silly) as well as being very interesting and educationalof all ages. Using a mixture of facts }}{{Frontpage|isbn=Tee_Gross|title=This Cookbook is Gross|author=Susanna Tee and figures, photographs and funny cartoons, you come away having sniggered a little at the vulture who poos on its own feetSanty Gutierrez|rating=4|genre=Children's Non-Fiction|summary=The misuse of language is a modern disease. Too many times something is described as awesome or stupendous, but also knowing a lot about different types were you truly awed by it? Or stupefied? People just seem to pluck words out of poo, why poos smell, the ether and why wombats do square poospretend that they are the correct ones. [[The Poo That Animals Do by Paul Mason Are the recipes in Susanna Tee and Tony de Saulles|Full Review]] <!-- Wood -->Santy Gutierrez's 'This Cookbook is Gross' truly gross? For once the language is not overplayed. These recipes may taste nice, but in appearance, they are absolutely vile.|-}}{{Frontpage| styleisbn="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"Siwa_Jojo|title=Jojo's Guide to the Sweet Life[[image:Wood_Gothic.jpg|leftauthor=Author|linkrating=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1419725335?ie5|genre=UTF8&tag=thebookbagChildren's Non-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1419725335]] Fiction| stylesummary="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[American Gothic: The Life of Grant Wood by Susan Wood and Ross MacDonald]]=== [[image:4JoJo with the Bow Bow has written a Book Book! And without meaning to sound like my expectations were low, it was surprisingly good.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Children's Non-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]]I say this because we know JoJo as the girl from Dance Moms with the outspoken mother (well, [[:Category:Confident Readers|Confident Readers]], [[:Category:Art|Art]] Who won a national prize one of the outspoken mothers) who is known for a crayon drawing of three oak leaves before he was properly in his teens? Who sought acclaim as an artist and came to Europe to study from her dancing and the greatsbig bows she wears, more than for her brains. And yet this book shows us another side, only to reject all they had to offer? Who instinctively knew a picture of his dentist (yesside in which she is an articulate, his dentist) would be more appealing insightful and say more to people than floating water lilies and frilly ballet dancers? The answer in all cases was Grant Wood, practically the most well-known painter in America at one time, intelligent young woman.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Beattie_Stupendous|title=Stupendous Science|author=Rob Beattie and still the Sam Peet|rating=5|genre=Children's Non-Fiction|summary=Education should be fun. We learn bestwhen we are engaged with practical, alongside Edward Hopper, at presenting his world minus any Modernist trappingsenjoyable tasks. That's the secret behind the experiments in Stupendous Science. [[American Gothic: The Life of Grant Wood by Susan Wood and Ross MacDonald|Full Review]] <!-- Hill -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: topThey have the fun element, the 'wow factor,' and most importantly, can be easily replicated with items that are readily available in the home. Each experiment teaches an important scientific concept; text-align: center;"|essentially teaching through play.}}{{Frontpage[[image:Hill_Atlas.jpg|left|linkisbn=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1783706961?ieSarcone_Optical|title=UTF8&tagOptical Illusions|author=thebookbag-21&linkCodeGianni Sarcone and Marie Jo Waeber|rating=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1783706961]] 5| stylegenre="verticalChildren's Non-align: top; text-align: left;"Fiction|summary===[[The Atlas of Monsters by Stuart Hill I used to work as a library assistant and Sandra Lawrence]]=== [[image:4starI remember arriving to work one morning to find all of my fellow librarians crowded around a book, chattering excitedly and...squinting rather oddly.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:ChildrenThe book was called ''Magic Eye's Non-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]], [[:Category:Spirituality and Religion|Spirituality and Religion]], [[:Category:Confident Readers|Confident Readers]] There are monsters and mysterious characters, such as trolls, leprechaunspromised a magical 3D viewing experience if you looked at the psychedelic pictures in a certain way. For a brief period in the early 90s, goblins and minotaurs. They're the stuff of far too many stories to remain mysteriouspictures had a sudden spike in popularity, until everyone presumably got eye strain and every schoolchild should know all about themwent back to their everyday lives. There Well, good news Magic Eye fans! The pictures are monsters and mysterious charactersback (albeit only two images), such as Gog in the engrossing and Magog, Scylla and Charybdis, immersive new book ''Optical Illusions.''}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Chou_Make|title=Make and the bunyip. They are what you find if you take an interest in this kind of thing to the next level; even if you cannot place them all on a map you should have come across them. But there are monsters and mysterious characters, such as the dobharPlay: Nativity|author=Joey Chou|rating=5|genre=Children's Non-chu, the llambigyn y dwr, and the girtablili. To gain any knowledge Fiction|summary=I always feel a slight disappointment for children at Christmas when they're presented with a tree to decorate with a box of them you really need ornaments and a book that knows its stuffnativity scene (sometimes quite precious, so it's Not To Be Played With) which is set up Somewhere Safe. A book like this one… [[The Atlas Where's the imagination, the creativity, the sense of Monsters by Stuart Hill and Sandra Lawrence|Full Review]] <!-- Murray pride in that? -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Murray_Dino.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1783707925How much better to have a child create their own nativity scene, which they can then play with?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1783707925]] That's exactly what they get with Joey Chou's ''Make and Play Nativity''.}}{{Frontpage| styleisbn="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"Parker_50|title===[[Dinosaurium (Welcome to 50 Things You Should Know About the Museum) by Lily Murray and Chris Wormell]]===Vikings [[image:5star.jpg|linkauthor=Category:{{{Philip Parker|rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Popular Science=4.5|Popular Science]][[:Category:genre=Children's Non-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]] One of summary=The Vikings have got a lot to own up to. A huge DNA study in 2014 was the selling points for entities like first thing that proved to the Jurassic Park films is Orkney residents that they bring all the high-energy action had Viking blood in their veins – they had been insisting it was that of dinosaur life to the screen, in a way Irish. The Vikings it was that is suitable, they would sayforced our English king's army to march from London to Yorkshire to kill off one invasion, for children of all ages. But there is a very different way of going about thingsonly to spend the next fortnight schlepping back to Hastings to try and fend off another – and the Normans had the same Norse origin as the first lot, hence the name. This book does feature dinosaur-There is a Thames Valley village just outside Henley – ie pretty damned far from the coast – that has a Viking longship on-dinosaur combatits signpost. Yes, but only in presenting the most scientific of fossil remains. It delves into the evolutionary life of what we have long loved to enjoy and all the major scientific developments for the most inquisitive student, so the book is actually worth considering in a very different way. I would say this is ideal for ''adults'' of all ages. [[Dinosaurium (Welcome to the Museum) by Lily Murray and Chris Wormell|Full Review]] <!-- Tee -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Tee_Gross.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1784938289?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1784938289]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[This Cookbook is Gross by Susanna Tee and Santy Gutierrez]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Children's Non-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]], [[:Category:Cookery|Cookery]] The misuse of language is a modern disease. Too many times something is described as awesome or stupendous, but were you truly awed by it? Or stupefied? People just seem to pluck words out of the ether and pretend that they are the correct ones. Are the recipes in Susanna Tee and Santy Gutierrez's 'This Cookbook is Gross' truly gross? For once the language is not overplayed. These recipes may taste nice, but in appearance they are absolutely vile. [[This Cookbook is Gross by Susanna Tee and Santy Gutierrez|Full Review]] <!-- Siwa -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Siwa_Jojo.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1419728172?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1419728172]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Jojo's Guide to the Sweet Life by Jojo Siwa]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Children's Non-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]] JoJo with the Bow Bow has written a Book Book! And without meaning to sound like my expectations were low, it was surprisingly good. I say this because we know JoJo as the girl from Dance Moms with the outspoken mother (well, one of the outspoken mothers) who is known for her dancing and the big bows she wears, more than for her brains. And yet this book shows us another side, a side in which she is an articulate, insightful and intelligent young woman. [[Jojo's Guide to the Sweet Life by Jojo Siwa|Full Review]] <!-- Beattie -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Beattie_Stupendous.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1784938467?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1784938467]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Stupendous Science by Rob Beattie and Sam Peet]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Popular Science|Popular Science]], [[:Category:Children's Non-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]] Education should be fun. We learn best when we are engaged with practical, enjoyable tasks. That's the secret behind the experiments in Stupendous Science. They have the fun element, the 'wow factor,' and most importantly, can be easily replicated with items that are readily available in the home. Each experiment teaches an important scientific concept; essentially teaching through play. [[Stupendous Science by Rob Beattie and Sam Peet|Full Review]] <!-- Sarcone -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Sarcone_Optical.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1784938475?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1784938475]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Optical Illusions by Gianni Sarcone and Marie Jo Waeber]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Popular Science|Popular Science]], [[:Category:Children's Non-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]] I used to work as a library assistant and I remember arriving to work one morning to find all of my fellow librarians crowded around a book, chattering excitedly and...squinting rather oddly. The book was called ''Magic Eye'' and promised a magical 3D viewing experience if you looked at the psychadelic pictures in a certain way. For a brief period in the early 90s, the pictures had a sudden spike in popularity, until everyone presumably got eye strain and went back to their everyday lives. Well good news Magic Eye fans! The pictures are back (albeit only two images), in the engrossing and immersive new book ''Optical Illusions.'' [[Optical Illusions by Gianni Sarcone and Marie Jo Waeber|Full Review]] <!-- Chou -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Chou_Make.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1788000064?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1788000064]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Make and Play: Nativity by Joey Chou]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Children's Non-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]], [[:Category:Crafts|Crafts]] I always feel a slight disappointment for children at Christmas when they're presented with a tree to decorate with a box of ornaments and a nativity scene (sometimes quite precious, so it's Not To Be Played With) which is set up Somewhere Safe. Where's the imagination, the creativity, the sense of pride in that? How much better to have a child create their own nativity scene, which they can then play with? That's exactly what they get with Joey Chou's ''Make and Play Nativity''. [[Make and Play: Nativity by Joey Chou|Full Review]] <!-- Parker -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Parker_50.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1784937908?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1784937908]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[50 Things You Should Know About the Vikings by Philip Parker]]=== [[image:4.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Children's Non-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]], [[:Category:Confident Readers|Confident Readers]], [[:Category:History|History]] The Vikings have got a lot to own up to. A huge DNA study in 2014 was the first thing that proved to the Orkney residents that they had Viking blood in their veins – they had been insisting it was that of the Irish. The Vikings it was that forced our English king's army to march from London to Yorkshire to kill off one invasion, only to spend the next fortnight schlepping back to Hastings to try and fend off another – and the Normans had the same Norse origin as the first lot, hence the name. There is a Thames Valley village just outside Henley – ie pretty damned far from the coast – that has a Viking longship on its signpost. Yes, they got to they got to a lot of places, from Greenland to Kiev, from Murmansk to Turkey and the Med, and their misaligned history is well worth visiting – particularly on these pages. [[50 Things You Should Know About the Vikings by Philip Parker|Full Review]] <!-- DO NOT REMOVE ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE -->|}}