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==Children's non-fiction==

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|author=Paul Moran

|title=What If... Humans Were Like Animals?

|rating=4.5

|genre=Children's Non-Fiction

|summary='What If Humans Were More Like Animals' takes various unusual animal attributes and imagines what it would be like if humans had an equivalent behaviour, ability, or physical feature. For instance, if we had teeth like a shark, we wouldn't have to worry about eating too many sweets, brushing our teeth, or even chomping down on a hard object. Whenever a tooth fell out, a new one would take its place. If we had the comparative strength of a Hercules beetle, we could lift a double decker bus, and if we could jump the equivalent of a froghopper insect, we'd be able to leap over sky scrapers with ease. Not all of the animal traits would be so much fun though. We wouldn't want our parents to eat us if we were not as strong as our siblings like the vole, and while eyes on our hands like a starfish might have a few advantages, it would be very awkward as well - who wants to pick things up with their eyes?

|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1780550421</amazonuk>

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|author=Alan Snow

|summary=Most kids seem to feel that they could do with more money and short of the parentals coughing up the dosh they have to find some way of earning it for themselves. Christopher Edge has some ideas which might appeal in ''How to Make Money'', with its particularly eye-catching sub-title ''Smart Ways to make MILLIONS''. Now I rather thought (hoped) that the last bit might be hyperbole, fearing that the country might be over-run by a flood of teenage millionaires, but read on...

|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1407129651</amazonuk>

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~~|author=Karen Blumenthal~~

~~|title=Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different~~

~~|rating=5~~

~~|genre=Biography~~

|summary=Framed by Jobs' iconic speech at a Stanford College graduation ceremony, and the three stories he told the students, about connecting the dots, love and loss, and mortality, this biography gives a succinct and balanced account of Jobs' life, his successes and his failures, his passions and his ideals, and his infamously polarized personality. The author actively annotates the backstory of Jobs with references from this speech, as well as future events, carefully chosen statistics, and Jobs' own reminiscence, giving a rich context to his story. Jobs' achievements are incredible and they're not simply down to his genius, but his attitudes towards life and his incredible charisma.

~~|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408832062</amazonuk>~~

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~~|author=Emily Hawkins~~

~~|title=Illusionology~~

~~|rating=4~~

~~|genre=Children's Non-Fiction~~

|summary=If there was a prize for the most lavish book received here at Bookbag Towers for review, this would definitely be on the shortlist. A lovely large format hardback, the cover is a delight itself - with a 3D lenticular image, embossed bits, a plastic gem stuck in it... And inside there are packets of goodies to open and explore, making this more of a literary toy than a book. The book aims to introduce the cleverer child to the wonders of stagecraft and magic, and so here are props for some tricks for you to do, some instructions for other illusions of your own, and a historical guide to how the masters of their trade did it.

~~|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848772084</amazonuk>~~

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