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|summary=With long summer holidays looming ahead along with uncertain British weather it's alway a good idea to have plans about activities which will involve and interest children. In ''Craft it Up Around the World'' we've got thirty five suggestions for projects which will keep children entertained. As the title suggests we're going on a world tour and you can pick the projects to suit other activities you have planned, as a reminder of a holiday or just on a random basis.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782490388</amazonuk>
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|title=Love in Revolution
|author=B R Collins
|rating=5
|genre=Teens
|summary=Everyone in her village - in an unnamed Basque country - loves pello and Esteya is no different. It's the national sport and its heroes are national heroes. That the holder of the Kings Cup hails from her village is a source of pride to Esteya, her twin brother Martin, and everyone else. Except older brother Leon. So when the Bull comes home for a visit, everyone is excited. And when a young peasant boy challenges him to a game, everyone laughs. And when the peasant boy wins, everyone is shocked and discomfited. Except Leon. Leon, a communist sympathiser, sees it as a symbolic victory of the peasant over the dissolute regime of the King.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408815702</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|title=Changing Guard at Buckingham Palace
|author=A A Milne and E H Shepard
|rating=5
|genre=Children's Rhymes and Verse
|summary=Do you remember that time when they were changing guard at Buckingham Palace, and Christopher Robin went down with Alice? Or how about that Christmas when King John (not a good man) asked for lots of things but only really wanted a big, India-rubber ball? These were the poems of my childhood, so much so that when this new compilation arrived I remembered some of them by heart even though it must have been a good 20 years since I leafed through 'Now We Are Six' and 'When We Were Very Young'
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405268638</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|title=The Shadow King: The Bizarre Afterlife of King Tut's Mummy
|author=Jo Marchant
|rating=5
|genre=History
|summary=''Now, if I'd known''<br>
''They'd line up just to see him,''<br>
''I'd taken all my money''<br>
''And bought me a museum.''
 
These lyrics, taken from a popular Steve Martin song, perfectly epitomize a phenomenon first described in the New York Times, February 1923. The craze came to be known as ''Tut-Mania'' and even now, ninety years later, there is something about the boy-king with the golden mask that ignites the imagination and curiosity of each subsequent generation.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0306821338</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|title=My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish 2: The Sea-quel
|author=Mo O'Hara and Marek Jagucki
|rating=5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Mo O'Hara's [[ My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish by Mo O'Hara|first book]] made quite a splash in our house, with both of my sons declaring it ''the best book ever''. Considering the number of books in our house, that is really saying something. [[My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish by Mo O'Hara|My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish]] had everything a boy could want - a mad scientist - a computer hacker and a zombie ( or more accurately a zombie goldfish) along with action, adventure and a huge helping of humour. My sons have been counting the days until the release of the sequel (or should we say Sea-quel?). My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish was always going to be a difficult act to follow. When your first book is absolutely perfect, children do expect you to carry on the same vein. Thankfully, Mo has pulled it off again with a sequel just as good as the original.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1447228197</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|title=The Never Pages <!-- 13/7 -->
|author=Graham Thomas
|rating=4
|genre=Fantasy
|summary=''There are two rules that the Dream Investigator must follow:''<br>
''1. Document everything.''<br>
''2. Keep moving forward.''
 
Master G is in search of his one true love, Lucy. But Lucy is lost in the NeverRealm, the dimension that separates the living from whatever comes after. In the NeverRealm, memories do not exist. So how is Master G - the Dream Investigator - to find her? From the very first moment, his journey into the NeverRealm is destroying his mind, turning thoughts and knowledge and recollection to sand, shifting sand. He will need courage to face the nightmarish environment. He will need fortitude to resist the degeneration. He will need to find Brekker, his unreliable scientist friend. And he'll need the companionship of Paisley, a dog named after a carpet...
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0956742203</amazonuk>
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