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[[Category:New Reviews|Children's Non-Fiction]] __NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Clive Gifford and Professor Anil Seth1839948493|title=Brain Twisters: The Science A World of Thinking Dogs|author=Carlie Sorosiak and FeelingLuisa Uribe|rating=3.5

|summary=Meet In the braininterests of full disclosure, I must tell you that I'm a sucker for dogs. We all have In nearly eight decades, I've never met oneI didn't trust and I've loved most of them. We all use it (I wish I felt the same about human beings. So, any book about dogs, I'm going to sit down and by devour. Then I'm going to go back and read it' I mean a heck of a lot more of it than the 10% of urban myth) every second of the dayproperly. We engage And so it was with different parts ''A World of it for balanceDogs'', catching a ball, memorising a list of moves in controlling a video game character, or understanding things ranging from written instruction with ninety-six pages devoted entirely to body languagemy four-legged friends. It's such a vital part of Author Carlie Sorosiak found herself the body, taking up 20% of our glucose fuel intake as well as of oxygen, that understanding accidental owner of it cannot come at too young an age. But in this varied and complex book, looking at American Dingo - she's learned quite a varied and complex subject, I do wonder if the right approach has been taken at all timeslot about dogs since then.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782402047</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jenny Broom and Kristjana S Williams1529507987|title=The Wonder Garden: Wander through the world's wildest habitats Repair Shop Craft Book|author=Walker Books and discover more than 80 amazing animalsSonia Albert (Illustrator)|rating=4.5

|summary=Is it any wonder that this book calls the outside world I love ''The Wonder Garden? Repair Shop''. It's my go-to programme when I know things in fiction books, on TV and in games can want to be fabulous, but can they compete – really – with what nature has presented? cheered up. You only need After a gate through which to gohard day, and a willingness to explorethere's nothing better than watching experts repair treasured items without ever mentioning what they're worth. This book provides those gates – there they areYou see, shining luxuriously on the cover of this jumbo-sized hardback. And value is in five easy-what these possessions are worth to-take steps, the rest of people who own them and the book provides for that exploration, taking us down south in Amazonia, down below memories they hold. No expense appears to be spared and the waters of the Great Barrier Reef, experts spend as much time and up – effort as is required to deserts and mountains, via Germany's own Black Forestachieve the desired result. And Regular viewers know the trip experts and they're all brilliant at explaining what it is nothing if not spectacular to look atthey're doing.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847806473</amazonuk> But how did they start?

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Martin Haake and Georgia Cherry024162343X|title=City Atlas: Discover the world with 30 city mapsStolen History|author=Sathnam Sanghera|rating=45

|summary=It's not every time I mention was the bad company other people got into at school. I was disruptive in religious education classes because I disputed the feel existence of the book Ia 'm reviewing, but this time itgod's worth a mention. This volume has been lavishly presented in a roughened card cover, as opposed to Where was the gloss of others in this format from this publisherproof? In history lessons, and so looks and feels like an old stamp catalogueit was probably worse still. The title image is indeed a stamp, stuck on Not too long after the centre end of the cover. And just as all stamps the world over are practically the same yet completely different in designWWII, I didn't so are much want to learn about the worldBritish army's cities. The point of this book is successes (and occasional failures, but we didn't dwell on those) in what came to bring be called 'the common elements as well colonies' as the unique features of all the world's capitals want to dispute what right the fore, army had to show that while a city may be a city is a city, their constant variety is what makes each and every one worth a visitthere in the first place. With Looking back, I still believe I was right - but I regret that being on I lacked the maturity to approach 'the costly side, this is a decent enough substituteproblem' politely. I wish I'd had Sathnam Sanghera's ''Stolen History''.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847806481</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Mick Manning Jeremy Dronfield and Brita GranstromDavid Ziggy Greene|title=Dino DinnersFritz and Kurt|rating=3.54|genre=Children's Non-FictionConfident Readers|summary=Ask most children if dinosaurs are cool We start with the pair of brothers Fritz and Kurt, and you will get an emphatic their muckers, doing things any Jewish lad in 1930s Vienna would want to do – Yes! kicking things around the empty market place, helping the neighbours, being dutiful when it comes to the synagogue choir and at a vocational school. The thought that giant looming monsters once roamed Kurt has to make sure the lamps are turned on at their very Orthodox neighbours' each Friday night – the Earth, fighting Sabbath preventing them for using anything nearly as mechanical and eating eat one other, sounds excitingworkmanlike as a light switch. It But this is important the time just before the Austrian leader is going to cave to encourage this enthusiasm Hitler's will, and there are loads instead of having a national vote to keep the Nazis out, invite them in with open arms. ''Kristallnacht'' happened in Vienna just as much as in Germany, as did all the round-ups of books that are full Jews. These in their turn leave the younger Kurt at home with his mother and sisters anxious to hear word of dinosaur factsan evacuation to Britain or the US, but while Fritz and his father are , unknown initially to each other, packed off on the same train to Buchenwald and the stone quarry there any full . And us wondering how the titular event for the adult variant of dinosaur fun as well?all this could come about…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1847806651</amazonuk>024156574X

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Carron Brown and Bee Johnson1913750353|title= On the Construction Site |rating= 4|genre= ChildrenBritannica's Non-Fiction|summary= Building buildings in the topic Word of this interactive book that shows construction from plans to completion. For the right little boy (or girl) it will no doubt be a hit.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782402691</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewDay|author=The Self-Esteem Team|title=The Self-Esteem Team's Guide to SexPatrick Kelly, Drugs Renee Kelly and WTFs?!!|rating= 4|genre=Teens|summary= Did you know that there are (on average) three children in every British classroom who are self-harming? Or that 48% of teenage girls avoid everyday school activities because of a lack of body confidence? Shocking, isn't it?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1784186422</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Steve Backshall|title=Favourite Deadly FactsSue Macy|rating=45

|summary=Many people have wondered what limbo must feel like''Britannica's Word of the Day'' has a sub-title: ''366 Elevating Utterances to Stretch Your Cranium and Tickle Your Humerus'' which probably tells you all that you need to know about this brilliant book. I for one think it will be like being trapped It starts on a long car journey January 1st with an enthusiastic child clasping a bumper book of facts. There is nothing quite like a book about how long''Razzmatazz'', tells you how short or how wide something is to put pronounce it (''raz-muh-TAZ''), gives you a certain type of child definition and then includes the word in clovera sentence so that you know how it should be used. You also get an engaging and frequently amusing illustration too. This type of book should come with I don't think I've ever encountered a warning sticker on word which uses the front as any nearby adult is going to get their ear talked off, especially if it is a bumper fact book.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444015397</amazonuk>letter Z four times before!

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom0711266204|title=Woolly MammothThe Secret Life of Birds|author=Moira Butterfield and Vivian Mineker (illustrator)|rating=4.5

|summary=The Ice Age is I have recently discovered a fascinating time, but do you think that dinosaurs still roamed great pleasure: I sit and watch the Earth alongside both man and mammoths? vast numbers of birds which visit our garden on a daily basis. An hour can pass without my noticing. Ray Harryhausen has a lot I've established which species feed from the ground, which pop to answer the feeders for a quick snatch of some food and the earlier that someone learns that man and dinosaurs did not walk the land together, the betterwho settles in for a good munch but I wish I was more knowledgeable. Plus everyone knows that Woolly Mammoths are almost It would have been wonderful if, as cool a child, I'd had access to a book such as T-Rex ''The Secret Life of Birds''. So – who doesn't love a hairy elephantwhat is it?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847806643</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Francesca Simon and Tony Ross 0192779230|title=A Horrid FactbookVery Short Introductions for Curious Young Minds: Crazy CreaturesThe Invisible World of Germs|author=Isabel Thomas|rating=3.5

|summary=The perceived wisdom is that it is harder 'Germs' seems to have become a catch-all word to get young boys cover anything unpleasant which has the potential to read than it is young girls, but make you try telling that to my nephewsill. They often have their heads so far In the first book in what looks to be a book that their nose sticks out the other end. However, whilst one loves fictionvery promising new series, OUP and Isabel Thomas have provided a clear and accessible introduction to the other loves factworld of germs. If you think We get an informed look at how people originally thought about it, you could use an extremely popular fiction character to tell children some real facts diseases and trick what they thought caused them; but that would be a horrible thing to do.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444014447</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom|title=William Shakespeare: Scenes from the life of how the world’s greatest writer|rating=4thinking has developed over time.5|genre= Children The vocabulary can be confusing but Thomas gives a regular box headed 's Non-Fiction|summary= Sumptuously and appealingly illustrated, this imaginative and innovative approach to the life of William Shakespeare uses quirky comic strip style speech bubbles while also paying tribute to speak like a scientist' which explains some of his most famous plays. Occasionally losing focus in the order of scenes from his lifetrickiest concepts and you'll soon be familiar with bacteria, which is why it’s not quite a 5 star reviewfungi, it is still an entertaining protists and insightful introduction to the bard of Stratford upon Avon. This book includes maps, a bibliography, a glossary viruses – and quotations from the bard’s playshow we should protect ourselves.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847803458</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Sara Starbuck1800464495|title= Born Free Lion Rescue100 Ways in 100 Days to Teach Your Baby Maths: The True Story Support All Areas of Bella and SimbaYour Baby’s Development by Nurturing a Love of Maths|author=Emma Smith

|summary=Bella was not supposed ''Babies seem to be worked as a youngster as a model for holidaymakersborn with an amazing number sense: understanding shapes in the womb, being aware of quantities at seven hours old, assessing probability at six months old, and comprehending addition and subtraction at nine months old.'' Did you know this? I didn't! How about: '' photos Maths ability on the Black Sea Coastentry to school is a strong predictor of later achievement, but double that of literacy skills.'' I didn't know this either! I think most parents are aware that probably happened before she ended up giving your children a good start in literacy - reading stories, teaching pen grips, singing rhymes - gives children a poor Romanian zoosolid foundation when they start school. But do we think the same way about maths, beyond counting? I don't think we do, blind in one eye part because so many of us are afraid of maths. But why are we? Most of us use maths in daily life without realising and losing the sight in the otherit follows that giving our children a similar pre-school grounding will be just as beneficial. }} Simba was not supposed to be shaking his magnificent maned figure about {{Frontpage|isbn=1406395404|title=The Awesome Power of Sleep: How Sleep Super-Charges Your Teenage Brain|author=Nicola Morgan|rating=5|genre=Teens|summary=2020 has been a circus cage in southern Francestrange year: I doubt anyone would argue with that statement. But she was, Lots of our routines have been completely dismantled and he was, for some teenagers this will have brought about sleep problems. Some teens will dismiss this as irrelevant ('who needs sleep? - I've got loads to be doing) and things weren't rightothers will worry unnecessarily. LuckilyMost people, from children to adults will have the zoo was too poor odd bad night but worrying about your lack of sleep is only likely to operate, and people were already on hand to relocate make it worse. And there's also the animalsfact that for far too long, lack of sleep has been lauded as a virtue and fortunately someone realised the circus was a no-starter as well, when it comes sleep made to keeping a fully-grown lion in captivityseem like laziness. In alternating chapters Being up early, working late has been praised and the two cats' tales eventually combine ability to one, in this great survive on little read with a heart-warming messagesleep has almost become something to put on your CV.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444015338</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Owen Davey|title=Mad About Monkeys|rating= 4|genre=Children's Non-Fiction|summary=Of all the many millions of animals on our planet that deserve a large format hardback non-fiction book, I guess monkeys are one of the ideal places to start. They are, of course, our distant cousins, with the ancestor we have in common with them walking around our world within the past thirty million years. They have a large range across the planet, they have over 250 variant species, and they have a lot of interesting facts and details regarding their social life, their diet, their diversity and their potential future – all of which makes this an interesting read whatever your species bias may be.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1909263575</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Cath Senker and Melvyn Evans1849767343|title=Ancient Egypt in 30 Seconds: 30 Awesome Topics for Pharaoh Fanatics Explained in Half a Minute (Children's 30 Second)|rating=4|genre=Children's Non-Fiction|summary=Egypt. It's up there with dinosaurs, space travel and not much else that can hold a young child throughout the length of their school career. Considering a lot of them will grow up declaring they have no interest in, or even a hatred for, history, it all was relevant a long, long time ago – and with Carter's finding of King Tut's tomb closing in Count on its centenary it won't go away yet. There are indeed books that solely concern themselves with the history of our love affair with Egypt. But I guess it does boil down to it being introduced by a fine teacher. Whether this latest book will supplant the human in giving us all the lessons we need remains to be seen.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782402373</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewplain|title=National Geographic Kids Infopedia 2016|rating=4.5|genre=Reference|summary=Annuals. They are not what they used to be. As a child, I remember snuggling into a chair with my 1983 “Crackerjack” annual and being completely immersed by the facts, stories, jokes and activities inside. Maybe I'm getting old, but many of today's annuals seem to be little more than a few flimsy sheets of colouring paper and posters sandwiched inside a hard cover. If, as a parent, you are aching to buy your children something with a little more substance and quality, then the National Geographic Infopedia 2016 may be just what you are looking for.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1426322445</amazonuk>}}{{newreviewMe|author=Christopher Edge|title=How to Write your Best Story Ever!Miguel Tanco

|summary=Oh those feared words from my primary school days – just sit The title and write format of this book might lead you to think that it's either about responsibility - or it's a story. The countless hours I spent, sifting my mind basic 1-2-3 book for what little I knew and what I had read before, and no real guide on hand to what to put down those just starting out on the page and hownumbers journey. How times change. This volume, for all the vivid design and hyperbolic title, might have been the best companion to the budding author version of me, for It isn't: it will easily sit alongside the junior scribbler wherever 's/he may be from now ona hymn of praise to maths. It has a beginning, middle 's about why maths is so wonderful and end (and index), and can be counted on for some great, no-nonsense advicehow you meet it in everyday life.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>019274352X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jen Green and Wesley Robins1849767009|title=Oceans in 30 SecondsIt Isn't Rude to be Nude|author=Rosie Haine

|genre=Popular ScienceFor Sharing|summary=Oceans in 30 Seconds This could have been one of those books which 'preaches to the choir': the only people who'll buy it are the people who know that nudity is OK and the ones who ''know'' that it's shameful will avoid it like they avoid the latest book hot-and-bothered person in the innovative series from Ivy Press, which aims supermarket who is coughing fit to give an informative and entertaining overview of bust. But... Rosie Haines makes it into something so much more than a given subject in bite-sized chunksbook about not wearing clothes. Each given subject has its own two-page spread, with It's a concise description on the left, covering all celebration of the main points, bodies: bodies large and small and a colourful illustration on the right hand page, complete of every possible hue. Bodies with extra snippets of informationdisabilities and markings. They're fine. Each chapter also has a handy 3-second sum up In fact, which further condenses the main idea of the chapter into a single sentencethey're wonderful.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>178240239X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Paula Briggs1776572858|title=Drawing Projects for ChildrenHow Do You Make a Baby?|author=Anna Fiske and Don Bartlett (translator)

|genre=CraftsHome and Family|summary=It's more than sixty years since I asked how babies were made. My mother was deeply embarrassed and told me that she'Drawing Projects for Children'' is d get me a beautiful, full-colour guide that encourages children to use book about it. A couple of days later I was handed a range of materials to create stunning and thought-provoking artwork. As pamphlet (which delivered nothing more than the author points outbasics, the end result is not always in clinical language which had never been used in our house before) and I was told that it wouldn't be discussed any further as important as the journey and this book helps children to move away from the it ''wasn't something which nice people talked about''. I ''knew'' more traditional, or but was little ''wiser'safe' type of drawing styles and indulge in a little more experimentation and risk taking. The book is ideal for parents to use with their children Thankfully, but each chapter is a self-contained lesson plan that facilitators and teachers can use with groupstimes have changed.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1908966742</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Anna Kovecses1526362759|title=One Thousand ThingsDosh: How to Earn It, Save It, Spend It, Grow It, Give It|author=Rashmi Sirdeshpande

|summary=When you are just short of two years old there’s What a whole lifetime relief! A book about money, for children, with clear explanations of learning ahead. Where what it is, why it matters, how to begin? Well, acquire more of it (nope - robbing banks is out) and what you could can do a lot worse than with it when you've managed to get Mum or Dad hold of it. Your reasons for wanting money don't matter: we all need it to some extent. You might want to buy go into business, be a clever shopper, a copy of Anna Kovecses’ saver (you might even become an ''One Thousand Thingsinvestor''. Don’t believe the mouse on the front cover holding a balloon saying ) and there might be something you really, ''learn your first wordsreally''. To bill this book as a ‘vocabulary builder’ is want to woefully underplay its handbuy. Study hard and this book will see you safely through nursery and in There's also the possibility of using to reception as an assured four year old who can hold their own do good in the cut and thrust of classroom debateworld.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847806074</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Carron Brown and Bee Johnson178112938X|title=On the TrainSurvival in Space: The Apollo 13 Mission|author=David Long and Stefano Tambellini (illustrator)|rating=45|genre=For SharingDyslexia Friendly|summary=There’s nothing me and It's fifty years since the Apollo 13 mission was launched from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, but the little ‘un like more than a good transport themed book. Tractors remain top story of my toddler’s pops but trains run a close second. One glimpse that journey remains one of the cover greatest survival stories of all time. ''On the TrainSurvival in Space: The Apollo 13 Mission'' and his little feet did the happy dance. He hunkered down and the journey beganis a brilliant retelling of what happened.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>178240242X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Aino-Maija MetsolaKathleen Boucher and Sara Chadwick|title=ColoursNine Ways to Empower Tweens

|genre=For SharingConfident Readers|summary=Lift the flaps books are very popular in my house''9 Ways to Empower Tweens'' is a self-help book for tweens, though I seldom use that term setting out to describe show themvital #lifeskills. Rip the flaps Don't groan! I know there is more apt. I imagine fellow parents reading this review will wince a market glut of such books for we grown-ups and nod at this point whilst librarians will perspire for young adults too, but there is a needful space in an increasingly technological world accessible to younger and reach reflexively younger children for material for the sellotapetweens too. |isbn= 0228818826}}  {{Frontpage|isbn=1609809173|title=Eiffel'Colourss Tower for Young People|author=Jill Jonnes|rating=5|genre=Children' by Ainos Non-Maija Metsola is a lift Fiction|summary=Brash and elegant, sophisticated, controversial and vibrant, the 1889 World's Fair in Paris encompassed the best, the flaps book for worst and the very youngbeautiful from many countries and cultures. As The French Republic laid out model villages from all their colonies, put on art shows, dance performances, food festivals and concerts to stun the title suggestssenses. And towering above it all, this edition aims the most popular and the most hated monument to teach the concept of colour with French accomplishment and daring – the added spice of extra pictures hidden behind flapsEiffel Tower.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847806090</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Lincoln Peirce1848576536|title=Big NateHumanatomy: Laugh-O-Rama (Big Nate Activity Book 4)How the Body Works|author=Nicola Edwards and Jem Maybank|rating=4.5

|summary=''Get under your own skin, pick your brains, and go inside your insides!'' That's what ''Humanatomy'' invites you to do and honestly, I don't see how you could resist. This seems to be informative book provides a firmly established publishing practise now – wonderful primer about the enhanced readership experience offered human body to fans of a franchise by a tiecurious children-in activity book. This is yet another example – looking like a genuine entry in an on-going series, it instead offers the fan of the characters from the chance skeletal system to interact with them in new ways, as well as looking back through the shelves of their collectionmuscular system via circulation, respiration and inwardly as welldigestion, at their own thoughts and tastes. Note I say it's for a fan – this example will alienate anyone else from right up to the first page – but for the right audience it’s generally a good thingDNA that makes who we are. And in this instance it's a very, very good thing indeed.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007569076</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom Langford_Emily|title=Wild AdventuresEmily's Numbers|author=Joss Langford

|summary=When I Emily found words ''useful'', but counting was growing upwhat she loved best. Obviously, TV only had four channels 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 games consoles came even numbers. Then she began counting in the form threes: half of the rubber keyed ZX Spectrum. Despite these meagre offeringslist were even numbers, we would still spend endless summer hours in but the sitting room if our parents had not thrown us outside. In 2015, there are far more TV channels to watch other half was odd and games come it was this list of odd numbers which occurred when you counted in high fidelitythrees which she called ''threeven''. (Actually, what chance does nature have against ‘Call this confused me a little bit at first as they're a subset of Duty’? You would the odd numbers but sound as though they ought to be surprised, as despite all the creature comforts a subset of the front room, children still want to play outsideeven numbers, but it all they have to be - is inspiredworked out well when I really thought about it.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847804365</amazonuk>)

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Adrienne BarmanBuckingham_Dawn|title=CreaturepediaThe Little Book of the Dawn Chorus|author=Caz Buckingham and Andrea Pinnington|rating=45

|summary=What a treat! I really did mean to just ''glance'' at ''CreaturepediaThe Little Book of the Dawn Chorus'' welcomes young readers to but the greatest show on earth, showcasing more than 600 different creatures within its pages. Rather than listing pull of the animals in traditional alphabetical order, this book groups creatures according to a variety sounds of criteria, including colour, habits and outstanding physical characteristics. Of course, there is a handy index at the end dozen different birds singing their hearts out was far too much to keep the traditionalists happy too. There are resist on a few unusual categories thrown in, such as mythical beats cold and extinct animals, as well as endangered species that sadly, may become extinct very soon|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847806341</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Anna Weltman|title=This is Not a Maths Book|rating=5|genre=Art|summary=I have to admit, I wasn't a huge fan of maths at schoolrather wet February morning. Maybe if I'd had this book when I was a child, I would have been. 'This is not a Maths Book' cleverly bridges spent an indulgent hour or so reading all about the gap between maths birds and art and teaches kids how listening to make beautiful patterns and shapes by using mathematical principlestheir song. We learn about parabolic curves, Pascal's triangle, the stomachion, tesselation Then - just because I could - I went back and 3D drawings. Because the pages are interactive did it all again and hands-on, kids are learning it was just as good the rules of maths without realising itsecond time around. After all So, there is no reason why maths shouldn't be fun!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782402055</amazonuk>what do you get?

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Andrea Pinnington and Caz BuckinghamPankhurst_Women|title=The Little Book of Garden Bird SongFantastically Great Women Who Made History|author=Kate Pankhurst

|summary=Take a well-put-together board book (don't worry A lot of history is about it being a board book - no one is going to suggest that they're a bit too old for that), add exquisite pictures of a dozen birds - one on each double-page spread - men. Kings and then fill in the details. You'll need the name of the bird in English generals and Latin inventors and a description of the bird in words which a child can understand but which won't patronise an adultpoliticians. Then you'll need details of where the bird is foundSometimes, what it eatsfeels almost as though there were no women in history at all, where it nests, how many eggs it layslet alone ones young girls might like to read about or regard as role models. Of course, how the male and female adults differ and their size. Then you need a 'Did you know?' fact and this needs to be something which will interest children, but which adults might not know either. Does it sound simple? Well it isn't, but 'The Little Book true and there are plenty of Garden Bird Song' does it perfectly. And there's a bonuswomen who, but I'll tell you about that in a moment.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1908489251</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom |title=Viking Longship|rating=3.5|genre=Children's Non-Fiction|summary=''Fly on the Wall'' is a new series of throughout history books by award-winning duo Manning and Granström, which aim to bring history to life for young readershave achieved amazing things or shown incredible bravery, or created something never seen before. ''Viking Longship'' is the story of GrimmSo here, a Viking warrior who buys a broken ship called the Sea Dragon and fixes it up to set sail in search of pastures new. The story follows Grimm's progress as he invades England with his band of warriors and then creates a farm settlement where his family can live in peace. The this wonderful picture book touches on various aspects from Kate Pankhurst, are the stories of Viking life before coming full circle when the settlement is raided by Saxons, culminating in a Viking funeral and a final image some of the longboat in flamesthem.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847806244</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Steve JenkinsIgnotofsky_Sport|title=Actual SizeWomen in Sport: Fifty Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win|author=Rachel Ignotofsky

|summary=There’s an enormous disembodied eye staring ''Women in Sport'' is coming to us just before the Winter Olympics in South Korea in February 2018. It celebrates a century and a half of the development of women's sport by looking at me. At 30cm it’s fifty of its highest achievers, covering sports as big diverse as swimming, fencing, riding, skating, and much more. Think of a dinner plate sport and it’s in my living room. Which a pioneering woman succeeding at it is no bad thing because if I met it probably in the sea then I’d really be in troublethis book somewhere. Fortunately the eye Each entry is contained on a double-page four of the intriguing spread with a brief biography and really rather splendid, book 'Actual Size'a striking portrait.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847805949</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom Rooney_Dino|title=Roman FortDiscovering Dinosaurs|author=Anne Rooney and Suzanne Carpenter

|summary=''Fly on Lift the Wall'' is flap books have progressed somewhat since I was a child. This one comes with sounds! Taking us layer by layer, through various different ages of dinosaurs, we meet a new series variety of history books by award-winning duo Manning and Granströmcreatures, which aim to bring history to life for young readers. some of whom are very familiar but some I''Roman Fort'' follows the adventures d never heard of Centurion Vespian as he escorts before! Each scene peels open, layer by layer, showing you what the lady Lepidina various dinosaurs are getting up to, with background noises, roars and her son squawks to the safety of the Roman fort to celebrate her best friendaccompany them! The book creates a dinosaur experience, rather than just being facts about dinosaurs it's birthday. Along the wayvery visual, placing the story touches on various aspects of Roman life, including clothing, family life, buildings dinosaurs in their habitats and religiongiving us sounds too that spike your imagination.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847806252</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Quentin BlakeMason_poo|title=Tell me a Picture - Adventures in Looking at ArtThe Poo That Animals Do|author=Paul Mason and Tony de Saulles|rating=4.5

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