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  Marnie Midnight and the Moon...

  Laura Ellen Anderson

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  A magical new young fiction series from best-selling author and illustrator, Laura Ellen Anderson! 
  Meet Marnie Midnight – a little moth with BIG dreams! 
  Marnie Midnight is SO excited to be starting at Minibeast Academy. She adores everything about the moon and she can’t wait to learn about its magic. But Marnie soon discovers that nobody believes in moon magic anymore! 
  Marnie is determined to get to the bottom of this moon mystery. The little moth and her minibeast friends explore far and wide in their search for the truth. But will they survive a run-in with a rebellious rat or an out-of-this-world trip with the terrifying Early Bird . . . ? One thing is for sure, Marnie is a little bug having a BIG Adventure! 
  The sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling book takes readers on a journey through the world of insects and animals. Marnie Midnight, a children's fantasy character, and her friends explore the themes of friendship and family in this multigenerational story. 
  For fans of Jen Arena (Acorn Was a Little Wild), Harriet Muncaster (Isadora Moon and the New Girl), Sibéal Pounder (Bad Mermaids Meet the Sushi Sisters), Gabrielle Kent (Rani Reports), and Jason Cockcroft (The Lost Treasure). 
  HarperCollins 2024

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  Science and Extrasensory...

  Editors Charles River

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  Mind-reading. Foretelling the future. The ability to move objects without touching them. Being able to see distant and hidden objects with the mind. To most people, this sounds like the high points of the act of an illusionist, a person who uses trickery to baffle and confuse an audience while performing stage magic to achieve uncanny feats. But we all know these things really are impossible. Aren’t they? 
  The concept of what has become known as Extrasensory Perception (ESP) has existed for a century. This notion claims that certain seemingly impossible feats can be produced not by tricks but by using the human mind in ways that still aren’t understood. Instances of telepathy, precognition, telekinesis, and remote viewing aren’t confined to magic shows. It’s well known that some people claim to have these abilities. What is less well known is that almost from the time the term ESP was first used, there have been attempts to use scientific investigation to find out whether they are real. 
  In the beginning, these experiments were conducted by individuals or small organizations regarded as cranks by most members of the mainstream scientific community. Their findings were generally ignored, but that became more difficult in 1995 when previously secret documents were declassified. These revealed that a series of experiments on ESP had been funded by the CIA and DIA that cost millions of dollars and were carried out by respected scientists at Stanford Research International (SRI) in Menlo Park, California over the course of more than 15 years. It was certainly surprising that an American intelligence agency had been willing to fund research on subjects that were silly to most people, but what was perhaps more surprising was that the Soviet Union had already been involved in a very similar series of experiments.

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  Kevin the Vampire: A Fanged and...

  Matt Brown

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  A FANG-tastically funny adventures series, perfect for 7+ readers and fans of Amelia Fang!
  
  "Full of hilarious, highly illustrated mayhem" Guardian
  
  "Loved it. Full of heart, laughs and adventure." Dermot O'Leary
  
  "Fearfully funny, and a book to get your teeth into! You'll be Kevin's biggest fang!" Danny Wallace
  
  
  
  The time has come for Kevin's Gloaming. This is a test every almost nearly eleven-year-old must pass to show they have all the necessary skills to be a vampire. Kevin will have to show he can transform into a bat, mind-speak and melt into the darkness. Which would be fine, except he hasn't quite mastered the melt yet... If Kevin doesn't pass, he'll be cast out forever. Is there anyone who can help him?

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  Positive Pooper

  Colin Bright

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  Colin Bright crafts unique and innovative stories that blend all the essential elements of successful writing, expertly woven together to create a truly remarkable end product. With an innate understanding of what captivates and stimulates young children, the author demonstrates a genuine talent for writing specifically for this age group. Each story is thoughtfully considered, evocative, and designed to engage and delight.
   
  Ideal for infant school-aged children, these tales are perfect for independent reading or for parents and teachers to read aloud to eager audiences. The stories provide ample opportunities for group discussions, making them excellent tools for expanding young minds and sparking thoughtful conversations. The author envisions these tales becoming beloved bedtime favourites in many households. Animal lovers, in particular, will find a special fondness for these stories, as the author’s deep respect for the animal kingdom shines through in every tale.

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  Fiasol is fantastic

  Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir

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  “I got a letter!” said Fíasól happily, taking a closer look. “It says: 
  To the amazing and fantastic Fíasól at 8 Green Grove, Grasby. 
  Thank you for being you! Coolest, coolest, coolest of them all!” 
   “You’ve got to be joking!” said Pippa. “What halfwit sends something like that?” 
   Fíasól looked at her sister in indignation. 
   “Halfwit? A letter like this is definitely not written by a halfwit.” 
   Fíasól opened the envelope and drew out a long letter and a number of drawings. 
   “Well, blow me,” she said in surprise. “This must be from a famous artist.” 
  “Read us the letter,” Pippa said impatiently. 
   Fíasól read: 
  “Dear Fíasól, I’ve been meaning to write you many letters to tell you what fun you are and so clever. Here are some pictures of you that I drew. I hope you like them. I’m very good at drawing, just like you. Best of all I like playing with you and I’m so glad to be able to be with you every day. I am always going to wake up with you in the morning and go to sleep with you in the evening and take good care of you all my life. 
   I shall also look after you when others are horrible to you, and I’ll take your side. I’ll tell Pippa off if she winds you up and I’ll help you to tidy up the frightful dump when your mum says you have to. I’ll always be your best friend. 
   Your oldest and best and funniest and coolest of all the friends in the whole wide world, Fíasól who is the coolest.” 
   Pippa stared at her sister in indignation. 
   “Did you write a letter to yourself?” 
   “Yeah, and so what? Does it matter who writes you a letter? Getting a letter now and then is the main thing, isn’t it? And they have to be fun letters, that you can be bothered to read.”

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  Mindfulness in Your Everyday Life

  Adrian Tanase

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  The simple practice of mindfulness, which can be explained in a few words as "directing our awareness in the present moment", can help us maintain a clear mind and sharp attention, and it is discussed, explained, and analyzed from many different perspectives, uncovering most of the facets of conscious living, in our today's society.This book is all about mindful living, where two different practices are recurrently present, as a means to sustain our conscious approach: mindfulness and meditation. I am presenting simple techniques that will sustain a conscious approach to life, helping your perception to always be clear and rooted in the present moment, and transforming your approach to life into a stress-free, relaxed, and aware point of view.Even if you already know about mindfulness or you are looking to find a resource to explain it more in-depth to you, this book manages to touch on most of the aspects that are related to our mind, and to our relationship to this world, to the direct experience that we can have when we discard or transcend our Ego, and mostly, to our personal relationship with the dynamic and ever-changing present moment.I hope that everyone that reads my book will get to witness, in time, their pristine, clear, and natural state of mind, getting to gradually see the gaps of thought, through the practice of mindfulness and meditation, and finally, witnessing the unwavering mind of no-thought, which will illuminate and radically change their perception on life.

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