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  Real Gone Kid - 1980s Gritty...

  Kate Fridriks

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  Everyone deserves to feel safe. 
  It’s 1984. Superpowers for girls and women exist only on TV. 
  Aileen Murphy struggles to make sense of her life in a working-class Scottish steel town. She dreams of escaping the sectarian bullying she has kept secret; then, the gorgeous Steve Henderson enters her world. 
  When her vulnerable younger sister becomes the next target of the bullies, Aileen knows she must make a stand. Will Steve’s proposition to secretly teach Aileen her own ‘superpower’ save her and her sister? And can Aileen find the courage to fight for her dreams – to feel safe – and to be accepted for who she is? 
  Real Gone Kid is the feel-good, first novel in the adult, coming-of-age, Raven Craig series, set in 1980s industrial Scotland. 
  ★★★★★ 'The characters fizz off the page with an effervescence that made us smile.' Cheshire Novel Prize 
  ★★★★★ ‘This book is so beautifully written and really captures Scotland in the 1980s. One of the best debut novels I have ever read.’ Nicole Johnston 
  ★★★★★ ‘Kate’s narrative is full of emotion and this is the first time I shed a tear over a book since I read The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.’ Haffi Olafsson 
  ★★★★★ ‘This book is an absolute joy to read. With its pop references and precise descriptions, Kate transports us back to the heady 1980s.’ Lynne Walker 
  ★★★★★ 'I can't wait for the sequel. It had everything for me: romance, laughter, throwback to the eighties, and realistic boxing scenes.' Colin M 
  ★★★★★ 'The combination of amazing characters, wonderful music references and the era make this book a glorious read!' Wendy R

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  Nina Soni Master of the Garden

  Kashmira Sheth

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  Im-pres-sive means something that makes you go “Wow!” 
   
  It’s Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, and Nina, Kavita, and Jay are all going to create gardens with Mom, a landscape architect. Naturally that’s not enough for Nina, who quickly develops big ideas for an impressive business selling the vegetables she plans to grow. But her plans don’t include managing the problems that inevitably arise, including rabbits, slugs, mosquitos, and more.

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  Adventures of Paddington – The...

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  Paddington goes on a right royal adventure in this hilarious new audiobook based on the award-winning animated series, The Adventures of Paddington! 
  The Browns have planned a special outing for Paddington’s birthday – a trip around all the famous landmarks of London! 
  The young bear can’t wait to spend the day with the Browns, but when he misses the tour boat, the young bear finds himself at the Tower of London, dressed as a Beefeater and mistakenly accused of stealing the Crown Jewels! Uh-oh! 
  Will Paddington be able to clear his name before he’s thrown into the dungeon? Find out in this hilarious new story! 
  HarperCollins Children’s Books presents a riveting tale of birthdays, bears, and a bit of royalty. Paddington's birthday adventure in this children's fiction takes an unexpected turn when he is accused of a crime he didn't commit. 
  For fans of Paul Linnet (Supertato), Alyssa Satin Capucilli (Biscuit and Friends), Beatrix Potter (THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT BY BEATRIX POTTER), Jim Field (Daisy and the Trouble With London), and Rod Campbell (Dear Zoo). 
  HarperCollins Children’s 2024

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  Mammalogy - Mammals: Exploring...

  Mike Crawford

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  Mammals, the dominant group of warm-blooded vertebrates on Earth today, have a deep evolutionary history that stretches back over 300 million years. Their origins can be traced to the synapsids, a group of amniotes that first appeared in the late Carboniferous period. These early synapsids were distinct from reptiles and birds, possessing a single temporal fenestra, an opening in the skull that allowed for stronger jaw muscles. Over millions of years, synapsids diversified into a variety of forms, some of which gave rise to the therapsids, the direct ancestors of modern mammals. 
  During the Permian period, therapsids became the dominant terrestrial vertebrates, developing more advanced characteristics such as differentiated teeth, a more upright posture, and improved metabolic efficiency. However, the Permian-Triassic extinction event, the most severe mass extinction in Earth's history, led to a significant decline in their diversity. Those that survived continued to evolve, giving rise to cynodonts, a subgroup of therapsids that displayed increasingly mammal-like features. Cynodonts had more complex teeth, enhanced jaw mechanics, and possibly even fur, adaptations that would later define true mammals.

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  Bibi and Tina The Talking Horse

  Matthias von Bornstädt

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  Bibi and Tina cannot believe it. The Count has bought the famous Miraculous, a talking circus horse who can do arithmetic. But without the secret signs from his former master, the late Beppo the Clown, he can no longer talk. Then the two girls unexpectedly come across Beppo's mysterious diary.

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  The Boots Rain

  Kelly Anne Manuel

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  “The Boots Rain” was born as a poem and remains so in this newly minted Book One of Kelly Anne Manuel’s Rainbow’s End Series. In this story the Child is invited on a journey to experience an entirely new event that the narrator is so eager to share. The narrator describes this fictitious occurrence with such wonder, amazement and vigor, that the Child will naturally join in for the fun. “The Boots Rain” offers a standing invitation to the Child. Journey to the tail of a rainbow’s end and see what fantastical adventures await. In “The Boots Rain” the Child will experience a fun and unique way to look at rain in a different light. The story is meant to be a challenge to the regular idea of rain boots and the author hopes to spark curiosity and discussion. The simple words take on new meaning as the illustrations pair perfectly with their presentation. The illustrations lead the way to an adventure where considering a different approach to a common event in nature is expected. The Child’s imagination will be ignited with possibilities as all manner of images leap off the page. Children are naturally able to imagine events that are characteristic of a playful youth. Why not join the narrator on a discovery mission to find out exactly what a Boots Rain is? In this story the author invites the Child to actively engage in flexing their imagination muscle while visually stimulated with color, rainbows, and even a unicorn. It is in Early Childhood that futures are being constructed. “The Boots Rain” is a tool in a Caregiver’s toolbox to assist with that healthy formation. The idea that every boot that falls in the Boots Rain is unique, individual and one of a kind, is an important message that the author wants to relay. The Child who reads this book will be rewarded with a fantastical insight to what magical events occur at the tail of a rainbow’s end.

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