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Viking Boy: The Real Story

A sparky non-fiction guide to the Viking world, told by the ...

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Black Artists Shaping the World

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Planetarium

Welcome to the museum that is always open to explore...

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On the Origin Of Species

The first ever picture-book retelling of Charles Darwin's On ...

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Be Amazing

Are you ready to unlock your confidence, fulfil your ...

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Katherine Johnson: A Life Story

A biography of Katherine Johnson, the African American ...

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The Dictionary of Difficult Words

This is a book to create logophiles! Written and compiled by ...

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The Missing: The True Story of My Family in World War II

Michael Rosen often writes about his family including his ...

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Lesser Spotted Animals

Martin Brown alerts readers to the fact that the same ...

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Skyward: The Story of Female Pilots in WWII

Sally Deng explores the role of women pilots during World ...

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Stories for South Asian Super Girls

Clearly influenced by Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls in ...

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Rebel Voices: The Rise of Votes for Women

Rebel Voices puts women’s fight for the right to vote into a ...

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