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The Stick Book

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A Walk in London

A child and her mother explore London, getting off a bus as ...

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Pirate Diary

A fictitious journal, kept during 1716 to 1717, by Jake ...

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Barefoot Books World Atlas

This atlas enables readers to explore each region of the ...

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A Really Short History of Nearly Everything

A Really Short History of Nearly Everything

Travel writer Bill Bryson turns his friendly writing style ...

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The Fossil Girl: Mary Anning's Dinosaur Discovery

In contrast to Laurence Anholt’s interpretation of Mary ...

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The Emperor's Egg

A description of how the male Emperor penguin protects and ...

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The Great Big Book of Families

A picture book which challenges stereotypes and celebrates ...

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Shadow

Scientific observation of the very best kind. A small boy is ...

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When I Grow Up...

This inventive publisher has produced a distinctive set of ...

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Oliver's Vegetables

Oliver goes to stay with his grandfather who grows his own ...

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Yucky Worms

A boy learns from observing worms in the garden alongside ...

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