Roll up, roll up for a magical mystery in the streets of
London, meet a budding architect on the hunt for treasure, and discover where
teachers go after the school gates shut in an exciting and educational
selection of new children’s books
Age 9 plus:
The Golden Butterfly
Sharon Gosling
TAKE your seats and turn down the lights as the curtain
rises on a thrilling historical adventure set in the colourful world of stage
magic and London’s eclectic theatre land.
Carlisle author Sharon Gosling takes middle-grade readers on
an action-packed and atmospheric journey into a dazzling illusionist mystery,
set at the turn of the 20th century and brimming with strange magic,
cunning conundrums and deadly danger.
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| MESMERISING STORY: Sharon Gosling |
It’s 1897 and since the Magnificent Marko dramatically
departed the stage, no magician has come close to performing a trick as
spectacular as his legendary Golden Butterfly. With her grandfather gone,
Luciana, who is also a talented magician, feels that the world has lost its
wonder.
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Then the imposing leader of the Grand Society of Magicians
appears, searching for something belonging to Marko, and Luciana is drawn into
a world of danger and deception. As she battles to protect her grandfather’s
greatest legacy, can she distinguish reality from illusion?
Gosling performs her own special sleight of hand in this
mesmerising tale of bravery, friendship and female empowerment which blends
gripping fantasy with some intriguing puzzles, a ruthless foe, and a beautiful
coming-of-age odyssey. Classy, enthralling and utterly bewitching, The Golden
Butterfly will inspire young imaginations to take flight…
(Stripes, paperback, £6.99)
Age 6 plus:
Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion
Andrea Beaty and David Roberts
ONE question always leads to another when you are sharing
adventures with the irrepressibly curious Questioneers! Iggy and his fellow Questioneers – Rosie Revere, Ada Twist,
and Sofia Valdez – love looking for problems to solve, and their quest to find
the answers always lead youngsters on a fascinating journey of discovery in
Andrea Beaty and David Roberts’ brilliant series of educational books.
Problem-solving and the fun of scientific and technical
experimentation are at the heart of these engaging chapter book stories which
serve up adventure, humour and a cast of lovable characters.
An architect at his very core, Iggy Peck loves building and
doing his own thing. When he’s not making houses out of food, his head is up in
the clouds and dreaming of design. His parents are proud of his fabulous
creations, though they’re sometimes surprised by his materials… not least a
stinky tower he made from nappies when he was only two!
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So he’s totally blown away when his friend Ada Twist’s Aunt
Bernice inherits an old house from ice-cream mogul Herbert Sherbert that is
filled with countless rooms from all his favourite architectural periods. But something’s not quite right. Everyone says the house is
haunted, and it seems that a number of priceless antiques – which were supposed
to help Aunt Bernice pay for the house’s upkeep – have gone missing. If they can’t find those antiques, Aunt Bernice might lose
the house forever. It will take all of Iggy’s knowledge of architecture and the
help of the other Questioneers solve the mystery and find the treasure!
Beaty’s clever, inspirational and exciting books – ideal for
children to read alone or with adults – come packed with Roberts’ richly
detailed and humorous artwork, and are guaranteed to entertain, inform and
empower young readers.
(Amulet Books, hardback, £8.99)
The Moon Keeper
Zosienka
THE ever-changing face of the moon lies at the heart of a
beautiful and reassuring debut picture book from exciting Johannesburg-born author
and illustrator Zofia Gibbs, also known as Zosienka. Through gentle, child-friendly storytelling and gorgeous
illustrations, filled with subtle night time shades and heartfelt emotion, this
magical book stars a lovable polar bear, the moon, and their very special
connection.
Emile, a very conscientious polar bear, has a new job as moon keeper. He spends his evenings making sure the moon has everything it needs to shine its light over the night creatures. Night after night he keeps watch over the moon, clearing away the clouds and telling the fruit bats to move along when they play too close. Emile finds the moon nice to talk to in the stillness of the night but then something strange happens… the moon starts to change and slowly disappears.
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As the moon’s phases change, the moon keeper worries that he is not taking proper care of the moon and that it’s his fault that it has disappeared. Then a big green bird lands next to Emile and, through friendship and observation, helps the unhappy polar bear understand that the moon comes and goes… like so much else in the world.
Illustrated with a classic feel and conveying important, topical messages about the ever-changing face of nature, the world and all within it, The Moon Keeper is the perfect book to teach youngsters about the moon’s phases, and a comforting, enchanting read to share at bedtime.
(Harper Collins, hardback, £12.99)
Age 3 plus:
Where do Teachers Go at Night? and
Where ELSE do Teachers Go at Night?
Where ELSE do Teachers Go at Night?
WE all know what teachers do when they stand in front of the class all day… but what do they do when the school gates shut? Harriet Cuming, who knows a thing or two about teaching after spending 40 years in schools in Australia, Papua New Guinea and the UK, lets her imagination run riot around the world in two delightfully madcap, rhyming picture books.
Where do Teachers Go at Night? and Where ELSE do Teachers Go
at Night? come from Little Steps, a classy imprint of early learning books by New
Frontier Publishing, which is based in Australia and was established in 2002
with a mission to inspire, educate and uplift children.
In Where do Teachers Go at Night? we discover just where
those tireless educators go when we’ve all gone home and they’ve turned out the
light. From skinny-dipping in the Caribbean and riding elephants in Mumbai to
climbing Mount Fuji and snorkelling in the Great Barrier Reef, here is the
truth of what our multi-talented teachers get up to behind our backs. And to
cap it all, they still arrive before eight in the morning… and not even
yawning!
And in Where ELSE do Teachers Go at Night? we discover more amazingly
wonderful adventures with the crazy, inexhaustible teachers. From skating in
Iceland and charming snakes in Marrakesh to shooting the Congo rapids and
crescent sailing in Madagascar, these teachers are never still the whole night
long. But are they REALLY arriving for class and not even yawning?
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Artist Sophie Norsa’s gallery of vibrant, high-energy
illustrations brings to life Cuming’s whirlwind, rhyming geography lesson in
global destinations and gives youngsters a refreshingly human and colourful
perspective on their teachers. The perfect books to inspire youthful creativity, and bridge
the gap between children and their understanding of school.
(Little Steps Publishing, paperback, £6.99)
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