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Tag Archives: feminism
New Non-fiction from Neon Squid
Neon Squid are a brand new non-fiction publisher for children. As a primary school librarian I have experienced the growth in the range of information books available in recent years and was keen to see what Neon Squid would offer. … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review
Tagged childrens_books, feminism, history, medicine, Neon Squid, Nonfiction
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Circus Maximus: Race to the Death by Annelise Gray
Circus Maximus: Race to the Death is an epic adventure with a personal story at its heart and is a book that both excites and engages the reader from the opening page. Hugely enjoyable, full of breathtaking action the story … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review
Tagged Ancient Rome, Children’s books, feminism, Historical fiction, Horses, review
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Roy of the Rovers: Rocky written by Tom Palmer illustrated by Dan Cornwell
Football hero Roy of the Rovers probably needs no introduction, a name known even to those with little interest in the game. The successful relaunch of his adventures in both graphic novel and book form has proved popular with readers. … Continue reading
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Tagged childrens_books, feminism, fiction, football, readingforpleasure, reluctant readers, review, sport
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Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of The Paper Bag Princess – Story by Robert Munsch Art by Michael Martchenko
In 1980 a picture book was published that upturned the traditional fairy tale princess stereotype and provided a revolutionary look at the role models portrayed in young children’s stories. Since then over 7 million copies have been sold and the … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review
Tagged appearance, books, fairy tales, feminism, humour, illustration, picturebooks, readingforpleasure, role models, self esteem
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