For younger children

Birdsong
By Ellie Sandall

• A little bird is alone in a big tree, happily singing its song to the world.
• Then a friend joins, and another and another, until the tree is full of birds happily singing their cheerful song.
• But there is one flashy bird that wants to rule the roost and he sends all the smaller birds packing – but gets his comeuppance when a butterfly lands next to him.
• This is a great read-aloud book with a wonderful, rhythmic story.

Published by Egmont Children’s Books
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For older children

Young Samurai: The Way of the Dragon
By Chris Bradford

• This is the third in the thrilling Young Samurai adventure.
• Jack is trapped in seventeenth century Japan after a shipwreck that killed his father.
• He is in training to become one of the famous Japanese samurai warriors – but there are many who don’t want him to succeed.
• In this adventure, Jack has to master a secret sword technique to survive, but he also has to go on a secret mission to recover his father’s precious map from the deadly ninja Dragon Eye.
• The odds are stacked against him….will he succeed?

Published by Puffin Books
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