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Reviewer: Ben
Book: The grumble
Author: Wendy Body
Type: Fiction
Pictures: many
For: Girls & Boys
Age: 7 - 9
Review: The grumble comes to town and said boo to the postwomen and boo to the milkman. Boo to the papergirl, boo to the dustman. Boo to the painter. Boo to the bucher. Boo to baker. Boo to window cleaner and boo to the granny. The little girl came to town and said Boo to the grumble then it ran away.
Rating: very good
ISBN: 0 582 19289 7
Reviewer: Joshua
Book: DOCTOR WHO and the Loch Ness Monster
Author: Terrance Dicks
Type: Fiction
Pictures: none
For: Boys
Age: 9 - 11
Review: This book is set in Scotland and is about aliens called ZYGONS controlling the Loch Ness Monster.They arrived here when their ship crash landed millions of centuries ago.The ZYGONS discovered that their planet was destroyed in a solar explosion so they use the Loch Ness Monster (that they brought from their planet)to conquer the world.The ZYGONS called the Loch Ness Monster the SKARRESEN.The SKARRESEN is a cyborge controlled by Broton(warlord of the ZYGONS).The Doctor,Sarah,Harry,the Brigadier and UNIT try to stop the ZYGONS from using the SKARRESEN to destroy London.
Rating: AWESOME!
ISBN: 0 426 11041 2
Reviewer: Christy
Book: Ursula at the zoo
Author: Sheila Lavelle
Type: Fiction
Pictures: many
For: Girls & Boys
Age: 7 - 9
Review: The book is about a girl who can turn into a bear.
Ursula changes into a bear when another bear was lonely.
Monty the zoo keeper puts Ursula in the cage to cheer
the bear up. The bear did cheer up.
Rating: excellent
ISBN: 0341117283
Reviewer: Daniel
Book: Docter Who and the day of daleks
Author: Terrance Dicks
Type: Fiction
Pictures: some
For: Girls & Boys
Age: 11 - 13
Review: This story is about a man called Docter Who. Their was some robots called Daleks they had a camra for an eye because it only had one. The Daleks were just robots that moved on wheels.
Rating: Great
ISBN:
Reviewer: Christy
Book: Monty - the dog who wears glasses
Author: Colin West
Type: Fiction
Pictures: many
For: Girls & Boys
Age: 7 - 9
Review: Monty is about a dog who wears glasses . He is crazy.he had lots of adventures often because he smelt food.he often tries to be good but it goes wrong.
Rating: excellent
ISBN:
Reviewer: Rosie
Book: The B.F.G
Author: Roald Dahl
Type: Fiction
Pictures: some
For: Girls & Boys
Age: 9 - 11
Review: Luckily for Sophie, who had been snatched,from her bed, the BFG is a kind giant and doesn't want to eat Sophie up. He has disgusting neighbours. They eat children. So Sophie and the BFG cook up an ingeanuis plan to get rid of those horriable giants forever.
Rating: very good
ISBN: 0-14-031597-7
Reviewer: Barnaby (Year 4)
Book: Northern Lights
Author: Philip Pullman
Type: Fiction
Pictures: none
For: Girls & Boys
Age: 13 - 15
Review: Well,it's got a bit of swearing,anyway I don't know what to write so I will just give you the blurb (it's the piece of writing on the back)in deamon the "A"and"E" are joint up
When Lyra's friend Roger disappears,she and her deamon, Pantalaimon,determine to find him.The ensuing quest leads them to the bleak splendor of the North,Where armoured bears rule the ice and Witch-queens fly through the frozen skies -and Where a team of scientists is conducting experiments too horrible to be spoken about.
Lyra overcomes these strange terrors, only to find something yet more perilous waiting for her-something with consequences which may even reach BEYOND the Northern Lights.
Rating: AWESOME!
ISBN: 0-590-13961-4
Reviewer: Matthew
Book: First Letters
Author: Anna Kiernan
Age: under 5
For: Girls & Boys
Review: This bright, chunky board book is ideal for babies. They'll soon be turning the pages to find the next picture, especially if accompanied by some appropriate noises and voices. A favourite in our household. Can you find the bear??
Rating: very good
ISBN:
1-85471-778-2