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Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments This book is a lovely, light-hearted read that I am certain children of many ages would really enjoy. It is shrouded in mystery and magic and is simply a cute tale that was hard not to find entertaining. There was humour laced with the story as well and I just believe it was a lovely and wonderful book, which is good when you just want to escape for a little while.

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I can relate to thrill of finding new species as I'm a nature enthusiast and go on sorties for birding and herping frequently. Here a small boy goes on an adventure to find extremely elusive creatures. The ending of the nemesis was well executed and heart-warming. Wish there was aftermath to boys adventure after final chapter, like end-credit scenes in marvel movies. A lovely and enchanting story, told simply with delightfully atmospheric and accomplished illustrations by the author. What a truly wonderful book! Beautifully and engagingly written and with quirky illustrations. A joy! There are passages in the book which describe cruelty towards the sprites which I would be wary of reading to younger children, which is to say that this book has some depth to it. It makes complete sense in terms of the characters but this is not just a sweet book about fairies. Funny, thought-provoking, and moving. Recommended! This book is about a boy called Asa, who after a huge storm finds a sprite (fairy) in his garden. Determined to find out if anyone else knows about these sprites he looks through old books in the library. Also loved the illustrations, as they reminded me of the Squashed Fairy book and Brian Frouds goblin companion (which I may have to reaquire 🤣)It has a fascinating story line and is so like real life. The idea of a sprite living in a moor like the one I live near gives me a feeling that makes me want to go and see if they do exist! What do we think of when we encounter traditional fairytales? Magical beings no doubt. Do they appear, only to disappear when humans burst in on them? Are they our size, only dressed in outlandish or anachronistic garb, or are they diminutive with butterfly wings? Do they grant wishes, or do they bring down misfortune upon our heads? Does time warp and change when you stray into their realms, or are there taboos which you must not contravene? Easy reading novel that you maybe able to read in one afternoon(max 3.5 hours). Encompasses kid adventure, unsolicited hiking, scientific exploration, greed, etc., all into one tiny novel. The winners of The Farshore Reading for Pleasure Teacher Awards 2023, highlighting the work schools are doing to encourage a love of reading, have...

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A warning to parents/ librarians/ teachers: the pictures – both word and visual – of dead and tormented sprites might unsettle younger children who read this book. However, these themes do tend to draw readers in above a certain age. urn:lcp:windvalesprites0000croo:epub:f653dc43-f969-4111-b6d1-2a0938a38dd8 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier windvalesprites0000croo Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t3zs9kr2h Invoice 1213 Isbn 9780571240715 One of the things I really liked about this book was that even though the little protagonist initially follows in the footsteps of a scientist, he never stops to think for himself. Night Mayor Franklefink has vanished from the Transylvanian Express - and it's up to you to solve the case! Part of the Solve Your Own Mystery seri... Asa will find some answers to these questions when investigating these sprites. But first he has to research the eccentric Benjamin Tooth, an eighteenth-century antiquary locally notorious for his flights of fancy, who has reputedly left some documents to the town which may or may not reside in the local library. It's only just a matter of Asa somehow finding the key...and this person trying to find him and have more information . that all I can tell you without spoiling the story Striker: Well, I didn't like the look of the cover either. I thought it was a fairy at first and I thought it looked like it had lots of long words inside and no pictures. So I was planning on striking the book out of the hand of anyone who tried to read it to me, or give it to me. But then, when I heard the story, I changed my mind. This is my favourite book ever (since the last one that was my favourite). I loved everything about it and I want to give it a sky full of stars because it was so brilliant. The boy in the book is like Jane Goodall because he cares about animals. I think many children aged nine to twelve should read this book because they would enjoy it and it has parallels to the real world. Genna is a First Ascendant - a reincarnating soul from the dawn of humankind - being relentlessly pursued by Soul Hunters intent on destroying humanity. With a thrilling plot, exciting characters and moderate violence, this fast-paced fantasy adventure is the first instalment of a riveting trilogy.

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This is a very magical story. It is about a curious boy called Asa Brown who finds a fairy. He is my favourite character because he wants to find out what the Windvale Sprites are and how they live. Forgotten the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Visit BookSleuth Do fairies really exist? Asa embarks on a mission to find out. A mission that leads him to the lost journals of local eccentric Benjamin Tooth who, two hundred years earlier, claimed to have discovered the existence of fairies. What Asa reads in those journals takes him on a secret trip to Windvale Moor, where he discovers much more than he’d hoped to . . .These are the recently discovered journals of Benjamin Tooth: alchemist, inventor and discoverer of the Windvale sprites. They chronicle his journey of scientific discovery from pompous boy to mad old man in his pursuit of the sprites on Windvale Moor. The sprites hold the key to eternal life, and Tooth is determined to capture it. It is a interesting read about a boy who discovers a fairy floating dead in a pond but it is not what he expected it to look like he starts be increased in these creatures more and more every day and learns about a man called Crook to.Is he the only one that doesn't know about them? Author Luke Palmer introduces his new book, Play (Firefly Press) about four boys growing up together, the challenges, the friendships, and what hap... There is also plenty to grab the mature reader's attention. Little jokes like the passing mention of a place called Cottingley (the famous early 20th-century faked fairy photos from the real Cottingley village even fooled Arthur Conan Doyle) and an oblique hint about Terry Jones' Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book; the author's own remimiscences of The Great Storm of 1987 which devastated a huge swathe of southern Britain, and a grownup's natural curiosity as to how Asa will explain lying about going on a projected school trip. (Crook will sidestep the consequences of Asa's escapade by subsequently penning The Lost Journals of Benjamin Tooth, set two centuries before.)