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by Steve Small (S&S £12.99, 32 pp) We’ve all heard the expression ‘takes to it like a duck to water’ but not this Duck, who would far rather snuggle up with a good book in a warm, dry house than get his webbed feet wet. When a young, lost frog who’d moved in with him returns to his river home, Duck realises that he’s lonely and braves a scary journey to find him again. A joyful celebration of friendship overcoming your fears. THE DUCK WHO DIDN’T LIKE WATER by Steve Small, pictured left, and right, THE ROCK FROM THE SKY by Jon Klassen ....
The summer brain drain is legit. Parents worry about their kids losing reading fluency over the summer break. Add in a year of distance learning and there are fears learning loss could be worse this year. Sign up for our Newsletters That's why getting kids excited about reading books over the summer is so important. Tina Ferguson, owner of Face in a Book bookstore, advises parents to let kids choose their own books in the summer. She says. ....
Scots pals reunite for photo after stranger shares snap she took 21 years ago Nicola Skinner shared the photograph taken in 2000 on Twitter in a bid to identify the subjects before tracking down James Docherty and pal John Doherty within hours. John Docherty and James Doherty recreate a photograph of them taken by Nicola Skinner (Image: SWNS) Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. ....
really make it as a secret agent? This swift-paced, lively debut balances down-to-earth believability with wish-fulfilment fun. Geraldine McCaughreanâs The Supreme Lie (Usborne) is a more complex and stretching book, with the odd upsetting element, so itâs best suited to tougher readers of 10-plus. It follows Gloria, a teenage maid who finds herself impersonating a vanished head of state in Afalia, a country overwhelmed by floods. When Gloriaâs desperate efforts to help the suffering population come up against the machinations of Afalian propagandists (elegantly evoked by Keith Robinsonâs newspaper-style illustrations), discovery looms perilously close in this thought-provoking, poignant, blackly funny novel. ....