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| Recommended for 8+ |
Dork Diaries 7: TV Star
by Rachel Renee Russell
June 2014 | Simon & Schuster | $16.99pb
Nikki Maxwell, Queen of the Dorks, is back in the seventh book of the blockbuster Dork Diaries series. Spotted at their school talent show, Nikki and her friends are about to have their five minutes of fame as a reality TV crew follow them on the road to stardom. But now that cameras are everywhere Nikki and her friends go, can life lived in the spotlight ever be the same? Or will it be another Dork Disaster? Full of Nikki's doodles and diary entries, TV Star is ideal for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates and Jacqueline Wilson.
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| Recommended for 7+ |
Secret Agent Derek 'Danger' Dale 1: The Case of Animals Behaving Really, REALLY Badly
by Michael Gerard Bauer
July 2014 | Scholastic | $12.99pb
It's the biggest case Secret Agents R Definitely NOT Us has ever seen. Wild animals are turning to a life of crime and it's all the work of evil Doctor Evil Mac Evilness. Can Secret Agent Derek 'Danger' Dale outwit a criminal mastermind, escape the clutches of the four most deadly creatures on the planet and save the world's biggest diamond? Another funny, irreverent novel from the author of Eric Vale, Epic Fail.
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| Recommended for 5+ |
Cool Creations in 35 Pieces
by Sean Kenny
May 2014 | Henry Holt | $16.99pb
What can you build with just 35 LEGO bricks? LEGO artist Sean Kenney reuses the same, minimal set of LEGO bricks to create 75 models including vehicles, spaceships, robots and many other cool things. Whenever we put a LEGO book in the window, kids (and parents) go nuts, and this clever book is sure to spark the imaginations of all ages and encourage creative children to think outside the box. Great school holiday fun.
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| Recommended for 8+ |
Air Power: Rocket Science Made Simple
by Pat Murphy
May 2014 | Klutz | $24.99
Another great Klutz book for the holidays. In Air Power children can have rocket-propelled fun with 4 easy-to-assemble balloon-powered racers. Every part to make the racers work is included in the pack and everything is explained with clear building instructions and understandable scientific explanations. Perfect for budding engineers, the balloon-powered racers in Air Power bring science to life.
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| Recommended for 6+ |
The Marvellous Book of Magical Mermaids
by Eva Steele-Saccio
July 2014 | Klutz | $25.99
Magical Mermaids comes with 6 paper doll mermaids (and 3 seahorse friends, too) to decorate with over 200 fantastic punch-out fashions and sparkly tail-fins, and a variety of stand-up backgrounds to set the scene.
