This week my children's book reviews include an enchanted historical adventure set just before the French Revolution, a fascinating book about the weird and wonderful animals in nature, a very lazy horse with an amazing sense of smell and a fragrant young adult fantasy.
Also in the Weekend section of The South Wales Evening Post. Enjoy!
BOOK OF THE WEEK
ENCHANTEE BY GITA
TRELEASE
YOUNG ADULT 13+
Set
just before the French Revolution orphaned Camille must care for her
frail sister and wastrel brother by using the little magic her mother
taught her. In the glittering court of Louise XVI Camille transforms
herself into an aristocrat enabling her to steal to survive. But at
what price? A deliciously decadent historical romance set in Paris
that is awash with enchantment, deceit and adventure. It will set
your heart racing. C'est magnifique!
ISBN
9781509895977 PB Macmillan £7.99
ODD SCIENCE: INCREDIBLE
CREATURES BY JAMES OLSTEIN
CHILDREN 5+
Children
will marvel, laugh and learn from all the amazing and weird facts
about the animal world packed into this small handy hardback. From
sharks who listen to Death Metal to dinosaurs who use camouflage and
purring elephants. Find out all about their colours, perception and
speed which are illustrated with an amusing and quirky retro style. A
fascinating compilation of wonderment from insects to dinosaurs.
Great to share with family or the classroom.
ISBN
9781843654025 HB Pavilion £9.99
POPPY THE POLICE HORSE
BY GAVIN PUCKETT
CHILDREN 7+
When
Poppy, the horse is born without sight she develops an amazing sense
of smell. The police want to recruit Poppy to help track down
criminals, if only she wasn't so lazy! But when Poppy's precious pie
is stolen she's forced into action. An engaging and hilarious rhyming
couplet story that is perfect for new readers and reading out loud.
Accompanied with illustrations by Tor Freeman children will adore the
zany humour and rhythmic text. A classic series.
ISBN
9780571337781 PB Faber & Faber £6.99
SHADOWSCENT BY P.M.
FREESTONE
YOUNG ADULT 13+
Seventeen-year-old
Rakel has a talent for scent in a land where scent has power. While
looking for a cure for her dying father the crown prince is poisoned
and she is the prime suspect. Can Rakel find an antidote to save
herself, her family and the empire? A richly envisioned epic world
that blossoms into a bouquet of romance and Machiavellian intrigue. A
fantasy adventure to enrich the senses.
ISBN
9781407192154 PB Scholastic £7.99
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