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Build skyward in this brand new graphic novel set in the world of Minecraft!

Farmer Cobb likes to keep his crops as neat as possible, which is frustrating when he has neighbors who like to chow down on his fresh produce without asking and villagers who can’t stop themselves from planting potatoes in his field without rhyme or reason. After a rough encounter with an Enderman he finally decides to get as far away from everyone and everything as he can . . . building a tower up into the sky!

When a stranger shows up on his new sky island and reveals a whole town full of people who desired peace and quiet just like Cobb, he accepts an invitation to join the town of like-minded hermits and moves onto a plot they so generously give him. But he learns that his neighbors in the sky might be even more disruptive than those on the ground. As tensions rise sky high, he is reminded that he didn’t just have neighbors down below, but caring friends. Friends he may need to protect.

Join writer Andrew Clemson and cartoonist Jeremy Lawson on an exciting new Minecraft adventure in the clouds.

Lailah solves her problem with help from the school librarian and her teacher and in doing so learns that she can make new friends who respect her beliefs. This gentle, moving story from first-time author Reem Faruqi comes to life in Lea Lyon’s vibrant illustrations. Lyon uses decorative arabesque borders on intermittent spreads to contrast the ordered patterns of Islamic observances with the unbounded rhythms of American school days.

A traditional Egyptian story translated into English, interspersed with artefacts, hieroglyphics and pronunciations that make the book a unique hybrid between fiction and non-fiction.

This text can be accessed in two ways. Firstly, there is a fictional story of Khety’s mission to get his son, Pepi, to become a scribe. This is in bold on every page. Secondly, the non-fiction aspect of the text explains in more detail what is featured in the fictional part, by using paintings, answering questions and explaining vocabulary.

This text would be perfect for an Egyptian core text, developing subject knowledge and to scaffold pupils’ understanding. A fantastic text by 3 authors… one of whom is only 16! Inspirational for budding writers and those looking to add something a little different to their collection of Ancient Egypt books.

Among his more well-known stories about hungry caterpillars and mixed-up chameleons, Eric Carle also wrote about pancakes! This story follows an American boy called Jack who goes through the process of making his own pancakes, including milking the cow and cutting the wheat. A useful story for tracing where the different ingredients come from.

This is top of our list for non-fiction on the Easter theme of eggs and new life. Chickens Aren’t the Only Ones explores the exceptional range of animals that lay eggs of all shapes and sizes. We love the rhyming text and the brilliantly life-like illustrations of the creatures and their eggs, raising curiosity levels and giving this non-fiction topic a high level of appeal to young minds.

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