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David Attenborough – Little People, Big Dreams 40 by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara ill Mikyo Noh

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ACHUKA Book of the Day Thu 23 Jan 2020

Such a brilliant biographical series, filling a gaping gap in the children’s market. This latest title publishes 4 Feb 2020.

David grew up in Leicester on the campus of a university, where his father was a professor. As a child, he spent hours in the science library, collating his own specimens and creating a mini animal museum. When he was old enough to go to university, he studied science and zoology–but what he wanted most of all was to be close to the animals he was studying. So, he started working in television, visiting animals in their natural habitats, and telling the world the untold stories of these animals. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the broadcaster’s life.

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Everybody Counts by Kristin Roskifte

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ACHUKA Book of the Day Tue 21 Jan 2020
Winner of Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize 2019

f.p. 2018 in Norwegian – English translation and UK edition 4th Feb 2020

Critically acclaimed for its unique approach to visual communication…

A fun seek-and-find picture book that will get you counting from 0 to 7.5 billion.
Follow characters’ stories through the book and see how their lives collide with those of others. There are a lot of secrets to be discovered by the sharp-eyed. (Answers included on the endpapers).

“Everybody Counts is an extraordinary book for our times which I’m sure will go on to win many more awards.” Martin Salisbury
“A treasure house of mysteries large and small.” KIRJKUS

Follow the illustrator on Instagram: https://instagram.com/kristin_roskifte

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Lunch At 10 Pomegranate Street by Felicita Sala

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ACHUKA Book of the Day Mon 13 Jan 2019

‘A stunningly illustrated recipe book for kids (or anyone, really). It tells the story of different residents of a house cooking foods from around the world. Simply sweet.’ – Yotam Ottolenghi

In each apartment, someone is preparing a special dish to share with their neighbours. Mr Singh is making coconut dahl with his daughter while Maria mashes some avocados for her guacamole. Will everything be ready on time?

Written and illustrated by Felicita Sala, the book is filled with recipes from all over the world with simple instructions perfect for young chefs. 

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The Missing (The True Story Of My Family In World War II) by Michael Rosen

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Times Children’s Book of the Week 4 Jan 2020

When Michael was growing up, stories often hung in the air about his great-uncles: one was a clock-mender and the other a dentist. They were there before the war, his dad would say, and weren’t after. Over many years, Michael tried to find out exactly what happened: he interviewed family members, scoured the internet, pored over books and traveled to America and France. The story he uncovered was one of terrible persecution – and it has inspired his poetry for years since. Here, poems old and new are balanced against an immensely readable narrative; both an extraordinary account and a powerful tool for talking to children about the Holocaust.

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Children’s Picture Books – The art of visual storytelling 2nd edition by Martin Salisbury and Morag Styles

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ACHUKA Book of the Day Wed 8 Jan 2020

2nd revised edition of a title that first appeared in 2012…

Children’s picturebooks are the very first books we encounter and play a major role in introducing us to both art and language. But what does it take to create a successful picturebook for children? This revised edition  carries invaluable insight into a highly productive, dynamic sector of the publishing world. Featuring interviews with leading illustrators and publishers from across the world, it remains essential reading for students and aspiring children’s book illustrators and writers.

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Oxford Roald Dahl Thesaurus compiled by Susan Rennie

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ACHUKA Book of the Day Tues 17 Dec 2019

Beautifully designed organised and presented, with copious use of Quentin Blake illustrations, this is a book to put in the hands of any young person with a relish for language.
Using Dahl as her inspiration, Susan Rennie has created a themed thesaurus that is much more practical and useful than the traditional alphabetical A-Z of synonyms. 

A thesaurus for all chiddlers and even some adult human beans, featuring hundreds of spliffling words used and created by the world’s best storyteller, Roald Dahl, together with useful synonyms, related words and phrases, idioms and word origins.

Cleverly organised into phizz-whizzing themes, from vegitibbles to outer space, it is easy to find new and interesting words while you are writing. Be inspired by the special WRITING HUT pages to craft your own brain-boggling creatures and characters, just like Roald Dahl. This mischievous thesaurus captures Oxford University Press’s language expertise and mixes it with the magic of Roald Dahl. Whether telling curdbloodling stories or imagining bugswallop, you will soon be using the Oxford Roald Dahl Thesaurus as your golden ticket to dream!

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Yves Klein Painted Everything Blue and Wasn’t Sorry by Fausto

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“In each book, the Italian author  and illustrator combines inky black and white with a single pop of colour… while his bug-eyed, zany artists recall the Minions from Despicable Me but with art history degrees and sharp suits.” Imogen Carter, The OBSERVER

A clever, quirky read-aloud biography of a leading modern artist…
Artist Yves Klein always thought about how he could surprise his audience. One day, he decided that he would only paint in one color – blue. He painted canvases, globes, branches, gallery floors, and even covered people in blue paint. Klein’s story is told here with wit and eccentricity, perfectly paired with black-line illustrations and blue splashes galore. Fausto Gilberti brings movement, life, and whimsy to the true life story of one of the most important modern French artists of our time.

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Hidden Planet by Ben Rothery

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ACHUKA Book of the Day Wed 11 Dec 2019

‘This is my love letter to Planet Earth; a celebration of her hidden species, from the bold and the beautiful to the interesting but ugly. And while not a complete list, I hope that these few give a glimpse of the outstanding diversity of nature’ – Ben Rothery

A truly breath-taking reference guide to the lives, behaviours and characteristics of a wide variety of our planet’s wildlife, Hidden Planet makes stunning use of Rothery’s phenomenally detailed illustrative work to bring some awesome creatures to life. Pangolins, birds of paradise and even a satanic leaf-tailed gecko adorn these exquisitely designed pages, making Hidden Planet an exceptional gift for all animal lovers.

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Board Games To Create And Play by Ian Livingstone

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Board Games to Create and Play teaches you how, in just half an hour, you and your friends can come up with a new game and start playing immediately. Just decide on a theme for the game, pick a rule set from the book, agree on some variations, doodle onto one of many board game designs and gather your die and counters.

Perfect anyone who wants to flex their creative muscles – a great gift purchase.

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