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Advantages: Remembering the truth
Disadvantages: Adults have forgotten the truth

...stoopid Tazzy ramblings and onto the good stuff...the review, I have decided to re-write my first ever review, I really did not do the book any justice the first time round, so here goes! ~Gather round children, you might learn something new~ This is undoubtedly the most famous piece of work by the French author Antoine de Saint-Exupery, and although a children's novel has a lot of underlying, very adult, messages about perception, love, relationships ...
...the younger readers. This little book has been translated into about 160 different languages, sold over 50 million copies, think it was made into an opera a couple of years ago, and has even had it's own anime series (spanning 39 episodes). Saint Exupery's love in life was being a pilot, but he was forced by his fiancée's family to take a desk job in Paris, which he did, but eventually their engagement was called off, and he returned to flying. ... Read review

Advantages: Gripping Story Line
Disadvantages: Cant Put It Down!

Flyte is another one of the amazing books written by Angie Sage. This spellbinding book is Book two of the Septimus Heap chronicles. This Book lives up to all of my expectations. In this story Septimus is the apprentice to the Extraordinary Wizard Marcia Overstrand. Jenna, the Princess is one of his best friends. Marcia is having problems with a Darke Shadow that follows her around everywhere. She has to build a special cabinet in order to capture ...
...recruits the help of Professor Van Klampff but he can only build a piece at a time very slowly. Marcia is very frustrated by this but what can she do. Then Jenna is kidnapped by none other than Septimus' older brother Simon. Jenna can't believe that Simon kidnapped her and all because of jealousy because he felt he should be the apprentice. How can Septimus get Jenna back and how can Jenna get away from Simon? The problem is nobody believes that ... Read review

Advantages: Kids love the sound button
Disadvantages: Adults may not love the sound button first thing in the morning

...race and then we see Freddy taking a relaxing nap. The books ends with, “And when the stars come out and the moon is bright, What Freddy loves best is to croak through the night.” ***The Illustrations*** This book has bold black text on a white background, at one side of the double page. The other side shows comical pictures of what Freddy is getting up to. The pictures are clear and bright and there is no mistaking the similarity between these ...
...***The Croaker*** Just as with Pip the Puppy, this book has a button on the front that makes a noise. As you would expect with a book about a frog, it’s a croaking sort of noise. This is quite a gentle sound unlike some of these noisy books and it does seem to have lasted quite well. Unfortunately there doesn’t seem to be any way of changing the battery so if it does stop working then you can’t replace it. ***My Thoughts*** This board book is ... Read review

Advantages: Fun but noisy book
Disadvantages: Batteries will go dead at some point.

...in rhyme to describe how Pip loves to woof all day long, every day and how it frightens all the animals and the postman when he calls in the morning. If fact the only time this pup is quiet is when he is asleep. "You know what I think? If Pip had his way, he'd spend the whole day woof-woofing away!" ***The Illustrations*** This book is set out to show text on the left hand page on a white background with a small picture of something that features ...
...both people and animals. Pip looks very cheeky and mischievous as he chases the postman down the path and digs in the park's flowerbeds. Although he annoys everyone I think he still looks like a very lovable scruffy pup, and is very appealing to children. My 4 year old son has great fun with this book as he loves making a noise and the only thing that concerns me is that there is no way of changing the battery should it decide to die. We haven't ... Read review

Advantages: Great Characters, Epic Storyline
Disadvantages: None

In the last Septimus Heap book, Septimus was forced to battle his older brother Simon to save his younger sister Jenna (who's also the princess and future queen!). While he managed to defeat the Darke powers of Simon and his master, the wizard DomDaniel, Septimus faces new evil powers in Physik. A centuries-old ghost has been accidentally released from her tomb and is determined to rule the Castle once again - no matter who she has to destroy in ... Read review