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Sunny is off to start her first day at Weather school. She is very keen to impress her new teacher Professor Cloud and all the other weather tots. However, she finds herself having a bit of a rocky start when she accidentally frazzles Blizz’s frozen peas and melts Frosty’s frozen yoghurt. Let’s hope Sunny will get the chance to let her true self shine through.

Sometimes we take the world around us for granted. This book reminds us about how great the stuff around us truly is – from the air we breathe and the sun in the sky, to fire, smartphones and even our DNA, it all makes up this wonderful world.

Big questions and satisfying answers are at the heart of this fun and fascinating medical mystery tour. Dr Chowdhury is an excellent guide to the bizarre and brilliant things that make up the human body, conveying medical facts in a spellbinding and accessible way.

Currently, 55% of the world’s population live in cities, and it is predicted that this figure will rise to almost 70% by 2050. With increasing challenges posed by the climate and biodiversity emergencies, as well as growing populations, there is an urgent need for cities to reexamine how scarce resources such as land, water, and energy are managed and distributed.

After climate collapse in the world, Akaego Eke’s London is one of airlocks, climate-controlled suits, and strictly regulated societal structure. She is comfortable within this and does not question any part of it, until a newly discovered ability turns her world upside down.

The first in a full-colour series, Supa Nova is a fun, light-hearted graphic novel début with a strong Black female scientist as its protagonist. When Nova discovers the extent of the world’s plastic problem, she decides to invent a plastic-eating monster called Chomp to fix it. However, things don’t go to plan and Nova’s monster grows out of control, destroying everything around it. With the help of her older sister Cassi, Nova uses her scientific skills to save the day.

This is an adorable lift-the-flap book to enjoy with young children. Readers are greeted by an assortment of friendly vehicles and need to solve the mystery of which vehicle makes which sound.

Marvin is no ordinary boy – he’s a boy with a super-secret identity … When trouble is nearby, all he needs to do is put on his super-suit, that has been passed down through his family and last worn by his Grandad. Once the suit is on, he is no longer Marvin, but instead becomes Marv, the superhero! This suit is powered by two things: kindness and imagination and luckily for Marvin, he has plenty of both.