June Reviews

PICTUREPEDIA: An Encyclopedia on Every Page
​by D.K. Publishing

Reviewed by Romeo T. BGS

The Picturepedia is a book with anything you want to know. As the name suggests it’s full of pictures and has a system that’s split into groups making it easier to find things. It has different things to help you like life cycles, diagrams and timelines. My favourite part in the book was the universe/solar system because it shows some star clusters, galaxies and constellations. It shows what type of planet it is, either a rocky planet, gas giant or ice giant. Also showing how far the planet is from the sun, the planets diameter, how long the planet takes to orbit the sun and the number of moons.
I rate this book a 10/10.
​People aged 7+ should read this.

Stella the Unstoppable and the School Camp Kerfuffle by Richard Newsome

Reviewed by Lily C. SCPS

Stella the Unstoppable is a good book for you if you like going on camp and being competitive. Stella loves winning. When Stella found out that there was a camp cup and a disco with pizza, Stella started to get really determined on winning that prize. The problem is that they ended up getting stuck in a cabin with Lizzie Lawless. Lizzie Lawless always makes mistakes which was bad because if they had her in their team they will never have a chance in winning the camp cup. It was a fun read.

Esio Trot by Roald Dahl

Reviewed by Oliver W. SCPS

If you are wondering what Esio Trot means, it is Tortoise spelled backwards. This story is about a man called Mr. Hoppy and a lady called Mrs. Silver. They were both neighbours. Mrs. Silver had a Tortoise named Alfie. Mr Hoppy wanted to win Mrs. Silver’s love. Mrs. Silver wanted for Alfie to grow, so Mr Hoppy came up with an idea and bought 140 tortoises that were all different sizes. Mr Hoppy said some magic words to Alfie  to make Mrs silver think her tortoise would grow. But Mr Hoppy actually started changing it to a bigger and different tortoise every day. Mrs Silver was so happy. They even ended up getting married.
I reccommend this book for ages 7-14yrs.
I rate this book 10/10. 

​Greek Myths: Meet the Heroes and Heroines, Monsters and Gods of Ancient Greece by Jean Menzies

Reviewed by Calixte W. CLPS

This book tells you about Greek myths, for example, sea monsters, hydras and centaurs. Fact: If you cut a hydra's head two more grow.
I rate this 7/10.
​ I recommend it for ages 7+ 

Reviewed by Cooper F. CLPS

The chapter about monsters includes bad monsters and good-ish monsters. A good-ish monster is the Centaur, half horse and half human. A bad monster is the Hydra because if you chop it's head off it will regrow and this will happen on and on and on and on and on. 
This book is for people that love Greek/all myths/gods.
This book is a definite 10/10!

Reviewed by Todd.C CLPS

Chapter - Monsters of Myths. In the story the monster myths are about: centaur, hydra, sirens, gorgons, giants, sea monsters, dragons, minotaur, chimaera and gods. 
I recommend this book to people who like Greek myths and are aged 8 and over.
 I rate this book 9-10.

Reviewed by Marco CLPS 
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This book is great fun that will lead you into a whole different world of ancient Greek myths and the big fights between Zeus the son of Kronos and Kronos himself featuring other great battles to reach Mount Olympus. 
I rate this book 10/10. 
I recommend this book for Years 5-6. 

​The Moose is Loose! by Mark Carthew

Reviewed by William S. BGS
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The book is about the animals on a train who have gotten loose and the train driver doesn’t know how to get them back in so he sets up a trap. I loved it but it was a little to easy for me.
I rate it 8/10.

Neighbours (The Floods#1) by Colin Thompson

 Reviewed by Ethan B. CLPS

​The Floods is a chapter book series by Colin Thompson.
This book series is fictional.
The genre of the books is spooky and funny.
The main characters are the Flood Family.
The reason I like this novel series is because it has some things that I like, for example: comedy, spookiness, a bit of gore and some pictures. 
I recommend this book series for children aged 9-16.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney 

​Reviewed by Hunter CLPS

​ This book is written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. This book is about a kid, called Greg, wanting to become popular in middle school. He tries what he can but it just doesn’t work for him. 
I recommend this book for everyone.

Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth
​by Rick Riordan

Reviewed by Brock S. CLPS

At the very start of this book he says he is in Grade 9 and he said he hoped he wouldn't blow the school up.
This book is a fiction book and I rate this book 9.6/10.
I recommend this book to people who are aged 10-20.

Computer Coding by John Woodcock

Reviewed by Cooper F. CLPS

​If you’re wanting to code a game and you don’t want to learn python for example: if you type “hello world” it puts hello world onto the screen and C++. I don’t even know so what I’m saying because these coding languages are hard. If you think they’re hard then this is the perfect book for you. 
The book uses a programming language called Scratch (it also works with Scratch Jnr). Scratch is a program that uses drag and drop. It has eight tutorials, from easy to hard. 
I recommend this book for anyone that wants to create a game but doesn’t want to learn those complicated programming languages. 
This book is a definite 10/10 because I AM A COMPUTER FREAK!!!

​The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus #1) by Rick Riordan

Reviewed by Kaelan P. CLPS
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The Lost Hero is a novel by Rick Riordan based on Greek and Roman mythology. Now, let’s get to the real story!
Jason is taken to Camp Half-Blood by Juno (Hera) along with his friends Piper and Leo. Little did they know, Gaia, the earth goddess, was awakening from her millennia-long slumber to destroy all of civilization. Fun. 
I think this book deserves a 10/10 rating.
I recommend it for Grade 4+ because it has a great plot and a flawless character introduction.

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

Reviewed by Charlotte B. CLPS
​The book I am reviewing is about four children, Lucy, Susan, Peter and Edmund who all meet the great Lion named Aslan and the wicked White Witch. Lucy, who is the youngest of the four children, meets a little Faun called Mr Tumnus who is a spy for the White Witch.
The plot of this book is about the four children traveling to Narnia through a magical wardrobe. They find out that a wicked White Witch has put a spell on Narnia so it is always Winter, but never Christmas. Together the four children must find the great lion Aslan, who must stop the wicked White Witch. 
I recommend this book for Year Three to Year Nine. 
I rate this book 10/10 because it is full of adventure and magic.

Camp Cretaceous by Steve Behling

​Reviewed by Parker CLPS

​Camp Cretaceous is an adventure and thriller book. It has 6 campers Kenji, Sammy, Yazmina, Ben, Brooklyn and Daris. They win trips to Camp Cretaceous. They think it will be fun but they run into an unwanted visitor.
I recommend this book for ages 5-10 or children in Grades 2-6.

The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier

Reviewed by Will E. SCPS

This book is very cool and a little scary. This book is about a boy named Jack and he is a monster slayer (kills monsters). He has a massive crush on a girl called June. Jack is on a mission to save the town. He makes some zombie friends on the way. Quint is an inventor/scientist. He makes cool weapons such as the Scream Machine, Little Hug Monster, Stopping Juice Grenades and many more. 
This book is for ages 7 to 12.
I rate it 5/10 zombie heads.

Mum for Sale by Zanni Louise

Reviewed by Maison H. CLPS

​This is a very funny book but then again, a really short one.  A positive is that this is a good fiction book for families that want to read a book to their kids. 
I would recommend this book for 5 and 6 year olds. 
I rate this book 6 out of 10.

Reviewed by Calixte W. CLPS
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This book is a picture story book with a few words. 
There was a little penguin who was trying to get his mum’s attention but his mum was too busy talking on the phone. The little penguin keeps trying to get his mum’s attention. The little penguin gave up but he had a bad idea.
I recommend this book for mums, dads and sisters.
The illustrator is Philip Bunting.

Slime by David Walliams

Reviewed by Will E. SCPS

​Slime is a story about a boy in a wheelchair. His name is Ned. Where Ned lived was not the best place to live because the people he lived with absolutely hated children. Ned had a sister who was called Jemima. She was very naughty to her little brother because she would put spiders under his pillow and when he went to sleep, he would be terrified. He and his sister never really saw their parents because they had a fish shop down the street in his town. There is one ingredient this is in every single meal.... it’s called shoe fish. That is what his parents sold. One day Ned wanted to prank his sister so he collected jars of all kinds of things: gunk, wart soup, monkey sweat and many more. At night Ned went to the bath and put in all the gunk that he found and made...
I rate this book 8/10 and for ages 7 to 12.

Top of The Class (Nearly) by Liz Pichon

Reviewed by Calixte W. CLPS

This book is full of random events that happened to Tom. Everyday it’s school but not on the weekends of course. 
I rate this book 10/10.
I recommend this book for ages 8+.

Dog Man and Cat Kid by Dav Pilkey

Reviewed by Nate C. SCPS
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The main idea of this book is Dog Man versus Petey the evil cat. Petey the evil cat got put into jail several times by Dog Man but he always found a way to escape. 
One time when Petey escaped, he made a clone of himself but something went wrong and he made a little kitten instead. This kitten was named Little Petey aka Cat Kid. He wasn't evil at all and was good friends with Dog Man and Petey.
Petey the evil cat is trying to take over the world and Dog Man must stop him.
I enjoy the Dog Man graphic novels, however this was not my favorite one.
I rate this book 7 out of 10 and I think the recommended age is 7-12.

Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different
​by Ben Brooks

Reviewed by Marco V. CLPS

I really enjoyed this book because of the purpose it has. It's practically an inspirational book about men who changed the world by being who they are and standing up for what’s right. This book also has great illustrations.
I rate this book 10/10.
I recommend this book for Years 5-8.

Bad Guys: Episode 1: by Aaron Blabey

Reviewed by Charlotte G. SCPS

Mr. Wolf, Mr. Shark, Mr. Piranha and Mr. Snake. They're all bad guys, but that was ages ago. Now Mr. Wolf is trying to convince them to rescue a kitten stuck in a tree!!!?? Wait! What? I know what you’re thinking, why trust them? And why would they want to rescue a kitten? But you see, that is what Mr. Wolf is trying to convince them about. It's not just about rescuing a kitten; Mr. Wolf wants them to not be bad guys but to be good guys because of the whole granny situation and going to jail. He wants that to stop. 
I rate this book 8/10.
I recommend this book for 8 to 12 year olds.

Unreal by Paul Jennings

Reviewed by Hugo M. SCPS

Unreal is a book with eight short stories. The Strap Box Flyer is about a man who sells glue that is so strong it can hold a CRANE! But it only lasts for 4 hours and then it breaks.
I rate it 8.5 / 10.
I recommend this to people that like surprises at the end.

Reviewed by Benji  CLPS
​This fictional book contains heaps of hilarious, humorous stories. In one story the main character is a boy called Ned. He goes to the dunny and sees a ghost.
The genres are comedy, funny and laugh out loud. 
I rate this book 10/10 because it makes me laugh.
I recommend this to ages 7-100.

Reviewed by Straalen CLPS  
​Skeleton on the Dunny is one of the stories by Paul Jennings. I think it is a truly humorous part of Unreal because it is a fun fictional story. The main character is a young boy. This story is a comedy but there is a scary scene with a ghost.
I recommend this book to ages 7-18 because it is a good book.

Reviewed by Riley C. CLPS
​Skeleton on the Dunny by Paul Jennings This fiction and comedy story is a part of the book Unreal and is a about a boy named Bob. When he goes to the dunny (toilet) he realises that he is being watched... 
I like this story because it is very funny.
I recommend this story for ages 10+.
I rate it 9 / 10.

Reviewed by Danika CLPS  
I like this book because it has many spooky and funny stories that you have to read!
The titles of these stories are weird but amazing like...Skeleton on the Dunny, Without a Shirt, Lucky Lips, Wunderpants and many more! 
I think this book is a good book for people who like spooky stories. 
I rate this book 9.9/10.

Reviewed by Todd C. CLPS
Skeleton on the Dunny is a story in the book Unreal, written by Paul Jennings. I like this book because it’s very funny but scary because there is a skeleton and the skeleton was on the toilet. There was a very dark scene in the story. The boy went into the outside toilet and saw the see-through man. He was scared and terrified outside. At last they got an inside toilet. 
I love reading this book. 
I recommend this book for ages 9-16. 
I rate this book 10/10.