Palmerston IB Learner Profile LibGuide: Reflective

A wicked witch marries their father, and uses her magic to turn Hansel's and Gretel's world upside down. When they are left in the woods by their parents, Hansel and Gretel find their way home despite an encounter with another wicked witch.

It's 1987 and Ira and Zac are being uprooted once again, this time to Skilly House, a home for social care children. Their lives over the next few years are beautifully realised amongst the antipathy of the authorities, the drama of the poll tax riots and the moments of peace and hope Ira finds at Skilly and further afield. This is a memorable and moving tale about growing up, making friends and finding a home.

Wonder is the funny, sweet and incredibly moving story of Auggie Pullman Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old, but he is far from ordinary Born with a terrible facial deformity, this shy, bright ten-year-old has been home-schooled by his parents for his whole life, in an attempt to protect him from the stares and cruelty of the outside world
Now, for the first time, Auggie is being sent to a real school - and he's dreading it Auggie sees himself as just an ordinary kid and all he wants is to be accepted But can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, underneath it all?

Teach Your Children About Responsibility. Your Children Will Immediately Understand How To Take Responsibility Through This Cute Dragon Book.
Having a pet dragon is very fun.
You can teach your dragon to sit, stand, roll over, and you can even potty train him...
But what if your dragon is not responsible? What if he always says "It's Not My Fault!," and puts the blame on others for his mistakes?
What do you do?
You teach him that mistakes are not bad, as long as he learns from it. You teach him to own his mistake, learn from them, and take responsibility.
How do you do it? - Get this book now and find out how!

Fun, cute and entertaining with beautiful illustrations, this playful dragon book will help kids to understand how, and why to take responsibility for the choices they make. A must have book for children and parents to teach kids about responsibility.

Looking for his lost fish trap, Ben thinks he sees something dark under the
water. Later, diving into the sea with his friend Sophie, he is amazed to
discover a wonderful hidden forest of golden kelp, and the variety of
creatures who live there.

Summary: The brown dog often visits Henry on rainy, grey afternoons. Usually he doesn't hang around for long. But this time the brown dog decides to stay and Henry needs to find a way to make him leave.

Summary: Giant waves crashed down on our little boat I was terrified but my
mum hugged me tight and told me, 'Everything will be okay Don't worry, it
will be okay ' Anh Do nearly didn't make it to Australia His entire family
came close to losing their lives as they escaped from war-torn Vietnam in
an overcrowded boat It was a dangerous journey, with murderous pirates and
terrifying storms, but they managed to survive Life in suburban Australia
was also hard for a small boy with no English and funny lunches But there
was a loving extended family, lots of friends, and always something to
laugh about for Anh, his brother Khoa and their sister Tram

A contemporary fable about a dancing bear, whose dreams of freedom keep her spirit alive despite the pain and degradation of her existence.