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Meet Our Heroes: Callum and Shelby

Meet Our Heroes: Callum and Shelby

Introducing Callum and Shelby!

Callum can usually be found at Wilderville Bay with Shelby the hermit crab. He enjoys anything to do with the beach, whether that’s surfing, swimming or rock pooling!

Callum and Shelby are also passionat… read more

8 July 2021

Meet Our Heroes: Faiza and Mouse

Meet Our Heroes: Faiza and Mouse

Meet Faiza and her purr-fectly wonderful companion Mouse!

Faiza likes gaming, coding and making videos about the issues affecting her neighbourhood. Her cat, Mouse is usually the star of them! Faiza wants to help her friends and teachers find … read more

8 July 2021

Meet Our Heroes: David and Webster

Meet Our Heroes: David and Webster

Meet David and his spider pal Webster!

They love to spend time by the river, watching and recording all the amazing wildlife that depends on this habitat. It’s not just fish that live here! Birds, insects and mammals like otters and beave… read more

8 July 2021

Meet Our Heroes: Willow and Hazel

Meet Our Heroes: Willow and Hazel

Give Willow a warm welcome!

Willow and Hazel the Red Squirrel love exploring the Wilderville Woods and taking care of the animals that live there. Willow also likes going rock climbing and learning new wilderness skills.

When they’re n… read more

8 July 2021

And The Winner Is…….The Dodo!

And The Winner Is…….The Dodo!

In our recent poll you voted to bring the dodo back from extinction. With 451 votes the determined dodo managed to beat dinosaurs, the woolly mammoth and the sabre-toothed tiger!

Dodos were large, flightless, birds that lived on Mauritius, an… read more

30 June 2021

Introducing...Wild World Heroes!

Introducing...Wild World Heroes!

Introducing...Wild World Heroes! image

We're so excited to reveal the theme for the Summer Reading Challenge 2021!

Get ready for Wild World Heroes, arriving online and in your local library this summer.

Pack your bags, we're headed for Wilderville!
It's a pretty cool place,… read more

9 March 2021

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