India Opal Buloni was sent to the store for a box of macaroni-and-cheese, some white rice, and two tomatoes and she came back with a dog. This is a story how her life changed because of Winn-Dixie, the goofy stray dog she adopted.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
New to Our Library "Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo
India Opal Buloni was sent to the store for a box of macaroni-and-cheese, some white rice, and two tomatoes and she came back with a dog. This is a story how her life changed because of Winn-Dixie, the goofy stray dog she adopted.
The Cay - a master piece!
Phillip is shipwrecked and blinded while fleeing for safety during WW2. He wakes to find himself alone on a raft with old, ugly Timothy. This is a story of survival, their struggle to saty alive with no food and water.
The Burnt Stick - A great read based on a true story
When John Jagamarra was five, he was taken away from his mother and home because he was half white and the law said he had to be educated in a mission school to learn the ways of white people. But John never forgot his real home - or his mother, who dared to trick the men from the welfare department by darkening him with a burnt stick to hide his light skin. A poignant tale of painful separation, love, and memory. Written by Anthony Hill.
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Asperger Syndrome
From the book jacket: "Touching, humorous and insightful, this book evokes the joys and challenges of raising a child who is different. It leaves the reader with a sense of the dignity, individuality and potential of people with Asperger Syndrome."
Finalists in the NZ Post Book Awards. Your Winning Choice Is?
This is the true story of Ben and Mark Smith, aged eight and six, who live with their parents Richard and Sheri on Mount White Station, near Arthurs Pass, one of the biggest and most remote stations in the South Island. Interest level 6 to 12 years
A NZ Post Book Award Finalist
Corporal Willie Apiata became the first New Zealander since the Second World War to be awarded the Commonwealth's highest military award for his actions with the NZ SAS in Afghanistan. From his early life in small town East Coast New Zealand to his actions in the deserts of Afghanistan, this is his story in his words. Inspiring, and heart warming, this is the story of an ordinary Kiwi facing extraordinary challenges. Interest level 9+
A Poetry Book - The Word Witch
An illustrated selection of the poetry of Margaret Mahy, illustrated by David Elliot.
The Mine's Afire! : The Journal of Tommy Carter, Brunnerton, 1896
Based around the Brunner Mine Disaster of 1896, the biggest industrial accident in New Zealand's history. In this story, Thomas has been sent a journal from his grandmother back in England, with the request that he fill it in over the following 12 months and then send it back to her so that she will get to know the grandson she has never met. Interest level 9 to 12 years
Rangitoto: Te Toka to Moana : the Rock Standing on the Ocean
The dramatic story of Auckland's most striking icon - its birth, the kaka bird's connection to Rangitoto, the imprint of humans on its fragile wildlife, and how the island's guardians are saving it today. Interest level 6 to 12 years
A Great Fun Book
In this very funny, cumulative song, each page tells us something new about the donkey until we end up with a spunky, hanky-panky cranky stinky dinky lanky honky-tonky winky wonky donkey, which will have children in fits of laughter! There is much fun to be had by listening to the song and trying to predict the new word for each clue given.
For 8 to 12 Year Olds
Matt isn't looking forward to spending the holidays with his grandmother and her new husband. He has to fly to Rotorua, where he doesn't know anybody, and he's a bit wary of his new step-grandfather. Along with his worries, Matt packs his pride and joy - a homemade metal detector ...
For 10 to 13 Year Olds
The loblolly boy has the gift of flight: he's invisible to most people, apart from a very few who are known as the Sensitives. When the loblolly boy swaps identities with the narrator of this story, we are taken on an exciting, truly imaginative odyssey.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Joy Cowley with another NZ Post Book Award Finalist
The classic Christmas story is given a New Zealand twist in this warm and evocative retelling, with gorgeous illustrations by Gavin Bishop
Let's Enjoy and Familiarise Ourselves with NZ's Best for 2010
An action-packed adventure story about a young honey bee called Ziggy, who feels as though he is an outsider in his own hive. Sent by the Queen on a mission to discover how other bees live, Ziggy begins to unravel the clues to his own identity and the role of the bees in a secret military project.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Our School Win 3 New Library Books
This is a story of a cluster of stars, which traditionally have marked the Maori New Year and when to plant new crops.
This is a nonfiction story asking what makes an amphibian an amphibian. What is special to amphibians?
Jade and her Grandfather are best friends. One day Jade asks Grandpa about what it was like fighting in the Vietnam War. This is a picture book fr older students.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
"Timothy Of the Cay" by Theodore Taylor
Despite being blind, Phillip has survived for 4 months on a remote desert island. The wisdom and spirit of Timothy, the old black sailor who saved him from drowning, continues to inspire Phillip as he risks an operation which might restore his sight. His dream is to return to the island and see it for the first time. "The Cay" is also recommended reading, an earlier book by Theodore Taylor.
"When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit" by Judith Kerr (920 Dewey)
Unfortunately, Anna is a Jew and Hitler has come to power. Anna and her family start off for Switzerland only to find out that Hitler has a price on Anna's Dad's head. This will force them to desert their new friends, their new home ,and their old language.Their journey will take them from Switzerland to France to England in this intriguing story of a young Jewish girl and her family as the struggle to live through Hitler's rise of power.
Monday, February 22, 2010
"tahi one lucky kiwi", lucky because his lost leg is recreated by Weta Workshop
Told through the eyes of a schoolboy who is doing a project on the kiwi, this book is based on the true story of the work by Weta Workshop, the Artificial Limb Centre and Wellington Zoo to save a kiwi that lost its leg. Suggested level: junior, primary.
Piggity-Wiggity Jiggity-Jig
When Piggity-wiggity complains to his Dad about the length of his name his Dad explains with so many brothers and sisters in his family they wanted to give him an extra special name. Suggested level: junior. Type: Picture Book.
"Road Works" a Junior Picture Book and Winner in the NZ Post Book Awards
Rhyming text follows the construction of a road. Includes brief factual information about the machinery that is used. Suggested level: junior. A great book for boys browsing.
Author Sally Sutton
Enemy At the Gate by Phillipa Werry, New Zealand author and NZ Post Book Award Winner
It's December 1936 when the first polio cases are suspected. Soon a polio epidemic is sweeping the country. Schools are closed, swimming pools and movie theatres banned to children, and travel is restricted. Tom is the best runner in the school, but you can't outrun polio, and nobody knows when it will strike next.
Chicken Feathers by New Zealand author, Joy Cowley
A feel-good story about Josh, and his cantankerous pet hen, Semolina.
A great, warm read by a New Zealand author. "Old Drumble" won a NZ Post Book Award in 2009
Set in the small Waikato town of Waharoa in the 1930's. Jack Jackman is a young boy who wants to be a stock drover and has a special relationship with an old family friend, Andy the Drover. Andy shares yarns and adventures with Jack each week when he drives a mob of sheep or cattle through the main street with the help of his dog, Old Drumble and his horse, Nosy.
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