Would you like the chance to

have your writing published?

Avid holiday writers check out this poetry competition:  

  www.rainbowpoetry.co.nz

Stocktake begins!

We appreciate your prompt 

return of 

all books.

While we are stocktaking
you are welcome to use the Library Courtyard - just come through the gate.

Week 7!

YOU WILL BE INSPIRED!

Lots of NZ sports people are 

WORLD champions, 

superstars of their time, men and women famous for their strength, speed, agility, endurance – and their capacity to win!

Meet 25 sporting heroes and discover what it is that makes them succeed. BE INSPIRED with outlines of training programmes and detailed personal milestones. Stars of rugby, netball, soccer, cricket, hockey and league feature here, along with outstanding track and athletes, a swimmer, equestrian eventer, and sailors.

You're in My Prayers  is filled with lovely illustrations 

and heartfelt wishes and prayers to let someone know 

that another cares enough to say, "You're in my prayers." 

The hardcover volume has a padded front cover with gleaming spot varnish applications.

Karla Dornacher is an artist, author and speaker who is inspired 

to share the Good News of God's love and grace, 

and encourage us to be all that God has designed us to be.

Poems celebrating 24 fantastic 
festivals from around the world, by poets from across the globe...Eid, Diwali, Hannukah, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Kwanzaa, 
Chinese New Year, Pancake Day, 
the Cherry Blossom Festival - and lots more!

Find poems about your favourite 
festivities or go for more unusual celebrations. Look out for the Ice Festival with 
its massive ice sculptures, or tree-saving 
Arbor Day, and go wild at Tomatina, the wonderful tomato-throwing spectacle.

An exciting journey of discovery that brings each festival vividly to life. 

Let's Celebrate!

HAPPY 150TH BIRTHDAY HAMILTON!

Check out WEEK 6 Books!

HAVE YOU FILLED A BUCKET TODAY?

Through simple prose 

and vivid illustrations, this heartwarming book encourages 

positve behavior as children see how rewarding it is to express daily kindness, appreciation, and love.

 Bucket filling and dipping are effective metaphors for understanding the effects of our actions and words on the well being of others and ourselves.

ZOOM

Open this wordless book and zoom from a farm to a ship to a city street to a desert island. 

But if you think you know where you are, 

guess again. 

For nothing is ever as it seems in 

Istvan Banyais's sleek, mysterious landscapes of pictures within pictures, which will tease and delight readers of all ages.

 This book has the fascinating appeal of such works of visual trickery 

as the Waldo and Magic Eye books.

Girl's Guide to Fun & Funky Knitting 


Pick up a pair of needles, wrestle the yarn away from the cat, and get knitting with fresh, funky patterns designed just for teens and tweens...not their mothers! 

Complete illustrated instructions for every step from casting on to binding off make knitting a snap, and girls sizes small to XL will find patterns for tops and skirts, plus bags and accessories. 

Fun novelty yarns are spotlighted, so every girl can personalize her gear just the way 

she likes it.

                    From Tops to Flip-Flops!

Legends of League Stories of Mateship

NRL celebrities and often featured in the media, but have you ever wondered 

about their personal stories? 

In these biographies, read about the lives of inspirational players, from their childhoods to their successes as First Grade players.

 Share their challenges and triumphs, and meet the people who have supported them to become true Legends of League.

Look out for the series!

Week 5 books all share something in common... SEQUENCING!

Two are HUMOROUS! One is a VISUAL FEAST

Can you work out which is which?

This week we are talking about...ellipsis

"a sequence of dots which means something else 

will follow"

You might think you know the story of Jack and the Beanstalk, but you might want to think again. In this fairy tale with a twist, it hasn’t rained in days and the king has dictated that something must be done—his royal pinky is getting stinky!

With a little magic from a wizard, young Jack, paired with his pea pod pal, will find a GIANT reason as to why there’s no water left in the kingdom...and prove that size doesn’t prevent anyone from doing something BIG. 

A young boy stubs his toe, which leads to a sequence of silly events and one delicious ending.

Let There Be Light combines the love and warmth of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu with the extraordinary talents of bestselling author and illustrator Nancy Tillman. This retelling of the biblical story of creation vividly portrays the wonder and beauty of God’s creation on each of the seven days. 

Using Archbishop Tutu’s lyrical text from the Children of God Storybook Bible and Tillman’s remarkable illustrations, Let There Be Light brings the story of creation to life for readers young and old.

INTERESTING BOOKS FOR WEEK 4!

Something for your mind, heart and eyes...

Oranges and Lemons Rhymes from Past Times

The history behind nursery rhymes.

Nursery rhymes are so much more than simple verses for children. They are part of our social consiousness, connecting us to our history and common heritage.

A Glassful of Giggles

Giggly short stories...

Infectious giggles, gigantic puddings, apple green pigs, clattering cupboards, and more, in these deliciously 

funny stories.

Where is Catkin?

Visually rich...

Catkin jumps off Amy s lap, heading out for his daily hunt. He hears the creatures hidden in the yard cricket, frog, mouse, snake but can t find them...can you?

The Adventures of Tintin The Mystery of the Missing Wallets

You will be thrilled with this full-colour first reader.

There is a thief on the loose stealing wallets! Everyone is falling victim to this master pickpocket - even ace reporter Tintin's wallet has been stolen. It is a good thing Thomson and Thompson are on the case ...or is it? This title is illustrated with stills from the action-packed film. 

An Elephant in the Garden

Another amazing Michael Morporgo novel.

Germany, 1945. Elizabeth, Karli and their mother are in Dresden when the Allied bombs begin to fall. Their home is destroyed, they must flee the ruined city through perilous, snow-covered landscape, all the while avoiding the Russian troops who are drawing ever close.
It would be hard enough to do, without an elephant to look after...

Week 3 Display Books

This week you will find something 

delicious, 

vibrant 

and interesting!

My NZ Story Harbour Bridge

The Auckland Harbour Bridge is under construction. Simon likes watching the bridge being built, and talking to his uncle and his mates about what's happening on site.
Meanwhile, Simon's best friend Marty is obsessed with the Space Race and younger sister Jo can't stop worrying about the fate of the dogs and monkeys that are the world's first space travelers.
Everyone says that life on the North Shore will change once the bridge is finished... but what does that mean for Simon and his family? 

Carrot in My Pocket

A young boy reviews his busy day on the farm in jaunty verse. With award-winning paper-sculpture illustrations.
Have fun counting the mice on the way.

Meet Mr Mr Sunny

Join Mr Mr Sunny and all his friends on a colour-filled tour of their hometown, Flargie City. Step inside the Flargie's magical world and see just how much can happen in a day in Flargie City when, like Mr Mr Sunny, you 'can never refuse a polite request'. Captivating characters brought to life in fabulously detailed illustrations.
Written by a young dyslexic author.

READY STEADY COOK FOR KIDS

This work includes 60 step-by-step recipes that are quick and easy for children to make in 30 minutes or less. Take up to 6 fresh, wholesome ingredients and add a few storecupboard basics to create an array of delicious dishes. Jewelled Couscous, Tooty Fruits, Berried Treasures and Stripy Macaroons indulge your imagination and be inspired to learn that cooking is fun and rewarding.

Something for everyone this week...

Also, we will open up the Library Courtyard, I'm looking forward to reading under the tree!

Andy and Terry’s amazing treehouse has 13 new levels including a chocolate waterfall, a non-erupting active volcano, an opera house, a baby-dinosaur petting zoo, Andy and Terry’s Believe it or Else! museum, a not-very-merry merry-go-round, a boxing elephant called the Trunkinator.

September AD 81. Flavia and her friends learn of the mysterious and sudden death of the Emperor Titus. Was his death natural? Or was it murder? As the four detectives investigate this mystery, they little dream how much their lives - as well as the future of Italy - will be changed as a result.

Libby Hathorn takes readers on a wonderful  sensory journey through the garden with the children. There is a real feeling of warmth and fun and happiness about the story, with the two children filled with a sense of shared wonder and excitement about their adventures outside.

Grandfather William was throwing me, Geronimo Stilton, a party -- it had been 10 years since I published my first book! He wanted me to write a new book especially for the occasion. Then my laptop was stolen right from under my snout. Cheese niblets, how terrible! Could my friends and I find my computer and print my book all in time for the party?

Welcome back to school. Term 4 promises to be very bookish! Enjoy these new Books of the Week!

My Two Blankets

Cartwheel has moved to a place that is so strange to her, she no longer feels like herself. This is a story about new ways of speaking, new ways of living, new ways of being.

Infinity Ring

INFINITY RING SERIES

Book 1: A Mutiny in Time. When best friends Dak Smyth and Sera Froste stumble upon the secret of time travel – a hand-held device known as the Infinity Ring 

So Many Wonderfuls

Tina Matthews has created yet another WONDERFUL book. A gentle story told in rhyming verse takes you on a wander through one town and the many wonderful experiences it has to offer one and all.            

                                                                               

Book Fair

Look who came to our Book Fair! We had a great time.

Geronimo Stilton thought our library looked so vibrant! We now have even more exciting books for you.

Welcome to our Library's blog

Welcome to our Marian School Library blog.  This is an exciting way to let you know what is happening in your school library.