RETURNS!  RETURNS!  RETURNS!

All books should now be returning back to the library.

Treats for the first 6 classes to have all books returned.

Be in quick!

From Monday 5^th December, week 9.

Library will be closed in preparation for stocktake and sorting, (unless you are returning your books).

Thank you to those who have returned their books early.

Have a great week!

Phew!!!!

Week 6 already, so this is the last week for issuing books.

Week 7 & 8 will be returning only.

Maybe it is time to find those misplaced books!!!!!

Gorilla’s in our Midst

Gorillas can be hard to spot, because they are masters of disguise and really good at hiding. Gorillas often have jobs where they get to wear masks—that’s why so many gorillas are surgeons, astronauts, scuba divers, and ninjas. There are adult gorillas and kid gorillas. There are even gorillas that go to school with you. You may think you’ve seen a gorilla swinging by before, but it’s much more likely that he was an orangutan—orangutans are terrible at hiding. You will know when there are lots of gorillas living in your midst because the grocery stores will be entirely out of bananas. In fact, you should always carry a banana with you, because you never know when there might be a gorilla around.

The Diamond Horse

A frozen palace and a sparkling secret – an epic Russian adventure awaits!

Anna Orlov might be the luckiest girl in the world. She is the daughter of a Russian Count and lives in a beautiful snowbound palace that is home to a menagerie of wonderful animals: tigers, wolfhounds and, of course, horses. And she is also the owner of a beautiful heirloom a diamond necklace with a secret past.

But when Anna defies her father’s wishes and secretly raises a young colt alongside her pet tiger cub, her actions will have far reaching consequences. And soon Anna, her tiger and her horse will be fighting for survival in the frozen tundra of Siberia

An epic adventure of horses, friendship and sparkling secrets!

Spymaster First Blood

When Jack Briars becomes an apprentice to King Henry VIII's spy master, he is disappointed to be given the boring duties of a clerk. But the King's enemies are everywhere. Soon Jack is facing more adventure and intrigue than he bargained for. If he wants to stay alive and in favour, he will need to learn the arts of stealth, disguise and deception - and fast!

Come and enjoy the books around the library.

Have a challenge and issue a ‘Mystery’ book!

A great read aloud visual language book with a modern twist of an old tale.

Exciting new fantasy senior read and lots of other interesting books for your enjoyment!

Have a great week! 

Zelda’s Big Adventure

Zelda has big plans - she wants to be the first chook in space. She leaves nothing to chance and packs food, fuel and a cosy nesting box. But will she make it without the help of her friends?

What Dog Knows

When Wolf finds a fact-filled book in the library, he thinks he will at last outsmart his clever friend, Dog. 

The two friends spar as they learn all about mummies and skeletons; robots, knights, and pirates; dinosaurs and dragons; rockets and the moon. As always with Wolf and Dog, there is just as much to learn about getting along together; about friends and enemies, food and fleas.

Defender of the Realm

Super-villains. Hungry monsters. One kid to stop them all. Meet King Alfie: fourteen-year-old British monarch and Defender of the Realm. Alfie never expected to become king so young. He definitely didn’t expect to become a legendary superhero: the Defender. Which means fighting an ancient secret battle against mega-villains and evil monsters. All while grappling with adoring crowds, paparazzi and minders. Now the terrible Black Dragon is rising. Only Alfie can stop him. Think being a king is just about wearing a crown? Wrong.

Fantastic week of adventure!!!!

Nelson Mandela, Riwaka Gang Adventures.

Animals.  Wizards! And lots more!!!!

Come in and enjoy the displays.

Have a great week!!

Room on the Broom

The witch and her cat are happily flying through the sky on a broomstick when the wind picks up and blows away the witch's hat, then her bow, and then her wand!  Luckily, three helpful animals find the missing items, and all they want in return is a ride on the broom.  But is there room on the broom for so many friends?  And when disaster strikes, will they be able to save the witch from a hungry dragon?

Attack at Shark Bay:

A Riwaka Gang Adventure

When their favourite teacher suddenly goes missing and the police haven't found him, The Riwaka Gang, four country kids who love adventure, decide to get involved. Jackson, Jessica, Rangi and Sam will need every skill plus a ton of courage. Dangerous situations and extreme challenges confront them. But will they find Mr. Chapman? With so many impossibilities, the odds are stacked high against them. The story is set in a quiet, seaside, country town in New Zealand - in the South Pacific.

Auggie & Me

AUGGIE & ME is a new side to the WONDER story: three new chapters from three different characters - bully Julian, oldest friend Christopher and classmate Charlotte - giving an insight into how Auggie has touched their own lives. Thought-provoking, surprising, infuriating, heartbreaking and heartwarming.

Welcome back after our long weekend.

Come in and check out our new books on display.

Something for everyone.

Enjoy!

Reminder

Please make sure you bring a Library bag to protect the books. Thank you

The Big Fish

Once upon a time
a little old man, a little old woman,
a small boy and a small girl
went to spend the day by the river.

The little old man wanted to catch a big fish
and soon there was a tug-tug-tug on his line . . .

Find out what happens next?

Changing Times

The story of a New Zealand town and its newspaper that takes readers through NZ's history from 1840 to the present day.

Izzy Folau 
Chance of a lifetime and Reality check

Chance of a Lifetime    Reality Check

Daniel and Sione               The Valley rugby team  

Have been given                is travelling to

The chance of a                Queensland with their

Lifetime to be coached         coach, Israel Folau.

By Israel Folau.                 Will the boys’ first

But can they make              trip be a great feat

it count.                         Or a great failure?

Fantastic books on display this week.

 Andy Griffiths new Treehouse book and another Geronimo 

Stilton.

A great read aloud visual language book.

Ripley’s Believe it or not!! 2016 and many more delights…

Check out the book reviews on ‘Book Buzz’ by our senior librarians.

Have a great week!!!!

Aunty Edna of Duck Creek Pond

The parents of Black Swan Romeo and White Swan Juliet forbid those lovebirds to meet. But with an invitation to tea, will wise Aunt Edna find a way to persuade them that true love can conquer all? 

The 78-Storey Treehouse

Join Andy and Terry in their spectacular new 78-storey treehouse. They've added 13 new levels including a drive-thru car wash, a combining machine, a scribbletorium, an ALL-BALL sports stadium, Andyland, Terrytown, a high-security potato chip storage facility and an open-air movie theatre. Well, what are you waiting for? Come on up!

Hope in a Ballet Shoe

Growing up in war-torn Sierra Leone, Michaela DePrince witnesses atrocities that no child ever should. Her father is killed by rebels and her mother dies of famine. Sent to an orphanage, Michaela is mistreated and she sees the brutal murder of her favourite teacher.

But there is hope: the Harmattan wind blows a magazine through the orphanage gates. Michaela picks it up and sees a beautiful image of a young woman dancing. One day, she thinks, I want to be this happy.

And then Michaela and her best friend are adopted by an American couple and Michaela can take the dance lessons she's dreamed of since finding her picture.

Life in the States isn't without difficulties. Unfortunately, tragedy can find its way to Michaela in America, too, and her past can feel like it's haunting her. The world of ballet is a racist one, and Michaela has to fight for a place amongst the ballet elite, hearing the words "America's not ready for a black girl ballerina".

 Welcome back to Term 4.

We are anticipating a busy spring term, beginning with Mission Day on Friday.

As always check out our new books on display.

A great visual language book to be shared and some old favourites to be read.

Have a fantastic week!!

Bird and Bear and the Special Day

Bird and Bear are the best of friends.

When Bird takes Bear to the park for a very special day, there are so many things to do and see. They discover high and low, short and tall, and even big and small.

But will Bear remember that it is Bird’s birthday?

Paddington Races Ahead

“My legs are a bit short for the pole vault!” repeated Paddington hotly. “But they’ve always been that way.”

Somehow Paddington Bear always manages to find himself in unusual situations. So it is no surprise when he gets into a spot of bother with some shaving cream, causes a London bus to be evacuated, and is mistaken for a famous Peruvian hurdler by a film crew. There’s never a dull moment when a certain bear is around!

The Marvels

Two seemingly unrelated stories--one in words, the other in pictures--come together. The illustrated story begins in 1766 with Billy Marvel, the lone survivor of a shipwreck, and charts the adventures of his family of actors over five generations. The prose story opens in 1990 and follows Joseph, who has run away from school to an estranged uncle's puzzling house in London, where he, along with the reader, must piece together many mysteries.

Have a restful holiday break.

Make sure you come in and issue a book for your holiday reading.

  

Enjoy your last week.

Pirate Jamboree

Join Blackbeard Johnson, Eyepatch Sue, Cap'n Gunderboom, Peg Leg Jones, and more as they set their sails for a rousing pirate adventure! They arrive on their pirate ships, plunder treasure, topple a table, and fire cannons during the pirate jamboree.

The pirate adventures come to a close when the S.S. CLEAN YOUR ROOM arrives and playtime is over, but ahoy -- tomorrow will bring another day, another tale, another pirate jamboree!

ShoutyKid

Her Majesty, hi there

My name is Harry Riddles and I don’t normally do this kind of thing, but I think we might need some help. …

Harry ‘Shoutykid’ Riddles has a few problems: he needs money to make his movie, My Pet Zombie, his dad needs a job before they lose their home, and the school play is going to end in disaster unless there are some major changes to the leading actors! But Harry isn’t giving up easily – he decides to write to anyone who might be able to help get his life back on track, including, the Queen, the Prime Minister and Harry Styles from One Direction! A hilarious new series starring a stand-out comic character.

Magrit

Magrit lives in an abandoned cemetery with her friend and advisor, Master Puppet, whom she built from bones and bits of graveyard junk. One night as Magrit and Master Puppet sit atop of their crumbling chapel, a passing stork drops a baby into the graveyard. Defying Master Puppet’s demands that the baby be disposed of, and taking no heed of his dire warnings, Magrit decides to raise the baby herself. She gives him a name: Bugrat. Magrit loves Bugrat like a brother But Master Puppet know all too well what will happen when Bugrat grows up – that the truth about them all will be revealed.

Come in and help us celebrate someones

100^th Birthday this week!

 

(It’s not Mr Coulam OR Mrs Brycki)

It’s a famous author???!!!!!

Great read aloud visual language book, and an intriguing book of words!!

Enjoy your week!!!!

Harriet’s Horrible Hair Day

Harriet is dismayed when her hair begins curling and popping out of her braids. Her sister and brother launch into a series of outrageous, hair-raising schemes to tame Harriet's wayward ringlets. 

The Weird and Wonderful World of Words

Words are wonderful. They can play tricks on the brain and trip up the tongue. They can be easy to spill yet difficult to spit out. They can cause magic and mayhem, pleasure and pain, and fun and frustration. Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of words.

The World’s Worst Children

Are you ready to meet the World’s Worst Children? Five beastly boys and five gruesome girls!

• Like Sofia Sofa – a TV super-fan so stuck to the sofa that she’s turning into one!

• Or Dribbling Drew – a boy whose drool gets him into trouble on a school trip!

• And not forgetting Blubbering Bertha – a girl who bawls and tells terrible tales!

Also featuring a special appearance from fan-favourite Raj!

Come in and enjoy the great new reads on display.

A great read aloud visual language book about meeting new people.

A new chapter book from Geronimo Stilton.

Favourite books for all to enjoy!!

We welcome All Grandparents and friends to our school community this week.

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ENJOY!!!!

Lucas and Jack

Every week Lucas' mum visits Great Grandpop at the nursing home. And every week Lucas waits for her outside. Waiting is boring! Until Lucas meets Jack.

How to Speak Dolphin

 Lily loves her half-brother, Adam, but she has always struggled with him, too. He's definitely on the autism spectrum -- though her step-father, Don, can barely bring himself to admit it -- and caring for him has forced Lily to become as much mother as sister. All Lily wants is for her step-father to acknowledge that Adam has a real issue,that they need to find some kind of program that can help him. Then maybe she can have a life of her own.

Adam's always loved dolphins, so when Don, an oncologist, hears about a young dolphin with cancer, he offers to help. He brings Lily and Adam along, and Adam and the dolphin -- Nori -- bond instantly.

But though Lily sees how much Adam loves Nori, she also sees that the dolphin shouldn't spend the rest of her life in captivity, away from her family. Can Adam find real help somewhere else? And can Lily help Nori regain her freedom without betraying her family?

The Girl Who Rode the Wind

When Lola’s grandmother Loretta takes her to Siena, Italy, for the summer, Lola learns of her family’s history of heartbreak and adventure, stretching back to the Second World War. In 1945, Loretta’s nickname was ‘The Daredevil’ due to her fearless competing in the town’s famous Palio horse races – until war broke out and led to sadness and loss for Loretta.


Lola jumps at the chance to enter the modern-day Palio on a beautiful horse called Nico – can she win, in honour of her beloved grandmother? And solve a mystery that will bring happiness and hope to Loretta?