Car science by Richard Hammond is a new book that we have just recieved at the library. It is jam packed full of amazing facts, incredible illustrations and inventions. It explains the history of cars very well, and also has interesting facts about what cars might be like in the future. Some scientists are putting effort into developing hybrid cars where electric motors are powered by fuel cells! Fascinating! Can you imagine this happening? It’s an amazing book!
The Egyptians worshipped hundreds of gods and goddesses. Many of the gods were represented by animals.
The main Egyptian god was Amun-Re, the sun-god. He was king of the gods and protector of the pharaoh. The Egyptians believed the sun god was responsible for all creation: people, animals, the fertility of the soil, the pharaoh’s journey to the underworld.
Thoth was the moon-god, and he was represented by a bird because the curved beak looked like a crescent moon. He gave the Egyptians knowledge of writing, medicine, and mathematics. He was the patron of the scribes.
Osiris was god of the underworld and the afterlife.
Anubis had the head of a jackal and guarded the land of the dead. He was also the god of embalming.
Bastet was the daughter of the sun-god Amun-Re. She is known as the cat goddess because she is represented by cats. She represented the power of the sun to ripen crops.
The Egyptian pharaoh was said to embody the god Horus. Horus had a hawk’s head. The name Horus means “he who is far above.”
With it being winter its a nice time to try some cooking! Do you like cooking? What about trying to cook food from different countries? Around the world cookbook by Johnson Dodge has more than fifty international recipes. It tells you a little bit about the country that the recipe comes from also. There’s a recipe for a really yummy Swiss Hot Chocolate drink. The recipes look so yummy! I can’t wait to try some. Look out for the book next time you come to the library or reserve it on the library catalogue. Let me know how your recipes turn out!
I love books, I love art and I love scary things. So when I saw the book Art to Make You Scared by Elizabeth Newbury sitting in the library, I knew I had to pick it up and read it. Although the book has only 8 works of art, it tells you a little about the piece and the artist who created it. I thought the picture on page 11 particularly scary. Check it out yourself.
Wow! Not many days till the Olympics now! Are you going to watch them? Daria Joura is just 18! Her coach reckons that she will be able to pick up a medal at this year’s games in Beijing! She started gymnastics when she was just 4 years old. Both of her parents are coaches. She was born in Russia but now lives in Australia, and she’s competing for the Australian team. Have a look at this clip of her. Imagine the time you would have to spend practising to get this good!
Pirates, shipwrecks, hungry tigers, houses built in trees, girls masquerading as boys, adventure and more await you in this classic movie. (You could also read the book.)
I began watching this classic movie again last night and when two of my (now grown up) children came into the room I would pause it on some obscure scene and see if they could guess what movie it was. Both of them could remember it, although it is many years since they had watched and watched and watched it (most school holidays I think) and they not only guessed the movie but would describe the next scene or two to me! The library at present only has copies in the adult dvd section but if you can talk your parents into borrowing it I’m sure you will enjoy it as much as we did and still do.
Hey guys check out our new podcasts:
Te Huihui o Matariki which has been translated into Te Reo Maori by Hone Morris. Click on the book cover to listen to it in Te Reo Maori.
Here’s the English version, The Seven Stars of Matariki which was written by Toni Rolleston-Cummins. Click on the book cover to hear the book read by the author herself.
Want to listen to more podcasts? Go to our downloads page.
Kia Ora!
Karori Library is celebrating Maori Language Week – Te Wiki o te Reo Maori – with some great activities. Come down tomorrow (Wednesday) from 3.30-4.30pm and you can make a poi and learn a poi waiata. On Friday you can make a kite – manu taratahi.
Tumeke!
Lauren Mitchell is nearly 17. She is going to compete at Beijing this year: she’s representing Australia. She began gymnastics 9 years ago because it looked fun! Have a look at this footage of her in this pre-Olympic test in 2007, and this in 2008. It’s so smooth and clever. Imagine being able to throw your body around like that. I find it amazing watching gymnastics. Fancy getting to compete when you are just 17! What do you think?
The first pyramid in Egypt was built as the burial place of King Djoser in 2630 B.C. It is called the Step Pyramid because it rises in steps. It was designed as a giant stairway for Djoser to climb to the sun-god in the sky.
King Sneferu developed the Great Pyramid with sloping sides. It was meant to represent the mound that emerged out of the water at the beginning of time. The sun-god was said to have stood on this mound and created the other gods and goddesses.
The largest Pyramid is the Great Pyramid at Giza, which was built for King Khufu in 2528 B.C. It is made up of 2.3 million limestones. It is taller than The Statue of Liberty in New York.
The pharaohs stopped building pyramids in 2150 B.C. Instead they were buried in tombs in the cliffs of the Valley of the Kings. The tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered almost completely untouched by robbers in 1922. Inside were weapons, clothes, jewellery, musical instruments, model boats and the king’s famous gold coffins and his mask.
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