Learn about lizards
Lizard Day at Karori Sanctuary, 11am-2pm, Saturday 31 Jan.
Can you tell a skink apart from a gecko? Local lizard expert Dennis Keall and Sanctuary conservation staff will be giving visitors a chance to see a range of New Zealand’s native geckos and skinks. As well as some of the more common local lizards you might find in your backyard, you will also get the chance to see some far rarer species, such as the Otago and scree skinks and our largest living gecko – Duvaucel’s gecko. They will also be giving practical advice on what you can do to encourage geckos and skinks into your backyard and what organisations like Karori Sanctuary and DoC are doing to halt the decline of our native reptiles. There will be a BBQ, activities, and fun for all the family! No need to book. Admission charges apply.
Karori Sanctuary, 31 Waiapu Road, (first left after Karori Tunnel)
Hey guys, ever wanted to make your own comic strip? Try these two places on the website: http://www.toondoo.com and
http://www.comicstripgenerator.com/maker.asp .
You can publish your own cartoons. I know you guys are talented and will have lots of great creative ideas!
Toymakers, dragons, mysterious manuscripts, samurais and spies… these are 
some of the things that crop up in the chapter books we’ve received at the library recently. If you’ve read and enjoyed Larklight and Starcross by Philip Reeve you’ll be pleased to hear that we now have Mothstorm, the next in the series. Jane Blonde fans will be excited to hear that Spy in the Sky is also available: what will the sensational spylet be up to next?
For the latest in children’s fiction keep checking My Library – you can see what non-fiction, picture books, CDs and DVDs we’ve got too!
Happy New Year!
From 10.30 to 12.00pm tomorrow there will be heaps of Chinese New Year fun and activities at Newtown library. Sing Happy New Year in Chinese, listen to stories in Chinese and English, make puppets, try out some origami and watch a Tai Chi demonstration!
Check out the Wellington City Libraries event calendar for more info.
Have you been to see Bedtime Stories, the new Adam Sandler movie? It is sooooo very funny, my daughter and I nearly fell off our seats! The basic story is that “uncle is childminding niece and nephew and begins to tell them a bedtime story. The kids chip in with some ideas (raining gumballs) and the next day that is what happens to him”. The ideas get weirder and funnier and when they say he will catch on fire, he gets really worried and goes to some very silly lengths to avoid this happening. Needless to say there is a twist on the fire idea and his life will never be the same. Fun, love and laughter abound! Go see it!
I’ve just flipped open a book called ‘The Big Book of Boy Stuff’ to the farting page. We here at Wellington City Libraries know you lot love to read about disgusting facts… So here’s the goss on farting:
Boys and Girls fart the same amount, but girls hold them in more (to be polite) so theirs are probably bigger!
Most people fart about 14 times a day! This is enough to fill a litre milk bottle! If you fart more than this then you must have super powers.
If your dog or cat has gas then you aren’t feeding it the right food. Its intestines can’t digest it properly which creates gas.
Native Alaskans enjoy a delicious dish called ‘Stinky Tail’. It’s fermented beaver tail, which is made by burying the beaver tail in a pit for weeks or even months! Ewww!
Elephants drop huge farts, but they’re usually not too smelly. Turtle farts smell the worst and Donkey farts are the loudest! But the worst farter has to be the termite; they fart constantly all day long!
Phooey!
Hey guys, if you want to be safe on the computer while you are on the internet you can download KIDO’Z to your computer. KIDO’Z is a protected environment made for young kids that enables you to surf sites, watch videos and play games. Ask your parents before you download anything, but the website for more information and for the software. KIDO’Z is a browser: safe, easy and fun internet for kids.
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Hi! This poll is for all movie lovers! Think hard and then tell us which was the best movie you went to in 2008. Vote on our poll to let us know what you think. You could also comment on this post to tell us why you thought it was the best!
p.s. you can also get to the poll from the kids homepage.
Reuben Radcliffe’s father owns the store in the small township of Waipapa. When the bank forecloses on a loan, Reuben and his family are forced to leave their home and move into a tent. With no money and little food, Reuben has to leave school and find work. Poor Man’s Gold by Kath Beattie.
Check out our My Story series that are written about chidren in historical times. I really enjoy reading them. History and how people lived years ago is fascinating!
Did you go and see High School Musical 3 at the movies? We have a range of High School Musical books. Come in and check them out or reserve them off the website!
