Michael sees something strange in the water near his house one morning and goes to investigate. A whale! So far up the river?
Amazingly he can hear the whale speak to him and when he has listened to the whale’s story Michael says he will help. At school his story is read out to the whole class but no one believes him until the head teacher comes in to tell them a whale has been seen far up the river and everyone goes to see but Michael is the only one brave enough to get close and help.
A story with a conservation message for us all. Find this book in our catalogue.
Te taniwha i warewaretia / The forgotten taniwha by Robin Kahukiwa( in English and te reo Māori) – a picture book about the taniwha Ngākau Pono who has been looking after the people who live in the pā below his cave for hundreds of years. When the Pākehā arrive in Aotearoa the people start to leave – has Ngākau Pono been forgotten forever?
Hey guys check out the library bag that Wellington City Libraries has for you. Only $5! Great for books or anything you need to carry around. It has a special pocket for that library card too. Pop into any of the branches to buy one. I bought myself one!
Kids’ Choice is a cool programme where you get to tell us books you’ve read that you think are particularly fantastic. Each month five books are selected as Kids’ Choice based on reviews and recommendations submitted by keen readers. Your review is also read out and put up as a podcast on the website.
Kids’ Choice Best Book of 2009 vote off is here! at a library near you! Tell us which was the most amazing book you read this year – the books with the most votes will make it onto our top books to read list. You also go in the draw to win a book!
If you’ve read a really good book recently you could tell us what you thought of it by filling in a review form as well.
Have you read the book Saffron by Victoria M. Azaro? Saffron likes traveling to find out things. Check out the little video clip they make about the book. It’s called a book trailor just like the movie trailors for a book instead..you can check the website too.
Celebrate Christmas at Kilbirnie and Miramar libraries at our special story times. Listen to Christmas stories then make some decorations to put on the library’s tree or to take home for your own tree.
Kilbirnie Library: Wednesday 23rd December at 10.30 am
Miramar Library: Thursday 24th December at 10.15am
This book may appeal to girls who are interested in embroidery because it is a fun beginner’s book on embroidery. It has easy to follow instructions and list of tools required for the projects along with discussions about what colours to use. All the basic stitches are illustrated and explained clearly. It even has cool templates to use. So if you’re running out of ideas for gifts this Christmas, then this book might be particularly helpful for you if you are into embroidery or handmade gifts. Its title is Embroidery for Little Miss Crafty: projects and patterns to create and embellish, by Helen Dardik.
Michael sees something strange in the water near his house one morning and goes to investigate. A whale! So far up the river?
This book may appeal to girls who are interested in embroidery because it is a fun beginner’s book on embroidery. It has easy to follow instructions and list of tools required for the projects along with discussions about what colours to use. All the basic stitches are illustrated and explained clearly. It even has cool templates to use. So if you’re running out of ideas for gifts this Christmas, then this book might be particularly helpful for you if you are into embroidery or handmade gifts. Its title is 