I love listening to a good story! There are many ways to listen: cassette tape, CD, IPOD. You can even listen to video story-times on the internet! You probably already know about our library’s online story-time, but did you know that the Screen Actor’s Guild of America have produced an online story-time too? Stories on the Story Online website are read by famous actors. For example, Lord of The Rings stars Elijah Wood and Sean Austin both read a story. How cool is that?!
Hey guys check out this cool website! You can make a book about what you did in the hararei (holidays). I hope you know your colours and days of the week in Te Reo! Don’t forget to come and and check out our Te Reo collection of books. If you can’t find them ask at the desk.
Look! Up in the Sky!
Want to know how to make your own planetarium this school holidays? Or you could create your own sky map for your room! Click on the orange links for instructions.
Do you enjoy looking at beautiful illustrations in books? Or fancy yourself as a bit of an artist? Then check out these great new booklists in our Kids Catalog Web.
Are you potty about Harry Potter? We can’t wait for the release of the new movie next week… so we went searching our archives for inspiration. You can test your HP knowledge and keep busy with fun activities over the school holidays…
Check out our Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling books & links on the Kids Catalog Web:
Don’t forget – to see the websites just click on the spider web. Have fun with the crafts, quizzes and crosswords!
One of our favourite sites is the BBC which has the latest news on the film and info on the Harry Potter actors. And guess who has swine flu?!
Any Questions is a homework help website for New Zealand school students. You can ask a librarian your homework question and they’ll show you how to find the info you need on the net.
Hey guys did you know that you can download stories to listen to onto your computer, burn it to a CD, or load it onto your ipod or mp3 player? Check it out…..it’s free and exciting!
Hey guys! Check out www.freechildrenstories.com. A new story with comments and drawings gets posted every week. It includes the fully Illustrated online story book “The Journey of the Noble Gnarble.” The goal is to be a cool resource for kids. It is always free. Take a look at the site and the storybook!
Have you been to the Monet exhibition at Te Papa yet? I’m going tomorrow. There are some amazing paintings there at the moment. Don’t wait! The exhibition finishes on the 17th of May. Check out the Te Papa website for information.
If you’re really into art but you don’t have a lot of time (or any paint!) you could have a go at painting like Monet on the Te Papa site. It’s really fun – you can pick one of your own photos and then convert it to an impressionist-looking artwork. Give it a go!
Finally, if you’re after information on Monet and other impressionists check out our library catalogue for heaps of books:
