Kids Blog

Kids’ Review by Nina

susannah — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:53:24 +0000

James is 12 years old, nearly thirteen, and he is going on his second mission after basic training! He has the task of making friends with Junior, Keith Moore’s son. Keith Moore is the most succsessful drug dealer in the world! How can James, Kyle, Kerry and Nicole help CHERUB bring down the man at the top!?

Review by Nina of Wadestown

Kids’ Review by Nina

susannah — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:52:46 +0000

CHERUB Series: Maximum Security by Robert Muchamore

James is ready to start a new recruitment mission. John Jones, an MI5 agent, pulls him out and asks him to go on a mission that is 10 times harder! James has to break out of Arizona Maximum Security prison with Curtis Oxford, who earned his prison sentence by murdering three innocent people. John wants James to earn Curtis’ trust, and break him out, so they can get information as to where Jane Oxford (Curtis’ mom) is hiding. Jane Oxford has been on the run for 23 years and the FBI are dying to finally put her behind bars! Can James break out and clear his name? Can he keep Lauren safe?

Review by Nina of Wadestown

Kids’ Review by Lalise

susannah — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:51:39 +0000

Charlie Bone and The Time Twister by Jenny Nimmo

I recommend this book to the kids that like to read about fantasies. I like this book because it has adventures. You get to read about the people who are endowed with special powers, and who are related to the Red King, the person who gives them powers.

Review by Lalise of Strathmore

New adventures for Nanny Piggins!

Wendy — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:23:24 +0000

In Nanny Piggins: The pursuit of justice by R. A. Spratt, Nanny gets in trouble with the law after some illicit tight rope walking and is sentenced to 5000 hours community service. But she isn’t the type of pig to take her punishment lying down, not when there are old people to rescue, pirates to impersonate and a great big bus to borrow.

More hilarious adventures from the very naughty, very sarcastic Ms. Piggins.

New books in for the holidays.

Pam — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:17:04 +0000

Check out our great new range of non-fiction books to hit the shelves these holidays.

One small island : the story of Macquarie Island / Alison Lester and Coral Tulloch.
A non-fiction picture book about the life and times of Macquarie Island, a sub-Antarctic Island and World Heritage Site. This book traces the history of the island and the story of its precious ecosystem. It’s a story of hope and renewal and includes a list of websites to check out for further information about the restoration of this amazing island.

At the edge : daring acts in desperate times / Larry Verstraete.
Unbelievable but true stories of kids, men, and women who faced critical, life-threatening situations. Terrible choices had to be made by each of the people in this book. What would you choose? A great thriller of a book, but not if you’re a bit squeamish.

You can draw anything / Kim Gamble.
If you can write numbers and letters, you can draw anything. Learn how to draw and how to give your pictures depth and form using perspective, light and shade. Step-by-step examples make it easy. Give it a a go and become an overnight artist.

A year in the life of Bindi / [Bindi Irwin, Jess Black]
What a year! Follow Bindi as she celebrates her birthday, travels the globe, visits the outback, chats with Oprah and continues her great work with animals and wildlife conservation at Australia Zoo.

Monster trucks on the move / Kristin L. Nelson.
“It races through mud. It glides through the air. This monster truck is on the move! What makes monster trucks different from other trucks? And what kinds of cool tricks can these trucks do?” (Book cover) Learn all about mighty machines in this VROOM-VROOM series for younger readers. Also available are: Big Rigs on the Move, Earthmovers on the move, Fire Trucks on the Move, Formula One Race Cars on the Move, Pickup Trucks on the Move, Trains on the Move, Helicopters on the Move, Ambulances on the Move, Motorcycles on the Move and Dump Trucks on the Move.

Treasury of Greek mythology : classic stories of gods, goddesses, heroes & monsters / by Donna Jo Napoli ; illustrations by Christina Balit.
Napoli brings new life to the familiar stories of Greek mythology . Read these classic stories of Gods, Goddesses, heroes and monsters.

Just a second / Steve Jenkins.
There’s more to time than the tick of a clock. Did you know that in one second a human can blink seven times, a humpback’s whale song travels 1,550 metres through the water and 1,500 chickens are killed. Find out more interesting time facts and read the timeline of time and timekeeping.

Totally Cody Simpson / Alana Wulff.
Cody was spotted on You Tube and signed to a major record label within the same year. But you knew that didn’t you. If you don’t know all there is to know about this teen star then check out this new Biography to our collection.

Sticky ends / Jeanne Willis ; [illustrated by] Tony Ross.
Here are twenty six cautionary verses with sticky ends. You will find some wonderful poems in this hilarious collection to read or learn off by heart to perform for your classmates or family. Well worth poking your nose into this book.

Great scientists / written by Jacqueline Fortey.
“This title in the familiar, slightly revamped Eyewitness series introduces the work of pioneering scientists, beginning with Aristotle and ending with Stephen Hawking. Each two-page spread features a different scientist. Wonderful book for older readers that reinforces how far we have come in understanding our world. Comes complete with clip art CD.

How to– ballet : a step-by-step guide to the secrets of ballet / written by Jane Hackett.
Learn how to look the part, how to prepare for a performance, and how to wow the audience with a range of moves from lively leaps to elegant arabesques.

A Second Dose of Origami Yoda

veronica — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:11:07 +0000

If you had enjoyed The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger, then you’ll surely like its sequel Darth Paper Strikes Back. It carries the same interesting illustrations inserted cleverly among the pages plus a villain in the person of Darth Paper that Origami Yoda must overcome. Join Tommy as he tries to save Dwight as they battle it out with Harvey, the Darth Paper creator. This time grave times are at hand as Tommy tries to save Dwight from getting kicked out of school. As expected there is the bonus at end of the book in the form of origami instructions for an Emergency Origami Yoda and Darth Paper. May the folds be with you again and beware of the dark side!

Bigfoot is out there!

debbie — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:48:34 +0000

So you want to catch Bigfoot?

Well then this is the book for you. You can become a Bigfoot researcher or be known as a Bigfooter and learn all there is to know about this mysterious creature.

What is Bigfoot? How and where does it live? Does it eat humans?

You don’t have to have a fancy degree to study Bigfoot you just need courage, a high tolerance to offensive odors, and a rock-solid belief in the creature’s existence.

So do you believe? Do you have Bigfoot fever? Then lets go Bigfooting!

Happy New Year!

Wendy — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:19:46 +0000

We hope you are all enjoying your holidays and Santa brought you loads of goodies!

Will Solvit strikes again in five new fantastic adventures in the Will Solvit mystery series.

Will Solvit is a regular ten year old – or so he thought. With the help of his dad’s crazy inventions, Will finds himself with loads of puzzles to solve and mysteries to unravel! The whole series starts with Will Solvit and the T-rex terror! Fans of mystery and adventure stories won’t want to miss out on this series.

Kid’s review by Athena

Wendy — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:49:54 +0000

Star style by Sienna Mercer – from the My sister the vampire series.

I like the way she describes the characters as some of them are vampires. It is fun and exciting to read.

Review by Athena

5/5 stars

Book Seekers December @ KARORI!

Zoe — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 03:39:39 +0000

Mystery is our new reading theme until February. So our December end of year party started off with a Mystery game in the Library. Solving clues to find pieces of a jigsaw puzzle hidden amongst the books and people.

We then sat around ate treats and did our reviews from last month. Here are some recommended, five out of five star books you can check out.

Our Theme for our February meeting is Non-fiction .Looking forward to seeing all the new graduated Book busters to Seekers! See you in 2012!!! Wow futuristic.

HAVE A LOVELY CHISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!