Toys, games

www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/inventions

http://www.home.howstuffworks.com

www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ahrpa/opa/kids/index.html

www.hants.gov.uk/museum/toys/history/toy_cars.html

www.vam.ac.uk/moc

www.historychannel.com/exhibits/toys/index.html

www.yo-yo.com

www.mattel.com/our_toys

How to sort and shelve

http://users.ece.utexas.edu/~valmstrum/s2s/utopia/library4/src/library4.html

Recycling, wearable art

http://catwalkarts.com/wordpress/designer/

http://www.greenwala.com/community/groups/all/118-Eco-Fashion-Beat/topics/525

trashion, trash to fashion

Great website for illustrators

Tribute to Where the Wild Things Are

http://www.terribleyelloweyes.com/

Good Rainforest site

http://schools.rainforestsos.org/free-resources/rainforest-multimedia

Needs watching for older content, i.e. 16 yr olds

Coming Event

Storylines Festival of New Zealand Children's Authors and Illustrators

Free Family Day

When? 30 August, 2009 , 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.

What? Dramas based on picture books, author appearances, book readings, illustration demonstrations and cartooning, art, craft, fun activities, Jane from' Jane and the Dragon', Narnia and The Wotwots from Weta Workshops, writing competitions.

Kids Lit Quiz, Story Sports.

Dylan Horrocks, Richard Taylor, Margaret Mahy, Brian Falkner.

Links for Kites

http://www.natlib.govt.nz/services/get-advice/school-libraries/hot-topics/flight-and-kites

Links for recycling

http://www.natlib.govt.nz/services/get-advice/school-libraries/hot-topics/environmental-issues-conservation-and-recycling

When you want to know something

1. Books and fast find

2. Reference area

3. Teachers and librarians

4. Anyquestions.co.nz 1-6 p.m.

http://www.anyquestions.co.nz/

5. Many answers - archive of previous answers on anyquestions

6. Christchurch City Libraries website as above

7. National Library Hot topics

http://www.natlib.govt.nz/services/get-advice/school-libraries/hot-topics

8. EPIC databases including Encyclopedia Britannica

9. Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand

10. NZ history- seniors

http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/

11. Maori topics

http://www.maori.org.nz/

12 Info blitz - librarian's help site

http://infoblitz.co.nz/

Maria Gill event

Thursday June 11th 6.00pm - we'll be launching 'Rangitoto'at Takapuna Libraryon Auckland's North Shore. 
Come to hear a reading of the book with Rangitoto in the background. 
Make a volcano! 
Draw a kaka bird! 
Eat some volcano cake! 
Sip some magma juice! 
Meet the author (me again) and illustrator(Heather again) and buy a signed copy of the book with a giveaway. 
A free event – bring the parents, siblings and teachers with you...

Author visit to school

1. On May 26th Maria Gill visited school to talk about her books and hold writing workshops with year 5 and 6 children.

It was a very interesting day as she has written many intriguing books, short stories and articles.

Some examples which we have in the library are: 'Dogs on the job,' 'Birds' eye view', and 'Operation Nest Egg' She has 2 others just published - 'Save our seas' and 'Rangitoto.'

Her website is one of the best I have seen.

http://www.mariagill.co.nz/index.php

which was designed by the artist Heather Arnold.

NZ Post Children's Book Awards 2009

The winners were announced at 6 p.m. on May 20. There is a list and pictures of them in the library. Nearly all the books are issued so they must be good!
Children's choice was "The Were-Nana"; are you surprised?

Author visit : Cathy Cassidy

Some of the older girls already read her books. She will be in North Shore City on Monday 25 May 6 p.m. at Takapuna Library. If you are in year 6 you will probably enjoy this - and there will be treats! Guess what they might be!

Why have a blog?

So we can communicate.  I can post up interesting items or games.

To build a community.

Can you think of more reasons?

Send me a post.

Auckland Harbour Bridge

The 50th anniversary of the opening of the bridge is on 30 May 2009. 

There are some adults in the school who can remember walking across it on the day!!! Maybe you or your parents know someone who did that.

In the library we have 2 new copies of the anniversary edition of  "Guardian of the Bridge" with lots of interesting facts included plus a brand new history of the bridge.

Meaning of blog

Blog just means web log - like a diary and newsletter online. Anyone can set one up at blogger.com as long as you have set up an email address.

Welcome, Nau Mai, Haere Mai!

This is for you, the students at Sunnynook :
- to let others know if you have read a great book
- or you would like Mrs Soutar to buy a good book for the library
- or there is an activity you would like us to do in the library
- or you may think of another interesting thing to do with the blog.

Did you know you can already come to read, write and draw on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday lunchtimes and every morning tea time?
You can also listen to stories on the CD player or tape player, play computer games, or use kidpix, finish school work or change the books you have finished reading.