School holiday fun at the library School holidays run from Monday 18 April, and school is back for Term 2 on Monday 2 May.
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The wild robot
by Peter Brown
After a hurricane washes her onto a remote island's shore, ROZZUM unit 7134 isn't sure what to do. Though Roz is a highly advanced robot, she's not programmed for the outdoors – especially not an island where the animals think she's a monster! Ever logical, Roz carefully begins learning everything she can about her new home: how to stay safe, how to communicate with her animal neighbors, and how to care for the abandoned gosling she adopts. With whimsical illustrations and an unusual main character, The Wild Robot (the first novel by popular picture book author Peter Brown) is an old-fashioned wilderness survival story with a modern twist.
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The road to Ratenburg
by Cowley, Joy
A family of rats is forced to leave their home, so sets out to find the fabled city of Ratenburg. Along the way they outwit vicious dogs, tricky rat traps and sharp-beaked hawks, and make some very dangerous crossings. The rat family's adventures test their character and grow bonds between sisters and brothers, family friends, mum and dad. Narrating the tale is Spinnaker Rat, an Edwardian-style father, full of wisdom about the ways of the world, who finds himself learning more than he expected.
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Snakes and reptiles
by Kezia Endsley
Combines vibrantly photographed scientific facts with surprising, weird and unbelievable true stories on subjects ranging from boa constrictors and vipers to crocodiles and turtles.
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The adventures of Lettie Peppercorn
by Sam Gayton
Confined to her lonely house after the disappearance of her mother, young Lettie opens her door to a traveling alchemist who claims he will change the world with a fantastical invention and help Lettie find her mother.
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ANZAC heroes
by Gill, Maria
Discover the triumphs and tragedies of 24 heroic Australasians during World War One and Two. Read the biographies of ANZAC soldiers, as well as Air Force and Navy soldiers, medics, a spy, an ambulance driver and a humanitarian, surviving in battles in England, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific.
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| Wing & claw: Forest of wonders by Linda Sue ParkMaking friends with a talking bat is just the first of several unexpected adventures for young apothecary Raffa. Though his parents treat him like an apprentice, Raffa has some serious healing skills -- it's his experimental cure (made from a rare scarlet vine) that gives the injured bat the ability to speak. Not all of the vine's uses are so positive, however, and after Raffa treks to the city to warn others of the vine's dangers, he's forced to confront the responsibilities that come with his new discovery. Packed with diverse characters (both human and animal) and thrilling bursts of action, Forest of Wonders kicks off the Wing & Claw trilogy. |
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Little cat's luck
by Marion Dane Bauer
A novel-in-verse companion to Little dog, lost finds Patches, an indoor calico cat, venturing outside to chase a golden autumn leaf that flutters by her window, an exploit that suddenly prompts her to embark on a hazardous journey in search of a special place of her own.
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Ode to a comode: Concrete poems
by Brian P. Cleary
Features a series of mind-bending, concrete poems that are shaped and inspired by their subject, such as a football, clock, fork and many other familiar objects, in a collection by an award-winning author who explains how concrete poems work—and uses them to create all sorts of wild wordplay.
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Serafina's promise
by Ann E. Burg
At 11 years old, Serafina has two jobs: bringing water from the stream every morning, and helping her mother and grandmother sell herbs. Though her home in the mountains of Haiti isn't too far from the schools in Port-au-Prince, Serafina doesn't have time for school, and her family doesn't have the money to pay for it. Despite these obstacles and many others, Serafina dreams of becoming a doctor and saving lives. Told through fast-paced, easy-to-read poems, Serafina's Promise invites readers into the tragedies and triumphs of a modern Haitian girl who refuses to give up, no matter what the odds.
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All the wild wonders: Poems of our Earth
by Wendy Cooling
A distinguished anthologist presents a treasury of poems by classic writers ranging from John Milton to Ogden Nash and selected to excite curiosity in children about the Earth, from why trees are important to what ecological measures are needed to protect the future.
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| Inside out & back again by Thanhha LaiIt's February, 1975, and as Saigon falls in the Vietnam War, 10-year-old Hà is fleeing the country with her mother and three brothers. The five of them (Hà's father is missing in action) travel to the United States by sea, and, after spending some time in refugee camps, find a family to sponsor them in Alabama. Hà does her best to adjust to American life, but she misses her home terribly -- and the kids at school are mean. Eye-opening, emotional, and yet surprisingly funny, Inside Out & Back Again tells Hà's story in short, descriptive poems that really bring her struggle to life. |
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| Brown girl dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonBefore she was an award-winning author, Jacqueline Woodson was a kid who loved stories but had trouble reading. In this autobiography told through poetry, you'll see how young Jackie gradually found her voice as a writer, and how her loving family's various moves (from Ohio to South Carolina to New York) gave her a unique perspective on growing up African American during the Civil Rights Movement. Woodson's quietly beautiful poems and clear-eyed observations are sure to inspire writers and dreamers of all ages. |
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