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Anticipation by Tanya Moir.Southland Campus Library: 823 MOI
"Janine's mother had an obsession: her ancestry. But what she uncovered was a colourful assortment of characters and their penchant for cruelty and abuse. When her mother dies, Janine continues the genealogical search. She buys a run-down house on a tiny island, where she sits and writes up the..." BOOK JACKET.
Best singer in the world by Ulf Nilsson ; [illustrated by Eva Eriksson.Southland Campus Library: NIL
"A young boy overcomes his stage fright with the help of his little brother, and adds a touch of pizzazz to the school production. Suggested level: junior, primary..." BOOK JACKET.
Caring hearts and critical minds : literature, inquiry, and social responsibility by Steven Wolk.Robertson Library: LB1072 .W65 2012
Clothes in many cultures by Heather Adamson.Southland Campus Library: 391 ADA
"Simple text and photographs present clothing from many cultures--Provided bypublisher..." BOOK JACKET.
Early years professional's complete companion by Pam Jarvis, Jane George and Wendy Holland.Robertson Library: LB1139.23 .J37 2013
Earth dragon, fire hare by Ken Catran.Robertson Library: 823 CAT 2012
"New Zealand's forgotten war, fought in the deep green jungles in Malaya. In 1948 Britain and her allies are pitted against Communist terrorists in a struggle for freedom. On opposing sides are Peter Hayes, a young Kiwi soldier, and Ng, a dedicated guerilla. They are enemies, but, as the bitter..." BOOK JACKET.
Education : a very short introduction by Gary Thomas.Robertson Library: LB14.7 .T46 2013
"From the schools of ancient times to the present day, Gary Thomas looks at how and why education evolved as it has. By exploring some of the big questions, he examines the ways in which schools work, considers the differences around the world, and concludes by considering the future of..." BOOK JACKET.
From play to practice : connecting teachers' play to children's learning by Marcia L.Nell and Walter F. Drew, with Deborah E. Bush.Robertson Library: LB1139.35.P55 N443 2013
Future focus : sustainability, citizenship, enterprise and globalisation by Eve Tonkin.Hocken Library: LB1584.5.N5 T66 2012
"Provides a social studies/cross-curricular approach to the future that combines Future Studies pedagogy with NZ curriculum understandings about globalisation, sustainability, citizenship and enterprise (NZC p 39). These important themes are explored through the topics of Human rights, Poverty, Hunger, Natural resources and Communities ... While it is aimed at..." BOOK JACKET.
Gender analysis of the education sector in the Solomon Islands by Shalom Akao and Jane Strachan.Hocken Library: LC212.93.S56 A52 2012
Gendered voices : reflections on gender and education in South Africa and Sudan edited by H. B. Holmarsdottir, V. Nomlomo, A.I. Farag and Z. Desai.Robertson Library: LC212.93.S6 G46 2013
Giant of Lake Wakatipu by Peter Gossage.Southland Campus Library: 398.20993 GOS
"When Manata goes missing from her village, her people discover that she has been kidnapped by a giant. Her lover, Matakauri, sets off to rescue her, knowing that his people will never be safe until the giant is killed. While the giant sleeps, Matakauri builds a fire around him. But..." BOOK JACKET.
Great cake by Tina Matthews.Robertson Library: 823 MAT 2012
"Harvey wants to bake a great cake, butdoesn't have all the ingredients. That doesn't stop him. Harvey can make cakes from the most amazing things! Suggested level: junior..." BOOK JACKET.
Hocken Library: LG745.1.G735 G73 1953
Here comes the bride by Beatrice Masini ; illustrator, Anna Laura Cantone.Southland Campus Library: MAS
"Filomena makes stunning wedding dresses. When it's time to make her own, she uses all the ideas she's compiled over her years as a seamstress, but the result is so awful, it scares her groom away..." BOOK JACKET.
I love dirt! : 52 activities to help you and your kids discover the wonders of nature by Jennifer Ward ; foreword by Richard Louv ; illustrations by Susie Ghahremani.Southland Campus Library: 372.357044 WAR
Inclusion in the early childhood classroom : what makes a difference? by Susan L. Recchia, Yoon-Joo Lee.Robertson Library: LC1201 .R44 2013
Lilac ladies by Jenny Hughes ; illustrated by Jonathan Bentley.Southland Campus Library: HUG
"The four lilac ladies are best friends, and Nelly always makes things go right. But what happens when Nelly is no longer there..." BOOK JACKET.
Malamalama i le NCEA : o se taiala puupuu ma le aoga mo famau i aoga maualuluga ma o latou matua by Irena Madjar ma Elizabeth McKinley.Hocken Library: LB1629.5.N5 M5198 2012
Southland Campus Library: 624.193 MAN
"Outlines the history of the building of the power station deep in the rock of Fiordland. Describes the difficulties encountered in building the original 6 mile long tunnel in the constant streams of water coming through the rock. In the 1990s a second tunnel was designed to take the additional..." BOOK JACKET.
Mister Whistler by Margaret Mahy ; [illustrated by Gavin Bishop.Robertson Library: 823 MAH 2012
"Absentminded Mister Whistler always has a song in his head and a dance in his feet. In a rush to catch the train, he is so distracted he loses his ticket. Is it in the bottom pockets of his big coat or the top pockets of his jacket? Perhaps he..." BOOK JACKET.
Hocken Library: LG745.3.D86 M67 1996
Mr Bear Branches and the cloud conundrum by Terri-Rose Baynton.Robertson Library: 823 BAY 2012
"Lintfrey Longfellow would love nothing more than to sit among the clouds... But sadly, clouds just aren't made for sittingon. Can Mr Bear Branches find a solution to Lintfrey's cloud conundrum?--Back cover. Suggested level: junior..." BOOK JACKET.
My brother's war by David Hill.Robertson Library: 823 HIL 2012
"It's New Zealand, 1914, and the biggest war the world has known has just broken out in Europe. William eagerly enlists for the army but his younger brother, Edmund, is a conscientious objector and refuses to fight. While William trains to be a soldier, Edmund is arrested. Both brothers will..." BOOK JACKET.
Nature of Ash by Mandy Hager.Robertson Library: 823 HAG 2012
"Ash McCarthy thought he finally had it made: away from home and all its claustrophobic responsibilities, he's revelling in the freedom of student hostel life. But life is about to take a devastating turn, when two police officers knock on his door. Their life-changing news forces him to return..." BOOK JACKET.
Observation survey of early literacy achievement by Marie M. Clay.Southland Campus Library: 372.4 CLA
Phoebe and the night creatures by Jenny Hessell and [illustrations by Donovan Bixley.Southland Campus Library: HES
"It's night time and Phoebe needs to go to the toilet. On her way down the hall she collects an assortment of characters, all of which need to go to the bathroom. Suggested level: junior..." BOOK JACKET.
Play, learning and the early childhood curriculum by Elizabeth Wood.Robertson Library: LB1139.35.P55 WV53 2013
Processes of inquiry : inservice teacher educators research their practice edited by Joanna Higgins, Ro Parsons and Linda Bonne.Hocken Library: LB1731 .P76 2011
Reconfiguring the natures of childhood by Affrica Taylor.Robertson Library: LB1139.23 .T38 2013
"In this fascinating new book, Affrica Taylor encourages an exciting paradigmatic shift in the ways in which childhood and nature are conceived and pedagogically deployed, and invites readers to critically reassess the naturalist childhood discourses that are rife within popular culture and early years education.Through adopting a common worlds framework..." BOOK JACKET.
Richard Wright and the library card by William Miller ; illustrated by Gregory Christie.Southland Campus Library: MIL
"Based on a scene from Wright's autobiography, Black Boy, in which the seventeen-year-old African-American borrows a white man's library cardand devours every book as a ticket to freedom..." BOOK JACKET.
School in many cultures by Heather Adamson ; consulting editor, Gail Saunders-Smith.Southland Campus Library: 371 ADA
"Simple text and photographs present schools from many cultures Suggested level: junior..." BOOK JACKET.
Show me a story : 40 craft projects and activities to spark children's storytelling by Emily K. Neuburger.Southland Campus Library: 745.5083 NEU
"Children love to make up stories, and these 40 creative projects and activities encourage them to free their storytelling instincts. Younger children will love making story stones and a storytelling jar, and then will love using them to create stories of their own, while older kids will enjoy word grab..." BOOK JACKET.
Snakes and ladders by Mary-Anne Scott.Robertson Library: 823 SCO 2012
"Finn Fletcher is 16 and lives in a small coastal town with his mother. When his drug-addled father is accused of a hit and run, Finn accepts his grandmother's offer of sending him to boarding school in Auckland. He meets and falls for Mia, a rich Italian girl who..." BOOK JACKET.
Sport : step-by-step by Benedicte Mathieu and Myrtille Rambion ; illustrated by Aurelien Debat ; adapted by John Saker ; [translated by Jean Anderson].Southland Campus Library: 796 MAT
"Everthing from the origin of the Olympics and the history of rugby, football and tennis, to the health benefits of sports; from politics and doping to sports around the world; to playing for fun or as a professional; and more--Publisher information. Suggested level: primary, intermediate..." BOOK JACKET.
Taketakerau : the Millennium Tree by Marnie Anstis ; illustrated by Patricia Howitt.Robertson Library: 993 ANS 2011
Teaching and assessment guide by edited and designed by the Wendy Pye Team].Hocken Library: LB1050.5 .T422 2012
"Teachers' guide to the Sunshine Intervention Program, an intervention literacy programme for 9 to12 year-olds. Follows on from the Sunshine Books Intervention Works series..." BOOK JACKET.
Teaching and assessment guide, sunshine intervention by edited and designed by the Wendy Pye Team].Hocken Library: LB1050.5 .T423 2012
"Teachers' guide to the Sunshine Intervention Program, an intervention literacy programme for 9 to12 year-olds. Follows on from the Sunshine Books Intervention Works series..." BOOK JACKET.
Understanding early years inequality : policy, assessment and young children's identities by Alice Bradbury.Robertson Library: LB1139.3.G7 B73 2013
"Understanding Early Years Inequality uses critical sociological perspectives to examine the impact of changing assessment policy on primary school classrooms, with a particular focus on issues of inequality. Drawing on accounts of life in early years classrooms, Alice Bradbury suggests that a specific model of the 'good learner' operates, and..." BOOK JACKET.
Understanding early years policy by Peter Baldock, Damien Fitzgerald and Janet Kay.Robertson Library: LB1139.3.G7 B497 2013
Unfinished revolution : voices from the global fight for women's rights edited by Minky Worden.Southland Campus Library: 305.42 UNF
"This book tells the story of the global struggle to secure basic rights for women and girls, including in the Middle East where the Arab Spring raised high hopes, but the political revolutions are so far insufficient to guarantee progress. Around the world, women and girls are trafficked into forced..." BOOK JACKET.
