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Robertson Library: LB1139.35.P55 M69 2012
"The key themes in play are explored through an A -- Z approach covering key concepts, theories / theorists, and figures. Rather than conventional chapters, there are brief sections outlining the main areas under any particular letter of the alphabet (the length dependent on the potential content for that letter). Topics range..." BOOK JACKET.
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.
Southland Campus Library: 940.426 WER
"This book exposes the rich history behind Anzac Day, seeking to answer the many questions children often ask their parents and teachers around the 25th of April every year. It covers all aspects of Anzac Day, from the Gallipoli Campaign and the Great War, right through to the format of..." BOOK JACKET.
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.
Southland Campus Library: 391 ADA
"Simple text and photographs present clothing from many cultures--Provided bypublisher..." BOOK JACKET.
Hocken Library: LC5808.N52 D864 2010
"This book has been compiled for students enrolled in the 2010 Distance Learning Programme. It brings together information that students might find useful throughout their course--Page 5..." BOOK JACKET.
Robertson Library: LB1139.23 .N873 2013
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.
Hocken Library: LC212.93.S56 A52 2012
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.
Hocken Library: LG745.1.G735 G73 1953
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.
Robertson Library: LB1025.3 .H68 2010
"From the Inside Flap: Any conversation about effective teaching must begin with a consideration of how students learn. However, instructors may find a gap between resources that focus on the technical research on learning and those that provide practical classroom strategies. How Learning Works provides the bridge for such a..." BOOK JACKET.
Southland Campus Library: 372.357044 WAR
Robertson Library: LB1139.23 .I58 2013
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.
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.
Hocken Library: LG745.3.D86 M67 1996
Southland Campus Library: SMI
"Hunting for eggs is fun . . . when you share with everyone. Beautifully illustrated with delightful animals, My Easter Egg Hunt captures the fun of looking for eggs at Easter time..." BOOK JACKET.
Southland Campus Library: 372.4 CLA
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.
Hocken Library: LB1731 .P76 2011
Robertson Library: LB1139.3.C3 R43 2012
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.
Southland Campus Library: 371 ADA
"Simple text and photographs present schools from many cultures Suggested level: junior..." BOOK JACKET.
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.
Robertson Library: LC189 .S6695 2013
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.
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.
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.
Robertson Library: LB1139.23 .T73 2013
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.









