Beyond the Page with Upper Hutt Libraries

Holiday activities at Upper Hutt Libraries.

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Cars and Trucks and Things That Go" by Richard SCARRY
• "After Dark : Nocturnal Forest Creatures of Aotearoa" by Julia CROUTH

Fiction:

• "Dragon Games : The Frozen Sea" by Maddy MARA (Dragon Games series)
• "Finally Seen" by Kelly YANG
• "Twinning : BFF's (Not)" by Alexa MOSES (Twinning series)
• "Jason Mason and the Flightless Bird Fiasco" by Jason & Andrew (Jason Mason series)

Non-fiction:

• "Children's Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs" by Caire HIBBERT

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "But Then ... The Almost True Story of an Overdue Book" by Swapna HADDOW; illustrated by Daron PARTON
• "A Unicorn, A Dinosaur and a Shark Walk into a Book " by Jonathan FENSKE; illustrated by Jo PEARSON

Fiction:

• "Owl Diaries : The Nature Club" by Rebecca ELLIOT (Owl Diaries series)
• "Diary of a Netball Star : New Player" by Liz WATSON & Fiona HARRIS (Diary of a Netball Star series)
• "The Worlds Worst Monsters" by David WALLIAMS

Senior Fiction:

• "Gold" by Pauline CARTWRIGHT (My New Zealand Story series)

Reference:

• "The Story of a Treaty / He Kōrero Tiriti" by Claudia ORANGE
• "The Treaty of Waitangi / Te Tiriti o Waitangi" by Claudia ORANGE

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Nanny Mihi's Harvest /Te Hauhake a Nanny Mihi" by Melanie DREWERY; illustrated by Suzanne SIMPSON
• "Five Wee Pūteketeke" by Nicola TOKI; illustrated by Jo PEARSON

Fiction:

• "Once Upon a Wickedness" by Fleur BEALE
• "Dragon Games : The Thunder Egg" by Maddy MARA (Dragon Games series)
• "Koro's Star" by Claire ARAMAKUTU

Non-fiction:

• "Those Magnificent Voyagers of the Pacific" by Andrew CROWE; illustrated by Rick FISHER

Senior Fiction:

• "Always Anthony" by Terry LIBENSON (Emmie & Friends series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Ruru : Night Hunter" by Katie FURZE; illustrated by Ned BARRAUD
• "Island Toes / Tamatama'i Vae o Motu" by Chistin LOZANO; illustrated by Mariko MERRITT

Fiction:

• "Timid" by Jonathan TODD 
• "The Hero Puppy" by Holly WEBB (Puppy Place series)
• "Meet Ella : Show and Tell" by Rebecca McRITCHIE (Meet Ella series)

Non-fiction:

• "Minecraft Beginners Guide - Revised Edition" 
• "The Science Book" by John FARNDON, Ian GRAHAM, Clint TWIST & Clive GIFFORD

Senior Fiction:

• "Starfish" by Lisa FIPPS

New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2024 - Winners

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Te Hōpua Kaukau / The Swimming Hole" by Norah WILSON; illustrated by Kimberly ANDREWS (E Oma Rāpeti : Run, Rabbit series)
• "Dear Chocosaur" by  Chae STRATHIE; illustrated by Nicola O'BYRNE

Fiction:

• "My Aunt is a Monster" by Reimena YEE
• "Deena the Diwali Fairy" by Daisy MEADOWS (Rainbow Magic series)
• "Diary of a Pug : Pugs Road Trip" by Kyla MAY (Diary of a Pug series)

Non-fiction:

• "Massive Book of Jokes for Kids Only!" by Andy JONES
• "Francis of Assisi" by Geraldine ELSCHNER

Senior Fiction:

• "Danger in the Darkness" by Heather HOLMES

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "The Wolf and the Hocus Pocus" by Avril McDONALD; illustrated by Tatiana MININA
• "Watson the Detective Dog" by  Susan BROCKER; illustrated by Jenny COOPER

Fiction:

• "I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944" by Laure n TARSHIS (I Survived - Graphic Novel series)
• "Dragon Girls - Phoebe the Moonlight Dragon" by Maddy MARA (Dragon Girls series)
• "Arsenic for Tea" by Robin STEVENS (Murder Most Unladylike series)

Non-fiction:

• "Ann Frank : The Diary of a Young Girl" by Ann FRANK & Mirjam PRESSLER
• "The Story of Titanic for Children" by  Joe FULMAN

Senior Fiction:

• "Worse Things" by Sally MURPHY

Book Fair 2024 - Update

St Brendan's Book Fair has wrapped up for another year. A BIG Thank You to everyone who came along and helped to make it another very successful Book Fair. This year, sales earned us around 40 free new books for our library collection. 

An extra special thank you to the families and staff who purchased a "Red Dot" book for donation to the library - keep a look out for them on the library “New Books Display” during this term, they'll all have special Book Fair 2024 Donation book plates inside!  

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Te Rapu Kura : Treasure Hunt" by Norah WILSON; illustrated by Kimberly ANDREWS (E Oma Rāpeti : Run, Rabbit series)
• "The Day Grandad Went to School" by  Heather ROSS; illustrated by Scott IRVINE

Fiction:

• "The Snow Globe" by Jean URE
• "Karen's Sleepover" by Mary Ann MARTIN, illustrated by Katy FARINA (Baby-Sitters Little Sister - Graphic Novel series)
• "Test Trouble" by Serena PATEL 

Non-fiction:

• "Bridges : Engineering Masterpieces" by Dan ZETTWOCH (Science Comics series)
• "Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World" by Kate PANKHURST

Senior Fiction:

• "Alias Anna" by Susan HOOD & Gregg DAWSON

Book Fair 2024

   All purchases from the Book Fair help to 

earn new resources for our library.

Book Fair 2024 - Coming Soon

St Brendan's School Book Fair 2024 will be open before and/or after school on most weekdays between the afternoon of Wednesday, 24 July and the evening of Tuesday, 30 July. More information about Book Fair opening hours will be on display next term. All purchases from the Book Fair help to earn free books for our school library.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Adventures in the Multiverse Fiero Code Competition 2024

Upper Hutt Library presents ... Adventures in the Multiverse!

1 June to 31 July 2024

There is still time to participate in Adventures in the Multiverse! Get coding and craft your very own choose-your-own-adventure game using Code Blocks (Scratch).

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