Stage 3 Reading List
Hanna: My Holocaust Story by Goldie Alexander Hanna has dreams of being a gymnast. But in 1939 the Nazis invade her home, Warsaw, and everything changes. All Jews are being rounded up and being threatened. Her family escape to a farm with their housekeeper, but how...
Librarycook – a fishy story – November
"20 years of Delicious" screamed the November issue's cover, replete with a spectacularly meringuey cake. The librarycook has enjoyed many of the offerings of those 20 years, and dived headlong in, eager to see what would catch her eye. And what caught her eye first...
Stage 2 Reading List
Never Smile at a Monkey: And 17 Other Important Things to Remember by Steve Jenkins When it comes to wild animals, everyone knows that there are certain things you just don't do. It's clearly a bad idea to tease a tiger, pull a python's tail, or bother a black widow...
Stage 1 Reading List
Heads & Tails: Insects by John Canty At first we can only see the insects tails. Some clues help us try to identify each insect as we learn more about each one. Now, can you guess the insect that each tail belongs to before they are revealed once the page is...
Early Stage 1 Reading List
I Wonder by K. A. Holt | Preparatory Library | Junior Library | In this unusual text, young listeners and readers follow a group of diverse kids trying to make sense of the world as they see it. Questions such as What do clouds taste like?, Do my toys miss me when...
October librarycook – What does a “weeknight recipe” really mean?
The October issue of Delicious was packed to the gunwales with look-at-me deliciousness. The cover featured an Ottolenghi delight, a Potato and Spinach Pie, which is crying out to be made. There were Ricotta, Ginger & Pineapple Tarts; a Chicken, Tomato &...
September librarycook – Mince and Potatoes, but not as you know them
Could the September issue of Delicious look any more Australian? A giant Lamington cake was the featured image, and the issue included twists on Aussie staples like the iced vovo and the vanilla slice. For the librarycook, though, and yes, she does realise her...
Divergent book review
Divergent - Veronica Roth Throughout this term, I have been reading the first book in the Divergent series by Veronica Roth. In this dystopian thriller, society is split into 'factions' based on their key personality traits and/or values. I gained an insight into how...
What’s new in the AHL in September
AHHHHH Spring… the sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the maggies are swooping and there’s light at the end of the tunnel… Here are the Library team’s top recommendations for this month. One hundred days by Alice Pung From one of Australia’s most celebrated...
F in Exams book review
I’d like to say I chose this book because of an intelligent reason, but to be honest, I picked it because it was (a) really short and (b) mentioned exams. The title appealed to me because I was about to start my exams and assessments and thought it might help. Well F...
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On this day in 1955, American activist, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger and was arrested. Her protest led to the end of racial segregation on public buses.
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Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island was published today in 1883. The timeless adventure classic told tall tales of treasure hunts and pirates.
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