Reference

Kids

Categories

* Animals & Pets
* Arts & Crafts
* Biography
* Christmas
* Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
* Fun
* Geography
* History
* News
* Olympics
* Recycling and Our Environment
* Science
* Sports
* Stories, Books and Authors

Sites

* Britannica Junior
Britannica Junior is designed for primary school students
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries.
* Intrepica
Intrepica is a play-based literacy resource with more than 10,000 activities online for children of all ages and ability. Children and parents can select from activities focusing on pre-reading skills, phonics, reading, spelling, vocabulary, grammar and comprehension in a fun, exciting and safe online environment. To use Intrepica you need to first create an account for your child or yourself. You will need your library card number and an email address. Your login details will be emailled to you at that email address.
* TumbleBookLibrary
TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of TumbleBooks – animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. TumbleBooks are created by adding animation, sound, music and narration to existing picture books in order to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you.
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries.
* World Book Kids
Based on World Book's Discovery Encyclopedia, World Book Kids includes thousands of easy-to-read articles, images and illustrations, interactive games and activities, and teacher resources. Part of World Book Web.
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries.
* Bateman New Zealand Encyclopedia
Covers a wide range of subjects of historical and contemporary significance to New Zealand. 6th ed. Auckland, New Zealand: David Bateman, 2005
From The Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries.
* Kids health
* National Children's Day
7 March 2010
* New Zealand Post Stamp Hunters Club
Find out about "The Journey of a Letter" and learn "The Story of a Stamp", then go to the Fun Zone to learn cool jokes and tricks!
* Ruben the Road Safety Bear