Quaky Cat

Quaky Cat
Author: Diana Noonan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Canterbury Earthquake, N.Z., 2010
ISBN: 9781775430292

Tiger the cat flees for his life during the Canterbury earthquake that destroys his home. Frightened and in despair he wanders the city of Christchurch, searching for his caregiver Emma. As the city rocks and buildings tumble around him, he sniffs out the comforting smell of stew and finds his way to an emergency hall, where he is reunited with Emma. Although his house is in ruins and city battered he realises that none of it matters when the people you love are safe. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Quaky Cat Helps Out

Quaky Cat Helps Out
Author: Diana Noonan
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2015-08-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9781775432975

"Quaky Cat returns to help rebuild the city of Christchurch by helping his homeless cat-friends and taking them in"--Publisher information.

A Dolphin in the Bay

A Dolphin in the Bay
Author: Diana Noonan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 109
Release: 1993
Genre: Dolphins
ISBN: 9781862911963

While staying at a beach house with his father and older brother, Seb encounters a mysterious dolphin, an old fisherman with an unlikely story, and a task to perform.

Taming the Sun

Taming the Sun
Author: Gavin Bishop
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2008-11-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9781869790349

Four classic Maori myths beautifully retold with stunning illustrations by award winner Gavin Bishop. Taming the Sun contains four stories, including two well-known legends (Maui And The Sun and Maui And The Big Fish) and two less well-known legends (Rona And The Moon and Kahu The Taniwha). Aimed at children with reading ages 3-7 years, these myths are simply and yet elegantly written. Gavin's characteristic sense of humour is evident in all of the stories; and while each story is exciting and often a little bit scary, they are resolved beautifully. Gavin allows the essence of the original myths to remain while also re-telling them for a new generation of children. The illustrations are stunning - the different colour palette for each story and the strong mix of techniques create bold and beautiful images that integrate with the words in a powerful and meaningful way. Taming the Sun is an imaginative, fresh and much-needed addition to the picture book genre, which takes traditional myths to a new level. Created by one of New Zealand's most talented and passionate children's book writers and illustrators. SHORT-LISTED FOR NZ POST CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARDS 2005.

Flight from Ledron

Flight from Ledron
Author: Diana Noonan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2007
Genre: Birds
ISBN: 9781869705947

After fourteen-year-old Amon finds an injured bird in the desert outside Ledron, his whole world turns upside down. Ledron is the last community to survive the water wars, and they have been told no other life exists. The bird seems to offer hope, but hope of what? Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary.

White Socks Only

White Socks Only
Author: Evelyn Coleman
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Total Pages: 35
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0807593613

1996 Notable Book for Children, Smithsonian Magazine Pick of the Lists, American Bookseller In the segregated south, a young girl thinks that she can drink from a fountain marked "Whites Only" because she is wearing her white socks. When Grandma was a little girl in Mississippi, she sneaked into town one day. It was a hot day—the kind of hot where a firecracker might light up by itself. But when this little girl saw the "Whites Only" sign on the water fountain, she had no idea what she would spark when she took off her shoes and—wearing her clean white socks—stepped up to drink. Bravery, defiance, and a touch of magic win out over hatred in this acclaimed story by Elevelyn Coleman. Tyrone Geter's paintings richly evoke its heat, mood, and legendary spirit.

When Pigasso Met Mootisse

When Pigasso Met Mootisse
Author: Nina Laden
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2014-10-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1452143978

When Pigasso met Mootisse, what begins as a neighborly overture escalates into a mess. Before you can say paint-by-numbers, the two artists become fierce rivals, calling each other names and ultimately building a fence between them. But when the two painters paint opposite sides of the fence that divides them, they unknowingly create a modern art masterpiece, and learn it is their friendship that is the true work of art. Nina Laden's wacky illustrations complement this funny story that non only introduces children to two of the world's most extraordinary modern artists, but teaches a very important lesson—how to creatively resolve a conflict—in a most unusual way.

Boats Afloat

Boats Afloat
Author: Ann Goodale
Publisher:
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2020
Genre: Beginner Readers (Elementary)
ISBN: 9781990011986

Take-home packs feature Sunshine favourites. Each pack includes great fiction and non-fiction texts that students will want to read. The books are created to ensure beginning readers have a successful reading experience while enjoying what they read.

Slinky Malinki

Slinky Malinki
Author: Lynley Dodd
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2012-11-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1742539858

Lynley Dodd’s classic first adventure of Slinky Malinki, a fiendish black cat who goes on a midnight stealing spree. Slinky Malinki was blacker than black, a stalking and lurking adventurous cat. By day Slinky Malinki is an adventurous cat, cheeky and cheerful, friendly and fun. But at night he becomes a thief, stealing everything from squishy bananas to milk bottles and pottery smocks. His crimes become ever more daring, until one rascally night between midnight and four, Slinky Malinki steals MORE than before . . . Told in wonderful rhyme and through pictures full of life and movement, Slinky Malinki is the very first adventure of the rapscallion cat in Lynley Dodd's famous Hairy Maclary and Friends series. Read all the Hairy Maclary and Friends books by Lynley Dodd! www.hairymaclary.com

Schnitzel Von Krumm Forget-me-not

Schnitzel Von Krumm Forget-me-not
Author: Lynley Dodd
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2012-11-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 174253998X

When Schnitzel disrupts his family’s holiday packing they forget to put something very important in the car . . . ‘We’re all in a hurry, we MUST get away so Schnitzel von Krumm – PLEASE – keep out of the way!’ Schnitzel von Krumm's family is packing to go on holiday. The little dog meddles and snoops and gets underfoot until everyone is driven mad. At last the car is packed; seatbelts are fastened and they all set off. But when they've driven far out of town they stop and realise their horrible mistake. Schnitzel has been left behind! Back at home, poor Schnitzel is howling. Who will come to his rescue? ‘A child’s best introduction to books’ – The Times Read all the Hairy Maclary and Friends books by Lynley Dodd! www.hairymaclary.com