Books and More June/July Issue 17

Books and More

Photo Credit: Joe O’Dea

What’s in this issue?

Welcome from Cath Reviews from our Readers Keeping you up to date Maori Language Week Introducing...

New Books Get to know the Royals Press Reader LibraryPlus Information

Welcome

Over the last few weeks the weather has turned cold, and boy has it rained! With winter approaching it’s a good time to remind you about downloading eBooks and Audio books from home if you run out of reading (ask staff for help if you are not sure what to do) and that you can email or phone us to renew your books if you’re stuck at home.

Thanks to a generous grant from the TSB Community Trust we have installed large touch screens in Hawera, Opunake, Manaia, Kaponga and Eltham LibraryPlus for use with Press Reader.

Press Reader gives users free access to over 3,000 newspapers and magazines from around the world. This is fantastic for news junkies and great for immigrants who want to catch up on news from home. Press Reader can also be used from the comfort of your own home, via southtaranaki.com.

Did you know we have a large collection of graphic novels for children and adults? We have recently moved them all to Hawera, and purchased a lovely new stand for them, so they are in one large collection*. Graphic novels are not just “comics” – many are sophisticated stories for adults, including non-fiction.

One of my favourites is Persepolis in which the great-granddaughter of Iran’s last emperor, and the daughter of ardent Marxists, describes growing up in Tehran in a country plagued by political upheaval and vast contradictions between public and private life.

You can find me on Twitter as @KiwiLibrarian or drop in to my office in Hawera LibraryPlus for a chat.

You can email me on cath.sheard@stdc.govt.nz. *This should be available by mid June.

Reviews from our Readers

The Bawdy Basket Edward Marston This is a good mystery set around the Elizabethan age and the hero detective Nicholas Bracewell is a member of a band of Thespians. He sets out to help a fellow actor and friend clear his fathers name after he is executed for a murder he did not commit.

The scenes are set well and the flavour of the time is captured nicely.

No gratuitous violence just a good old fashioned murder mystery. A good set of characters who it would appear are to be found in other novels by Edward Marston I intend to seek them out. So if you enjoy historical crime and an easy read look for this author and enjoy the read.

Reviewed by Lynne

In Touch with Grace Jenny Patrick Yet another great book by this New Zealand author.

This one is set in a middle class suburb and concerns the life of Grace, an elderly widow. She belongs to the local bowls club and this is where she finds most of her social interaction but she also has a very good friend in Mildred, another widow.

She comes across an old flame and breaks the calm flow of her very even life when they become friends in the nicest possible way.

The author brings her characters to life and the reader becomes their friend, so well does she capture the ups and downs of old age.

A lovely book and very highly recommended.

Reviewed by Roger

The Skeleton Road Val McDermid My first Val McDermid novel and I was expecting a ‘who dunnit’ with a Scottish setting. I got that and more.

This story is about the Balkans War and the crimes it deals in are more complex and far reaching than a ‘simple’ murder. Its about justice, revenge, loss and death.

The war history is revealed as it is entwined with a current Scottish murder investigation.

Not an easy read but worth it.

Reviewed by Kaye If you would like to see your reviews featured here, go to ils.stdc.govt.nz and add a comment on the book you are reading.

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There are five vowels and ten consonants in the Māori alphabet. five vowels: a, e, i, o, u eight consonants: h, k, m n, p, r, t, w two digraphs (two letters that combine to form one sound): wh, ng.

Vowels

While there are five vowels, combinations of vowels (diphthongs) are common. You should regard these vowel sounds as a larger group of simply the five vowels alone.

A vowel can be long or short. A long sound is shown by a macron (a bar appearing over a vowel e.g. ‘ā’ in motokā). Orthographic conventions advise when a macron is used.

Vowels are pronounced as follows: short a as in e as in i as in o as in u as in

about enter eat awful put

long

far bed sheep pork boot

South Taranaki LibraryPlus have a range of Maoritanga resources, including Maori Language books. You can borrow any of these resources with a library card from your local LibraryPlus. Keep an eye out for events and activities that you local libraryplus will be holding during Maori Langauge week.

July 27 - 2 August 2015 Learn basic words and phrases Greetings

Hi: Kia ora Hello (to one person): Tēnā koe Hello (to two people) Tēnā kōrua Hello (to three or more people) Tēnā koutou

Months

I’m good: Kei te pai ahau I’m great: Ka nui te ora And you? Me koe?

January: Kohi-tātea February: Hui-tanguru March: Poutū-te-rangi April: Paenga-whāwhā May: Haratua June: Pipiri July: Hōngongoi August: Here-turi-kōkā September: Mahuru October: Whiringa-ā-nuku November: Whiringa-ā-rangi December: Hakihea

Farewells

Numbers:

Inquiring Question

How are you? Kei te pēhea koe?

Responses

Goodbye (to someone leaving): Haere rā Goodbye (to someone staying): E noho rā See you again: Ka kite anō See you later: Hei konā

Seasons/Weather Summer: Raumati Autumn: Ngahuru Winter: Hōtoke Spring: Koanga

It is very hot: Tino wera It is very warm: Hē tino mahana The sun is shining: Kei te whiti te rā This is a lovely day: He rā tino ātaahua tenei The wind is blowing: Kei te pupuhi te hau It is raining: Kei te heke te ua

One: Tahi Two: Rua Three: Toru Four: Whā Five: Rima Six: Ono Seven: Whitu Eight: Waru Nine: Iwi Ten: Te Kau

Days of the week

Monday: Rāhina Tuesday: Rātū Wednesday: Rāapa Thursday: Rāpare Friday: Rāmere Saturday: Rāhoroi Sunday: Rātapu

Introducing...

Opunake and Manaia LibraryPlus Team

Listed from the back left: Maria Brewerton (Branch Librarian Opunake & Manaia LibraryPlus) Deanne Cook (LibraryPlus Officer) June Wallace (LibraryPlus Officer) Front left to right: Lisa Mullin (LibraryPlus Officer) Carole Hosie (Senior Library Assistant)

The team at Opunake and Manaia LibraryPlus really enjoy creating a welcoming, bright atmosphere for their customers and you will always see some creative displays when you visit. Both libraries have great bookclubs for children and offer interactive sessions with ipads and xboxs as well as creating some fun ideas and learning with their school holiday programmes. All the team enjoy reading a wide range of different genres and recommending great books to our borrowers.

Manaia LibraryPlus has a long standing adult book club and monthly crossword sessions and a scrabble club in a fun new addition to the library. Opunake LibraryPlus has Friends of the Library morning tea every Friday at 10am with everyone welcome for a casual cuppa and chat. keep an eye out for some fun bi-monthly events coming your way this year too! As well as our love of libraries we can help you out with your rates, dog registrations and other council services.

New Books Killing for Keeps Mari Hannah It’s in the blood.

Two brothers from the same criminal family die within hours of each other, five miles apart, one on the edge of a Newcastle industrial estate, the other in a busy A & E department of a local hospital, unseen by the triage team. Both victims have suffered horrific injuries.

Who wanted them dead? Will they kill again?

Still Life Christa Parrish A tragic plane crash. One woman who lost her husband. Another who gave up her seat for him.

Adah spent her first twenty-five years with her family as part of a fringe religious sect.

Then she met Julian, a photojournalist who’d come to document their lifestyle.

They eloped mere days later and Adah was thrust into a completely new life as a wife, city-dweller, and an individual allowed to make her own decisions. But she has no idea who she is.

Investigating these brutal and bloody killings leads DCI Kate Daniels to break some rules, putting her career as well as her life on the line.

As the body count rises in the worst torture case Northumbria Police has ever seen, the focus of the enquiry switches, first to Glasgow and then to Europe ending in a confrontation with a dangerous offender hell-bent on revenge.

On her twenty-sixth birthday, Julian plans to fly home from an assignment. He’s thrilled when Katherine Cramer gives up her seat so he can make the flight. But the plane crashes and everyone on board is killed, including Julian.

Adah is completely at a loss, with no friends and no marketable skills. When Julian’s last photographs are published, her life errupts into chaos. She begins travelling--with Julian’s camera for a companion--searching for answers to who she is and what she really wants.

These reviews are from the Good Reads website.

To view more reviews about other new books check out www.goodreads.com

Get to know the Royals Get to know the Royals...

1. On September 9 this year Queen Elzabeth II will become the longest reigning monarch in history. She would have broken the record set by her Great Great Grandmother Queen Victoria.

2. Queen Elizabeth II has four dogs, two corgis named Holly and Willow and two Dorgis (crossbreed of Dashund and Corgi) called Candy and Vulcan.

3. Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms. This includes 19 state rooms, 52 Royal and Guest bedrooms, 188 Staff bedrooms, 92 Offices and 78 Bathrooms!

4. Despite Queens birthday weekend being in June, her actual birthday is on April 21.

5. Queen Elizabeth II is the only person in britain who can drive without a licence or number plate on her state car.

Want to learn more about the Royal Family?

South Taranaki LibraryPlus also have a selection of books about the Royal Family. Pop into your local branch and browse their collection, or you can request to reserve an item from any of the other branches.

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LibraryPlus Information Public Holidays June/July All LibraryPlus centers will be closed on Monday 1 June for Queen’s Birthday Weekend and reopen on Tuesday 2 June at regular times.

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