Reference

Kids

Categories

* Animals & Pets
* Arts & Crafts
* Biography
* Bullying
* Cooking
* Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
* Food and kai
* Fun
* Geography
* History
* Holidays
* Kites
* News
* Olympics
* Recycling and Our Environment
* Science
* Sports
* Stories, Books and Authors
* The Source

Sites

* Te Ara - Encyclopedia of New Zealand
In Māori, Te Ara means 'the pathway'. This Encyclopedia offers many pathways to understanding New Zealand. When complete, it will be a comprehensive guide to our peoples, natural environment, history, culture, economy, institutions and society.
* 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.
* Britannica Junior
Britannica Junior is designed for primary school students
* Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia for 8-15 year olds.Over 73,000 short and book-length articles from journals and magazines.Recommended websites and audio and video clips.
* Literacy Planet (was Intrepica)
Fun learn-to-read resource for children. Includes pre-reading skills, practice exercises and basic mathematics. Set up a new account with your library card number and email address.
Existing Intrepica users.
* TumbleBookLibrary
Fun animated children’s stories, games, quizzes and puzzles.
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries.
* World Book Online for Kids
Easy-to-use encyclopædia for young readers. Articles, multimedia, games, science projects and interactive tools for homework and fun. Part of World Book Web.
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries.
* Many Answers
Search for answers to popular homework questions asked at Anyquestions.co.nz.
* Big 6 Kids' resources
Information skills resources for kids.
* Educational quizzes
* Emergency preparedness for Kids
From the Federal Emergency Management Agency Volcano resources.
* Kids health
* National Children's Day
First Sunday of March annually
* New Zealand Post Kidzone
NZ Post kids club has fun and games and learn about stamp collecting.
* Ruben the Road Safety Bear
* Te Whata Raki
Explore our new online world with your guide, Whetumarama. Learn about some traditional stories, told through waiata, pictures and other web resources before trying out the quiz.