Using Non-Fiction Booklist
Using Non-Fiction Booklist
Japan
299.561 NOM
Nomura, Noriko S: I am Shinto. New York: PowerKids Press, 1996. ISBN 0823923800
394.269 MCK
McKay, Susan: Japan. Milwaukee: Gareth Stevens Pub. 1997. ISBN 0836819357
Series: Festivals of the world
641.5952 ONO
Ono, Kaoru: Sushi for kids: A children’s introduction to Japan’s favourite food. Boston: Tuttle
Pub. 2003. ISBN 080483346X
736.982 SAR
Sarasas, Claude: The ABCs of Origami: Paper folding for children. Boston: Tuttle Pub., 2002.
ISBN 0804833079
895.61 HAI
Addiss,Stephen [edited] with Akira Yamamoto and Fumiko Yamamoto: Haiku landscapes: in sun,
wind, rain and snow Trumbull, CT : Weatherhill, 2002. ISBN 0834805197
915.2 BRO
Brownlie, Ali: Japan. London: Cherrytree Books, 2003.ISBN 1842341715
Series: Letters from around the world
001.944 JEFF
Jeffrey, Gary: The Loch Ness monster and other lake mysteries. New York: Rosen Central, 2006 ISBN
1404207961
Series: Graphic mysteries
001.944 SHO
Shone, Rob: Bigfoot and other strange beasts. New York: Rosen Central, 2006
ISBN 1401207937
Series: Graphic mysteries
133.8 TIL
Mind readers : science examines ESP / Thomasine E. Lewis Tilden. Author: Tilden,
Thomasine E. Lewis, 1958- Publisher: New York : Franklin Watts, c2008. ISBN:
9780531175323
179.9 LOE
Loewen, Nancy: Treat me right: kids talk about respect. Minneapolis, Minn: Picture Window Books,
2003. ISBN 1404800344
Series: Kids talk about
200.83 BUL
Buller, Laura: A faith like mine: A celebration of the world’s religions – seen through the eyes of
children. London: Dorling Kindersley, 2005. ISBN 14053101189
302.34 FIN
Kids talk about bullying / by Carrie Finn; illustrated by Amy Bailey Muehlenhardt. Author: Finn,
Carrie. Publisher: Minneapolis, Minn.: Picture Window Books, c2007. ISBN: 9781404823150
(hardcover) 1404823158 Summary: Uses a letter and answer format to discuss different types
of bullying and give advice on dealing with bullies. Includes quiz. Suggested level: junior,
primary.
303.34 NEL
Nelson, Robin: Being a leader. Minneapolis, Minn.: Lerner Publications, 2003
ISBN 0822512874
Series: First step non-fiction
304.6 SMI
Smith, David J: If the world were a village. London: A&C Black, 2003
ISBN 0713664991
DVD 304.6 IF
If the world were a village [videorecording] / produced by Vince Commisso ; director, Jamie
Whitney ; written by Kate Barris ; design and animation, Brad Ferguson ... [et al.]. Publisher:
Toronto, Ont.: Visual Education Centre; Eight Mile Plains, Qld. distributed by Marcom
Projects, c2005.
NZ M 305.899 TRA
Trafford, Ian: Te Waka. Wellington, NZ: Learning Media, 2006-09-04
ISBN 0790313677
327.172 KER
A little peace / by Barbara Kerley; with a note by Richard H. Solomon. Author: Kerley,
Barbara. Publisher: Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, c2007. ISBN: 9781426300868
(hardcover: alk. paper) 9781426300875 (lib. bdg.: alk. paper) Summary: Text and
photographs from around the world show that everyone can help make our lives more
peaceful. Suggested level: junior, primary. Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly col.ill. ; 29 cm.
333.72 GOO
Growing green: a young person’s guide to taking care of the planet / Christina Goodings;
Masumi Furukawa. Author: Goodings, Christina. Publisher: Oxford: Lion Children’s, c2008.
ISBN: 9780745960746 (hbk.)
333.72 WHI
Whitty, Helen: Community. South Yarra [Vic]: Macmillan Library, 2002
ISBN 0732980658
Series: The Eco Series
333.912 KER
Kerley, Barbara: A cool drink of water. Washington, D.C: National Geographic Society, 2002. ISBN
0792267230
338.02 HOE
Where things come from / by Susan Hoe. Author: Hoe, Susan. Publisher: Tunbridge Wells :
Ticktock, 2008. ISBN: 9781846967245 (hbk.)
352.14 PAR
Parker, Vic: In the street. Oxford: Heinemann Library, 2004. ISBN 0431173222
Series: Who helps us? Little nippers
363.34 MCG
Natural disasters: with Dan Quake, natural disasters expert / Bill McGuire. Author: McGuire,
Bill, 1954- Publisher: London: Kingfisher, 2007. ISBN: 9780753414200 (hbk.)
363.738 GOR
An inconvenient truth: the crisis of global warming / Al Gore. Author: Gore, Albert, 1948-
Edition: Rev. ed. Publisher: New York: Viking, 2007. ISBN: 9780670062713 (hardcover: alk.
paper) 9780670062720 (pbk.: alk. paper) Summary: Former Vice President Al Gore examines
the climate crisis that is threatening the future of the planet, describes what the world’s
governments are doing to correct the problem, and explains why the problem should be taken
more seriously. Suggested level: secondary.
363.738 ROY
Global warming / Angela Royston. Author: Royston, Angela. Publisher: Oxford: Heinemann
Library, 2008. ISBN: 9780431084749 (hbk.)
364 WOO
Woolf, Alex: Why do people commit crime? London: Hodder Wayland, 2004
ISBN 0750243287
NZ 381.18 XIN
Facing the faces: Avondale Sunday market: a digital photography tour / Oliver Xin Li. Author:
Xin Li, Oliver. Publisher: Auckland, N.Z.: Digital Sublime Studio, c2006. ISBN: 0473108518
(pbk.)
NZ 394.209 JOW
Jowitt, Glenn: Feasts and Festivals: A celebration of Pacific Island Culture in New Zealand.
Auckland, NZ: New Holland, 2002. ISBN 1877246530
398.2 COO
Cooper, Gilly Cameron: How the world began. London: Lorenz, 2003
ISBN 0754810712
398.20952 KAJ
Yoshi’s feast / by Kimiko Kajikawa ; illustrated by Yumi Heo. Author: Kajikawa, Kimiko.
Edition: 1st ed. Publisher: New York : DK Ink, 2000. ISBN: 0789426072 Summary: When
Yoshi’s neighbor, Sabu, the eel broiler, attempts to charge him for the delicious smelling
aromas he has been enjoying, Yoshi hatches a plan to enrich them both. Suggested level:
junior, primary.
507.8 RHA
Rhatigan, Joe: Prize-winning science fair projects for curious kids. New York: Lark Books, 2004.
ISBN 1579904785
509 LLE
Llewellyn, Claire: Ereka! Discoveries. London: Kingfisher, 2004
ISBN 0753409747
519.2 KNA
Knapp, Brian J: Chance and average. Henley-On-Thames [England]: Atlantic Europe, 1999. ISBN
1862140561
Series: Maths Matters
551.22 BRA
Branley, Franklyn Mansfield: Earthquakes. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005 ISBN
0060280085
Series: Let’s-read-and-find-out science
551.55 HAR
Wild weather / Caroline Harris; quotations and foreword by Warren Faidley. Author: Harris,
Caroline, 1964- Publisher: New York: Kingfisher, 2005. ISBN: 9780753459119 0753459116
572.86 DEL
De la Bedoyere, Camilla: The discovery of DNA. London: Evans, 2005
ISBN 0237527405
Series: Milestones in modern science
577.34 JOH
Rainforest: Johnson, Jinny: Publisher: London, 1996,:Kingfisher Voyages, ISBN
9780753411865
NZ 581.73 GAR
At home in the bush: a handbook of discovery for young New Zealanders / Leonie Garvey.
Author: Garvey, Leonie. Publisher: Waiuku, N.Z.: L. Garvey, c2002. ISBN: 0473080141 (pbk.)
Summary: Introduces common trees, shrubs and plants of the New Zealand forest.
Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary.
591.47 EXT
Extreme cheats. Detroit: Blackbirch Press, 2005. ISBN 1410303810
Series: The Planet’s most extreme
591.47 TWI
Twist, Clint: Feathery creatures. London: Andromeda Children’s, 2005
ISBN 1861991312
Series: Animal touch
591.96 SHA
Shalev, Zahavit: Water hole. London: Dorling Kindersley, 2005
ISBN 1405308192
Series: DK 24 hours
609 OXL
Oxlade, Chris: Inventions. London: Zigzag, 2003 ISBN 1903954592
Series: Knowledge masters
610.73 NIG
Florence Nightingale: lady with the lamp / by Trina Robbins; illustrated by Anne Timmons.
Author: Robbins, Trina. Publisher: Mankato, Minn.: Capstone Press, c2007. ISBN:
9780736868501 (hardcover)
612 CAL
Human body / Linda Calabresi. Author: Calabresi, Linda. Publisher: New York: Simon &
Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2008, c2007. ISBN: 9781416938613 (Hardcover)
1416938613 (Hardcover)
613.043 HUG.
Hughes, Monica: My history. Oxford: Heinemann Library, c2003. ISBN 0431186448
Series: Now and then - Little nippers
NZ 634.909 BOO
Boon, Kevin: The Forests 1860-1900: Developments in New Zealand History. Auckland, Waiatarua
Pub, 2005
ISBN 186963201X
639.274 RAS
Raschka, Chris. Arlene Sardene. New York: Orchard Books, c1998. ISBN 0531331113
641.5943 TOW
Townsend, Sue: Germany. Oxford [England]: Heinemann Library, 2002
ISBN 0431117179
Series: World of Recipes
701.1 SCI
Scieszka, Jon: Seen Art? New York, Museum of Modern Art: Viking, 2005
ISBN 0670059862
701.18 MUS
Museum 123 / The Metropolitan Museum of Art: New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2004
ISBN 031616044X
782.421 TIM
Whitcombe, Dan: Justin Timberlake, Chicago: Raintree, 2005 ISBN 1410910873
Series: Raintree freestyle: Star Files
796.092 GOG
Gogerly, Liz: Sports people. London: Hodder Wayland, 2004 ISBN 0750245972
Series: 21st century lives
NZ 796.333 TAY
Taylor, Mark: 50 Famous All Blacks: poetry in motion. Auckland, NZ: David Ling Publishing, 2005
ISBN 1877378003
808.042 CRE
Crew, Gary: Troy Thompson’s radical prose folio. Port Melbourne, Vic: Lothian Books, 2000. ISBN
073440039X
808.042 SPE
Spencer, Lauren: A step-by-step guide to persuasive writing. New York: Rosen Pub. Group, 2005.
ISBN 140420217X
Series: Library of writing skills (Descriptive, Informative, Issue-Based, Narrative, Personal and
Persuasive)
808.3 MCC
McCarthy, Shaun: Write that story. Oxford [England]: Heinemann Library, 2003. ISBN 0431152144
Series: Get writing!
808.5 ROY
Roy, Jennifer Rozines: You can write speeches and debates. Berkeley Heights, N.J.: Enslow
Publishers, 2003. ISBN 0766020878
Series: You can write
808.6 MCC
McCarthy, Shaun: Write that letter. Oxford: Heinemann Library, 2003
ISBN 0431152152
Series: Get writing!
909.07 COL
Collard, Sneed B: 1,000 years ago on planet earth. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1999 ISBN 0395908663
909.822 LEV
Levy, Patricia: From speakeasies to Stalinism. Oxford: Raintree, 2006-09-04
ISBN 1844439518
Series: Modern eras uncovered
915.1 LYN
Lynch, Emma: We’re from china. Oxford: Heinemann Library, 2005
ISBN 0431119465
Series: We’re from – Young explorer (Heinemann Library)
NZ M 919.3 BAC
Bacon, Ron & Smith, Manu: The naming of the land. Auckland, N.Z.: Waiatarua Pub., 1998.
ISBN 1869630025
NZ 919.395 TOR
Torckler, Gillian: Destination Southern Lakes New Zealand. Auckland, NZ. Reed, 2006 ISBN
9781869485030
NZ 920.093 ROM
Romanos, Joseph: New Zealand’s top 100 history-makers. Wellington, NZ: Trio Books, 2005. ISBN
0958245568
936.4 DEA
Deary, Terry: The cutthroat Celts. London: Hippo, 1997
ISBN 059013972X
Series: Horrible Histories
NZ 940.426 DAV
Davidson, Leon: Scarecrow army: the Anzacs at Gallipoli. Fitzroy, Vic: Black Dog Books, 2005 ISBN
1876372605
944.026 JOA
Robins, Phil: Joan of Arc and her marching orders. London: Hippo, 2002
ISBN 0439981107
Series: Dead Famous
949.742 FIL
Filipovic, Zlata: Zlata’s diary. London: Puffin, 1995. ISBN 0140374639
955.054 SAT
Satrapi, Marjane: Persepolis. London: Jonathan Cape, 2003.
ISBN 0224064401
970.004 PLA
Platt, Richard: Discovering American Indians. London: Red Kite, 2005
ISBN 1902463676
NZ 993 ATK
Atkinson, C.E. (Coral E.): Magic eyes. I spy New Zealand history. Auckland, NZ: Reed, 2006 ISBN
1869485335
NZ 993 PAR
Parker, John: Frontier of dreams the story of New Zealand. Into the 21st century: 1947-2005. Auckland,
NZ: Scholastic, 2005 ISBN 186943683
Series: Frontier of dreams
995 STE
Stenson, Marcia: Illustrated history of the South Pacific. Auckland, NZ: Random House, 2006
Fiction
FIC DEN
Denenberg, Barry: Pandora of Athens: 399 B.C. New York: Scholastic, 2004.
ISBN 043964982X
Series: The life and times
FIC M DEW
Dewes, Pine: Mahi ana tātou, kai ana!(publisher) Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa: Te Pou
Taki Korero, 2006 ISBN 978079031309X
Series: Whakawhiti
NZ M FIC TON
Tonkin, Keith: Te Pou Kara: The Flagpole. Petone, NZ: Gilt Edge Pub.2006