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  ... has some great
information in these categories ... Scoop.it

Actors & Directors

Artists

Authors

Canterbury Heroes

Composers

Dancers

Singers & Musicians

Scientists & Inventors

Sportspeople: Athletes

Sportspeople: Climbers

Sportspeople: Cricket Players

Sportspeople: Cyclists

Sportspeople: Footballers

Sportspeople: Golfers

Sportspeople: Hockey Players

Sportspeople: Netball Players

Sportspeople: Riders

Sportspeople: Rowers

Sportspeople: Rugby Players

Sportspeople: Tennis Players

Other places to look ...

Dictionary of New Zealand Biography

NZ Sports Hall of Fame - Inductees

Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand



Click on these links for information on:

Sir Edmund Hillary
Most famous NZ mountaineer

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Click here to find information on Sir Edmund Hillary

Some more websites to look at:

Christchurch City Libraries' site1
Christchurch City Libraries' site2
NZ History site

Te Ara Encyclopedia Biography
Scholastic site
New Zealand Edge site

CCL 5 Facts, Famous NZers

Also, come and see Ms. Hiil for more information in the great book New Zealand hall of fame : 50 remarkable Kiwis by Maria Gill ... plus other books in our Famous People/Biography section.

Sir Peter Blake
Sailor

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Some more websites to look at:

Te Ara Encyclopedia Biography
America One site
BBC - Sir Peter Blake site

Sir Peter Blake Trust site

Also, come and see Ms. Hiil for more information in the great book New Zealand hall of fame : 50 remarkable Kiwis by Maria Gill ... plus other books in our Famous People/Biography section.

Jean Batten
NZ's greatest aviator

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Chlick here to find fast facts about Jean Batten

Some more websites to look at:

Photographs of Jean Batten
CCL 5 facts, Famous NZers
Monumental Stories site
New Zealand Edge site
Te Ara Encyclopedia Biography

Also, come and see Ms. Hiil for more information in the great book New Zealand hall of fame : 50 remarkable Kiwis by Maria Gill ... plus other books in our Famous People/Biography section.

Kelly Tarlton
Adventurer, Expert diver

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Some more websites to look at:

Kelly Tarlton Interview
Kelly Tarlton - history

Also, come and see Ms. Hiil for more information in the great book New Zealand hall of fame : 50 remarkable Kiwis by Maria Gill.

Willie Apiata
NZ's bravest living hero

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Some more websites to look at:

Victoria Cross.org.uk

Also, come and see Ms. Hiil for more information in the great book New Zealand hall of fame : 50 remarkable Kiwis by Maria Gill ... plus other books in our Famous People/Biography section.

Sir Bill Hamilton
Machinery & jetboat inventor

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Some more websites to look at:

Te Ara - Bill Hamilton Biography
Hamilton Jet site

Also, come and see Ms. Hiil for more information in the great book New Zealand hall of fame : 50 remarkable Kiwis by Maria Gill.

Kate Sheppard
Pioneer for Women's Rights

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Some more websites to look at:

Christchurch Cty Libraries' site
Christchurch City Libraries Kids
Te Ara - KateSheppardBiography
Kate Sheppard


Also, come and see Ms. Hiil for more information in the great book New Zealand hall of fame : 50 remarkable Kiwis by Maria Gill ... plus other books in our Famous People/Biography section.

John Britten
Innovative motorbike engineer

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Some more websites to look at:

Christchurch City Libraries Kids
NZ Edge Heroes : John Britten (high level but good pictures)
Christchurch City Libraries site
Te Ara John Britten 

Also, come and see Ms. Hiil for more information in the great book New Zealand hall of fame : 50 remarkable Kiwis by Maria Gill ... plus other books in our Famous People/Biography section.

David Lange
'No nuclear' Prime Minister

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Some more websites to look at:

Te Ara David Lange Biography

Also, come and see Ms. Hiil for more information in the great book New Zealand hall of fame : 50 remarkable Kiwis by Maria Gill.

Margaret Mahy
NZ's best-loved children's author

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Some more websites to look at:

Christchurch City Libraries' site1
Christchurch City Libraries ' site2
Margaret Mahy Interview
Art Smart: Maragret Mahy
Author of the month: M. Mahy
Penguin Publishers' site

Also, come and see Ms. Hiil for more information in the great book New Zealand hall of fame : 50 remarkable Kiwis by Maria Gill ... plus other books in our Famous People/Biography section.

Colin Meads
NZ's rugby player of the Century

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Some more websites to look at:

NZ History - Colin Meads
Rugby Museum

Also, come and see Ms. Hiil for more information in the great book
New Zealand hall of fame : 50 remarkable Kiwis by Maria Gill.

Mahe Drysdale
NZ's rowing champion

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Some more websites to look at:

Christchurch CIty Libraries Kids

Sarah Walker
World champion BMX rider

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Some more websites to look at:

 

Steve Gurney
NZ's best multi-sport athlete

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Some more websites to look at:

 

Sir Peter Jackson
International filmmaker

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Some more websites to look at:

 

Dame Whina Cooper
Famous Maori Leader

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Some more websites to look at:

 

Richard Pearse
Famous NZ Aviator/Inventor

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Some more websites to look at:

 

Ernest Rutherford
Scientist

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Some more websites to look at:

 

World Book Online:

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Click here to log in to World Book Online and search for information.

QSLibrary has its own login to access this site. Your teacher has the World Book Online password and it is on the wall in the QSLibrary Study Zone.

Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of NZ:

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Click here to log in to Te Ara Encyclopedia and search
for New Zealand information.

Britannica School Edition

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Click here for Britannica - log in to EPIC first using the password.

EPIC Resources:

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Click here to log in to
EPIC resources and search for information.

Queenspark School has its own login to access this site. Your teacher has the EPIC login and
password and it is also posted on the Study Zone wall in the QSLibrary.




    Found a useful Inquiry website? Let Ms. Hill know ...

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Boolify your search:


Click here to go to the very cool search engine BOOLIFY
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WickED Information Station

Click here to go to the fantastic Information Station on the WickED website. It will get your research off to a flying start!!

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Infoblitz:

Click here to use Infoblitz - a website that gathers together
lots of useful links.
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Yahooligans:


Click here to use the Yahooligans kid-friendly website.

Dogpile:

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Click here to go to the awesome
Dogpile search engine.

It searches Google, Bing and other search engines and
arranges the answers in a very helpful way.

Sweet searching:

Try these very cool search engines: Sweet Search Just 4 me (junior level) and Sweet Search (medium level)


AnyQuestions.co.nz

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AnyQuestions.co.nz is a service to give all New Zealand school children their own librarian on-call to guide them through the internet. It runs from 1 pm to 6 pm weekdays. Any Questions has live librarians online helping kids find and use quality internet sources for their homework, and aims to help build students’ search and information skills.

ManyAnswers.co.nz

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Welcome to Many Answers. Here you can search for answers to popular homework questions asked at Anyquestions.co.nz.

Kids.Net.Au

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Click here to use the Kids.Net.Au kid-friendly website.
Very cool website.
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Click here for KidsNet Dictionary
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Click here for KidsNet Thesaurus

Research Skills

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Click here to go to this Research Skills website
Research is pretty easy – visit a website or two, find some quotes and your assignment is on its way, right?

That's true, but if you put in a little more effort, you'll find better information faster and hand in a better assignment. This step-by-step guide shows you how to break down research tasks into manageable parts and find reliable information.

Homework Help on CCL Kids page

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Click here to go to the Homework Help page of the CCL website
Homework help
Each of the libraries has lots of books and resources to help you do your homework.

Common homework topics
This kids section of this website has information about many common homework questions: New Zealand disasters, early Christchurch, New Zealand birds and animals, and inventors and inventions.

Author interviews and stories There are interviews with New Zealand authors as well as stories written by them.

Resources There's links to lots of useful homework sites in our internet gateway for kids. You can also find out about all of the key skills you'll need for homework and study as you get older, such as references, citations and bibliographies.

Need more help? Just ask! If you can't find what you need, and can't visit your library, ring 941-7923 and they'll do their best to help you. You can call any time between 9.00am and 9.00pm Monday to Friday, and between 9.00am and 4.00pm on weekends.

Email and chat options You can also ask us your question online, email the library at library@ccc.govt.nz, or use the AnyQuestions service to 'chat' online with a librarian. Any Questions operates from 1.00pm to 6.00pm Monday to Friday.


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