To be in the draw to win a Penguin Random House Prize Pack answer this question, What may we need to remove as we enter a building? (answer to be found in Resource Reviews). Email your answer with your contact and postal details to publications@ecc.org.nz by Friday 13 October 2023 to go in the draw. Penguin Random House Prize Pack Penguin Random House has kindly donated a prize pack for a lucky Swings and Roundabouts reader, with the pack containing THREE Books! Competition Winners Congratulations to Vicki Bentley from In Our Garden Early Learning Centre, Hastings, who won 3 Penguin Random House books for their ECE centre. Strum a Tune if You’re Happy, Kei te Pai Written & Illustrated by Rebecca Larsen; Māori translated by Justin Kereama (and vocals) & Tania Solomona; and Music by Richard Larsen Bateman Books; RRP: $21.99 Paperback Pūkeko, Kiwi and Hōiho are back and this time they are expressing their emotions with musical instruments and colour. Tamariki will enjoy singing and acting out this fun song singing to the tune of ‘When you’re happy and you know it clap your hands’. Each emotion is represented by a colour, musical instruments and actions ie yellow is happy, strumming a tune, anger is red, banging a drum. One section in the book allows tamarki to catch their breath and calm down by counting to ten. This fun vibrant book will be enjoyed by young children and another great way to explore their emotions. Kererū Written by Glenda Kane Illustrated by Lisa Allen Bateman Books; RRP: $24.99 Hardback This beautifully illustrated book offers an unflinching tale about Aotearoa's vulnerable wildlife and the struggle for kererū to survive. The book is aimed at tamariki 4+ and offers solutions and opportunities to discuss conservation. New Zealand Birds of the Week / Ngā Manu o te Wiki By Darryl & Gillian Torckler Bateman Books; RRP: $21.99 Paperback Birds of the Week is told in rhyme, with each day of the week introducing a different bird, along with a brief fact of each bird. There is not a lot of text, but what really stands out is the amazing photography, with very vivid images of each of the manu. Te reo Māori is littered throughout the text with a mix of native and introduced specie. For tamariki 3+. August 2023 { 43 }
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