When books come alive!

The Guinness Book of World Records has always been popular with students. I remember spending hours in my school library pouring over the interesting, bizarre and amazing records, and being freaked out and fascinated all at the same time.

Fast forward a couple of decades to the 2013 edition and students are still captivated by the crazy but true world of humans and animals.

Renata with the worlds smallest man

This year there is a special augmented reality feature - Download a free app and make your page come to life with 3D animations.

Hold the iPad over the page, and compare your height to the world's shortest man or hold the iPad over another page and  Splash - out projects a great white shark!

Hands on experience of the new app

How much is that pile of books? Term 3 Library competition

This term our students must guess the cost of a pile of books! 

Ariana and Willow in deep concentration 

Only a few clues have been shared - such as paperbacks costing less than hardback; how many books there are in the pile; and that the pile includes a mixture of New Zealand and international authors.

Judging by the answers received to date, the students are in for a big surprise!

As well as being a fun activity, it's also a subtle way of showing students the true cost of library books.