Need some help?
Please ask one of our friendly librarians if you need some extra advice. We have a great selection of books to help you with your latest project, or you may want to take a look at the websites we've found to help you out, just choose a topic below.
General Sites
Homework got you stumped? Chat to a librarian online in NZ between 1pm and 6pm during school term.
Designed to help British school children, but excellent for a variety of curriculum subjects. The Bitesize section is a great revision tool for Maths, English and Science. 
Play spelling and maths games against children from all over the world in real time! Free to join.
Homework help from the NZ Ministry of Education.
Want to know how a DVD works? How to become a millionaire (!!!) Simple explanations on a wide range of subjects.
Internet Public Library for Kids
for information, fun stuff,jokes and more
Science
BBC Science - The Solar System
Video clips, facts & figures, games and links to other websites for further solar exploration!
Nasa: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
All you want to know about the International Space Station, journey to Mars, the Hubble telescope and more!
Fact sheets, colouring in, quizzes and events.
Discover in video clips, photos and words all about New Zealand's frogs, birds,insects, plant life and conservation efforts.
Info on animals and geography, fantastic photographs.
BBC Science - Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life
Want to know how a fossil is made? Travel back in time and take a look at a 3D dinosaur landscape? How about taking the quiz "Who dung it?" to match the poop with the poopertrator?
Climate data and common terms explaining the cause and effect of climate data for students.
Includes a useful list of 20 tips that children can do to save water.
A list of the major inventions of our time from Christchurch City Libraries.
Want to know how a DVD works? How airplanes work? Great site for the curious and questioning mind.
History
Want to know what it was like to be a child during WW2? How about life in Ancient Rome? Whatever happened to the Vikings? Great website to bring History alive(best with broadband)
Need to know more about Anzac Day? The Treaty of Waitangi? How Music Month came about? – Great source of historical information for New Zealanders.
From Christchurch City Libraries
If you have a project on the early settlers in Christchurch, this is a great place to start.
Lots of biographies about New Zealanders who have been successful on the world stage.
The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. A terrific, interactive online encyclopaedia with heaps of photos, videos and links to support it, choose from long or short versions of articles. From New Zealand’s discovery and settlement to its plants and animal life it’s a great way to discover more about our country.
From Christchurch City Libraries.
Books and Reading
New Zealand
People
Famous New Zealanders
- Compiled by Christchurch City Libraries
- An All Blacks A-Z
- Biographies of New Zealand authors
- NZ Edge - list of heroes
