Posts by Carol Stewart
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Brilliant, Emma. Thanks.
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Also great for reading aloud to small persons .. The Hobbit.
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What a glorious discussion and as usual I'm arriving late.
Totally agree about the enduring qualities of Swallows and Amazonas and the irresistible Gerald Durrell books. Less convinced about the Willard Prices. A word here for the fabulous American author Joan Aiken. Much underrated IMHO.
Can anyone here tell me anything about Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book? I just got it for my 10 year old eager reader for Christmas. I am wondering if it might be a bit metaphysical for him, or something like that. He was pretty freaked by Coralline. -
I'm joining in way late to this discussion but this ..
Hell is actually a hugeeverybookfoundeverywhere library with an irreliable index and an enormous shifting stack. The librarians grin insanely and do not answer in any language you know. They frequently talk at your enquiries, and laugh when you cry. Any book you take out has all it's pages glued shut, and once inside the -building? habitat?The place where =once in/never out =and a cloud of voices and any paper puffs away -as you do, clinging onto nasty greyish dimininshing distance-
Sounds like Borders on Lambton quay
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That's interesting, Tony. Thanks.
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What Giovanni said. Also, presumably the pressure for national standards came from parents/voters in the first place, so it's going to be a fractious issue within school communities.
It's a great shame that Anne Tolley doesn't show more signs of having learned from overseas experience such as the SATS tests in the UK. And of course what Jolisa describes. -
There are Board of Trustee elections in March next year
May 7, actually, Mikaere.
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Our current cat Charles is very good at catching and eating blowflies. He balks at anything larger, which is just as well for the silvereyes.
Slightly off topic, but just noting here that we've had a wonderful spring for birds in Wellington. Tuis galore, slivereyes, grey warblers, and the odd kakariki fly-by. A friend on the other side of the ridge gets regular visits by kaka. I'm not sure if it's the proximity to the Karori sanctuary, or the regional council's pest control programme, or both. Whatever, to quote George W., or should that be Anne Tolley, bring it on! -
They managed to completely trivialise 9/11 by letting Mike Hosking run a warm bath for Richard Gage a couple of weeks back.
Whereas Kim Hill ran him a icy-cold shower :-)
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Some of us just think it's safer if the law (or the Prime Minister) doesn't encourage people to hit their children.
I agree with Russell; I was inclined to give John Key a good deal of credit for how he handled the results of the referendum, and the whole passage of the legislation, until he made this unfortunate comment which has just re-muddied the waters. It's kind of analagous to the PM encouraging drivers to exceed the speed limit - though not by more than 10 km/h, mind.
As for last night's Close Up, TVNZ has plumbed new depths of superficiality. Outrageous that the state broadcaster can trivialise public debate on climate change like this. Sure makes you appreciate Radio NZ and their commitment to good science coverage.