Time to let it grow with Spring!
Goodbye winter, hello spring! Spring is in the air and it’s time to let it grow!
Spring is a time of new beginnings, rebirth and when the earth comes to life. It is also season where the weather starts to warm up, trees start to grow leaves, and plants start to flower. This is the season when a lot of animals are born, and birds migrate to the warmer temperatures. In New Zealand the months of spring are September, October, and November. For ideas on what do in Wellington during spring, click here.
Where can I find information about spring?
- ManyAnswers has a senior and junior page dedicated to websites, resources and ways to search for information about festivals and celebrations in New Zealand, which includes Valentine’s Day.
- The National Library of NZ services to schools has a page dedicated to Spring.
- Britannica has a page dedicated to Spring.
- Learn about the signs of spring with National Geographic Kids.
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Search our catalogue for more books about Spring. Also check out the catalogue for more books about seasons and the weather.
Did you know? The myth about Hades and Persephone tells how the four seasons were born. During spring and summer, Persephone resides with her mother, Demeter and therefore all the crops begin to thrive. In autumn and winter, Persephone is with Hades, which would cause Demeter to become depressed.
Read more about the myth here and you can also read the following comics:
- Demeter and Persephone: spring held hostage: a Greek myth
- Hades: Lord of the Dead. Also available as an eBook.
Here's some fiction to read to get your spring on!
- The Secret Garden / Burnett, Frances Hodgson
- Also available as an eBook, movie (1993) and movie (2020). For more copies and formats, click here.
- The Penderwicks in spring / Birdsall, Jeanne
- Also available as an eBook and eAudiobook.
- Bridge to Terabithia / Paterson, Katherine.
- The Paradise Garden / Thompson, Colin
- An Episode of Sparrows / Godden, Rumer
- The adventures of Parsley the lion / Bond, Michael
- Timmy and the treasure / Ahmed, Sufiya
- Tom’s midnight garden / Pearce, Philippa
- Also available as a movie (1998).
Spring is a great time for to do some gardening. So why not swing your green thumb into action and click here for ideas on how to get your garden started.