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FUN FACT
Hummingbirds are the only species of bird that
can hover and fly up, down, or even backwards.

More puzzles and activities to make the holidays fun.

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Criss crossword 4 letters

Can you fit all the country names Cuba
into the grid? Iran
Mali
Four letters France JOKE
5 letters
Cuba Mexico
Chile
Iran Poland Why do the French eat snails?
China
Mali Turkey Because they don’t like fast food!
Egypt
India
Seven letters Italy
Five letters Kenya
Chile Algeria YOUR REVIEW
Spain
China Germany
6 letters
Egypt Nigeria Love Aubrey, by Suzanne LaFleur
Brazil
India Romania The front cover says that it will make you
Canada
France
cry and smile – and it does
Italy
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Kenya just that. The words at
Poland
Ethiopia the most moving parts
Spain Turkey
Thailand
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ever ­emotion LaFleur is
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It is based on a tragedy
Thailand
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mum are the only survivors of a car
Australia
crash that kills her dad and younger ­sister.
Can you identify these objects ­ ubrey will never forget what ­happened
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you’d find at the seaside? to her family, but aims to recover from
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the shock it brought to her world.
Aubrey will stay with you for ever.

How to... be an inventor Rosy Schofield, 12

YOUR SUMMER
Have you ever wanted stand. Keep totype. Card-
to create a new toy or the picture board is good Sun, sand, deck chairs
­product that will make to prove at supporting and . . . the River
everyone’s lives better or it’s your weight and Tyne?! In our city,
more fun? That’s James invention. ­providing New­castle Upon
Dyson’s day job. This is strength as Einstein Tyne, a ­super
his guide to how you can Build a it’s stiff and sandy beach has
­become an inventor too. model strong. On the it. Understanding come to visit and
Eureka! Take your idea other hand, plastic what’s not right it’s great. You can
Find an idea to the next is more flexible. about it is impor- build a sandcastle, play
Frustration is the starting step with a tant. It means you game of volleyball or even snooze on a
point. What really annoys you? prototype. Make it can improve upon deck chair. That’s what I call summer!
What do you use every day that This means tak- better your invention. Bella 15, May 10 and Ivy Spencer 8
doesn’t work properly? I no- ing your Once your inven-
ticed that my old vacuum cleaner sketch and tion is 3D you’ll Perfect it WE NEED YOU!
didn’t work very well, so I set out to turning it into be able to see But it’s not over
make a better one. Look around, ask a 3D model. more easily what yet. What would If you would like to be featured in
friends and family what bothers them, I ­created more works and what you improve? G2 Kids, send in your facts, jokes
and think of what might improve it. than 5,000 doesn’t. Don’t ­Being an inventor and pet profiles, or reviews of books,
proto­types un- worry if your means looking at films or any other fun activities you
Problem solving til I ­perfected proto­type your invention, have been enjoying lately. Email us at
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