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The Giantess Of The Great River Was Glad To See Her Courageous Daughter!
Can you find all these things in the dungeon? Tick them off when you do! How many burning torches are in this scene? Write your answer in this circle! Answer: There are eight burning torches! The young Lady wrapped her arms around her mother, and a t
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4 make A Rain Gauge!
ASK A GROWN-UP! • You will need a plastic two-litre bottle, scissors, a grown-up (to help with the cutting), rolls of different-coloured sticky tape, a measuring jug, a pencil and the record sheet you can download by scanning the QR code below. • Fir
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The Courage To Care
“What shall we call her?” William asked his wife as he held their child. Fanny looked out of the window, and then at the baby. “We're in the city of Florence, it's a pretty place, and I think ‘Florence’ is a lovely name!” (Florence's big sister, Part
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The Pea Blossom
“If we are green, and the pod is green, then everything else in the world must be green as well!” said one pea. The others agreed, because they didn't know any better! At night, the green pod grew dark, and when the sun shone on it, it became lighter
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Amazing Seeds
Jiey are baby plants! inside each and every seed is a part called the embryo If the conditions are right, the embryo will begin to grow into a new plant Most seeds need air, water and the right temperature for this to happen. There is a special bank
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The Eye Of Odin
Many hundreds of years ago, the Norse peoples worshipped a family of gods that lived in a great golden hall called Valhalla. It was in the branches of a tree so huge that stretched across the universe it was known as the World Tree! The leader of the
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8 Cool Character Quiz!
How well do you know the characters in this month's stories? They want to test you by asking tricky multiple-choice questions about their tales… How many lambs do I have? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 Being struck with a hammer made me… A. Smarter B. Smaller C. Tal
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The Tiny Samurai
“I am happy with our Life,” the man said thoughtfully, “but I do wish that we had a child to care for!” “So do I!” sighed his wife. That afternoon, the woman went to a shrine on a nearby mountain and prayed to the spirits of that place. “Please give
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What Happened Next….
After her experiences in the influenza epidemic, Florence Nightingale decided to become a nurse. Her parents thought it wasn't a ‘ladylike’ profession, but Florence didn't care. She did her medical training in Germany and then managed the Institute f
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The Most Brilliant Books Ever!
I HEAR A BUHO! by Raquei Mackay, illustrated by Armando Fonseca (Scribble) is a sing-song bedtime story about the creatures that a mother and child hear in the night. This book teaches you Spanish words as you read, and it is illustrated in an eye-ca
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9 Draw A Dancing Sheep!
Follow these steps to draw a cool sheep! When it is finished, add some glamorous accessories and colour the creature in! ANSWERS: 1. Balance the Beasts - the rabbit and the whale should go on one side of the see-saw, and all the other animals should
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The Sheep Factory!
She was used to minding her sheep in the grassy fields of the countryside, but here there were crowds and cars and traffic lights. Her lambs weren't paying attention, either, because they were very excited! “I can't believe we're going to see Flossie
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Nala And The Nanny Goat
Nala loved spending her school holidays on Grandma's little farm! The only problem was, her granny caught a 'tummy bug'. She was so sick, she couldn't get out of bed! “Don't worry,” Nala told her. “I'LL Look after everything!” She knew how to feed th
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Storytime
Editorial Director: Lulu Skantze Editor: Sven Wilson Commercial Director: Leslie Coathup ILLUSTRATORS: Mirti Illustrations The Pea Blossom Ekaterina Savic The Tinu Samurni Gabriela Grave The Sheep Factor! Claudia Marianno How Brer Rabbit Fooled the E
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Story Time Play Box
After the whale and the elephant had a tug-of-war, the animals decided to have more fun by riding on a see-saw. But which beasts should be on each end so the weight on both sides will be equal? Florence's medicine bottles have gone missing! Can you f
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A Kind Of Magic
Some kids walk to school, while others catch a bus or take the train. But in 1954, eight-year-old Farrokh had to get on a ship to go to his new school! His parents led him through the streets of their neighbourhood on the islands of Zanzibar, off the
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The Legend Of El Dorado
Many centuries ago, the Muisca people lived in the green mountains of South America. Their land was rich in precious emeralds, and they became fabulously wealthy. Their nobles wore lots of gold jewellery so everybody would know how important they wer
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Legendary Places
Atlantis was a fictional island made up by the famous Greek writer Plato. It was supposed to be an island in the Atlantic Ocean that sank beneath the waves. Some people actually believed that it existed, though, and came up with all kinds of weird id
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Storytime Playbox
The porcupine's friend is staying in the snake's burrow – and now the reptile's slithering siblings have come to visit, too! Can you fit the six snakes on the grid below? Sketch out the snake shapes inside the burrow! When Hercules brought the lion t
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What Happened Next…
When Farrokh Bulsara left St Peter's School, he went back to Zanzibar. However, the Bulsaras had to flee when a revolution broke out in 1964. The family moved to London. Farrokh studied art there before deciding that playing music was much more excit
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Editorial Director: Lulu Skantze Editor: Sven Wilson Commercial Director: Leslie Coathup Otávio Valões The Great Escape Karolina Piotrowska How the Goldfinch Got His Colours Carol D'Avila A Kind of Magic Fanny Liem The Gold-Spinners Gaia Torti A Very
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Story Club
A story doesn't have to end when you finish the final page! After you read a tale with your Story Club, why not have a discussion about what happens next? WHAT COULD HAPPEN? To come up with a sequel to the tale, discuss how the story could continue.
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Ravenous Rabbits!
You will need the board on the right, two dice, Moonlight and Avalanche counters, and 13 vegetable counters. Scan the QR code on the right to download the counter sheet. Cut them out and get ready to play! * One player is Avalanche and the other is M
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Story Magic
➠ ONE LITTLE WORD! by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Allison Colpoys (Frances Lincoln) is about two friends and a monster that spoils their fun. It's called the Argument, but it can be sent away with one word. Can you guess what that is? This charming
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The First Tasks Of Hercules
Greek mythology is full of great heroes – and Hercules is the greatest of them all! He was half human and half god. His mum was a woman called Alcmene, and his father was Zeus – the king of the Greek gods! That meant Hercules was a demigod, or half-g
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How The Goldfinch Got His Colours
When the world was still new, an angel was given the task of painting the feathers of all the birds. He fluttered down from the heavens with his brush and palette and began brightening up the world! He painted the lordly eagle in glorious golden brow
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The Great Escape
She accepted a slice of apple and nibbled it busily. By the time her snack was finished, the human had gone back inside. Moonlight casually hopped over to the fence. Through the gaps in the wire mesh, she could see lots of lovely green grass. There w
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The Porcupine And The Snake
When winter arrived, the porcupine looked for somewhere nice and warm to live. “The wind has become so chilly!” he said. “I'm shivering so much, it's making my quills rattle!” He trotted into the woods, sniffing around for a place to shelter. First,
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Let's Talk About… Calmness
When I need to calm down, I take a cool, relaxing swim. That makes me feel better! Doing a ‘square breathing’ exercise helps me chill out! I have a nice chat with my bird friend! In a busy world, knowing how to stay calm is very important! * We feel
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A Very Whuppie Birthday
Shona Whuppie knew that her sister Molly was smart! That was why she asked her a very important question: “What should we get Caitlin for her birthday?” After Molly had used her cleverness to steal a magic sword, purse and ring from a wicked giant, t
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