Chickadee ( Bayard Publishing )

COMICS • PUZZLES • ANIMALS • CRAFTS AGES 6 to 9

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Make a Yummy Breakfast!

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28 September 2019

Hello, September!

After a summer of fun in the sun, it’s time to head back to class! We have handy tips to help you get into the school spirit. Then get your homework space ready with a fresh new crafty caddy on page 12. Chances are, your school will be participating in a Terry Fox Run this September. Get to know the hero who started it all on page 20. Happy school days ahead, everyone!

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Inside

Start your school day with breakfast in a jar! Get the recipe on page 19.

Get ready for school with this journal!

12 Craft

Make a caddy for your school stuff.

19 Recipe

Overnight oats for breakfast!

PHOTO: LAURA ARSIE (MANDY)

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Features

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8 Discovery

Editor of Chickadee

25 Dr. Zed

Make a paper bridge.

Cover illustration: Josh Holinaty

_________ 2 Chick and Dee 4 Did You Know?

6 Animal of the Month 14 Puzzles and Fun 16 Explore the World 18 Trivia Time 20 Story 24 What Is It? 26 Science Contest 28 You Asked?

29 Comic 30 Clubhouse 34 Mish Mash

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Jump Up! Sifakas (say she-FAKS) are incredible jumpers.

They live in the forests of Madagascar, where trees are far apart. Sifakas can leap the length of a school bus to get from one tree to another.

Leaping lemurs!

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When hangin g out in the AFRICA tr ees, sifakas often lick an d comb each other’s fur.

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Ex p lore

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from Quebec In 2016, Sarah and her family moved a new country! to Amman, Jordan. Follow her life in

In my school, there are t students from 65 differen a th wi am countries. Here I e on d an nt teacher’s assista ns so les e of my friends! Th I’m are taught in English, and of lot a ad learning Arabic. I re family French books at home. My me. to em th in Quebec sends

Every Friday morning, my mom and I go shopping. In the market, we find lots of fruits, like pomegranates and soursops. Soursops are big green juicy fruits!

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AFRICA

Country: Jordan Capital: Amman Population: 10.5 million Official Language: Arabic National Animal: Arabian oryx

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ASIA

JORDAN

These turtles live in the backyard of our apartment. A few years ago, they had babies.

FLAG, BALL)TEXT: HELEN VEILLEUX ADAPTED FROM LES EXPLORATEURS

PHOTOS: SARAH MONTREUIL ILLUSTRATIONS: CARREN KU (CAMERA, BOOKS,

At school, we have gym class outside because it rarely rains in Jordan. I wear shorts even in November because it’s so hot. In the summer, it is 40°C (104°F) every day!

My brother, Felix, and I loved our visit to the ancient city of Petra. Behind us is Al-Khazneh, one of the most beautiful temples in the world. This structure was carved out of rock and is over 2,000 years old!

I rode a camel in the Wadi Rum desert. It was fun but not very comfortable. Many movies have been filmed in this desert. It is a perfect stand-in for different planets, like Mars.

After three years of living here, I’ve discovered a lot of new things!

Your Turn!

Tell us about where you live.

Is anything in Sarah’s life similar to yours?

(Address page 32.)

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Written and illustrated By Josh Holinaty

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Oh, and in the end, the CNE decided to award her the $10,000 for her accomplishment.

(That’s about $100,000 in today’s money.)

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