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Pumpkin pancakes

Welcome to This month, we’re heading outside to marvel at magnificent autumn!

Plus there are puzzles, riddles, jokes and an autumn scene to colour in.

Create colourful art with fallen leaves, collect winged tree seeds to race and cook up a stack of delicous pumpkin pancakes.

We’d love to hear what you think of Hoopla! Turn to page 35 to find out how to take our survey.

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GOOD NEWS

Chatty monkeys, a huge flower parade and some great eco news!

ART PROJECT

Make a magical tree picture with opening doors and windows!

OUTDOORS

Get creative with leaves in the style of artist Andy Goldsworthy.

FOOD

Delicious pumpkin pancakes are the perfect autumn dish!

THINK ABOUT...

We’re pondering the meaning of nature and how we fit into it.

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AWESOME ANIMALS

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COLOURING & SNAP HAPPY

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Take a peek at the super squirrels who stash away autumn nuts.

A fun page to colour, plus see a rainbow-coloured tree!

DISCOVERY

Race winged seeds and find out what creates autumn colours.

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PUZZLES & RIDDLES

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YOUR JOURNAL

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Test yourself with these tree-mendous brainteasers!

Write and draw about your thoughts and feelings.

STORY

A battle of the Sun and wind, plus an exciting tale by reader Aveer!

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LETTERS & COMPETITION

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QUIZ

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ANSWERS

Share what you’ve been up to and find out how to win a prize.

Root out the answers to our wonderful woodland photo quiz!

Find all the answers to our quizzes, puzzles and riddles.

Good NEWS De Berk (The Birch)

FLOWER FESTIVAL!

Fenrir

Photos © Erwin Martens

I think I’ve got one!

This year ’s winner, called BEET! (Bite!)

Earth’s doughnut!

Our planet may not have spectacular rings around it like Saturn, but scientists have discovered a ring-like structure inside it!

The researchers looked at how seismic waves made by earthquakes travel through the Earth’s core. They were surprised to find the waves slowed down as they

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er The world’s largest flow e in parade has taken plac The Netherlands!

The floats for the parade, in Zundert, are made of steel wire, cardboard, papier mâché and thousands of dahlia flowers, which are mostly grown locally. The floats are made by hundreds of volunteer builders of all ages from 20 different villages.

A ring-shaped feature has been discovered inside Eart h! passed through part of the molten outer core. Researcher Prof Hrvoje Tkalčić said the feature, which is parallel to the equator, looks like a giant doughnut!

The core is important to all life on Earth as it creates a magnetic field that protects the planet from the Sun. © Shutterstock.com

Domino display!

An artist has created – and toppled – a massive arrangement of domino es! © National Building Museum/ Public Domain

Artist Lily Hevesh set up the spectacular arrangement of over 100,000 special dominoes at the National Building Museum in Washington DC, USA. It included patterns, spirals and even a domino recreation of the Mona Lisa! The colourful creation took ten days to set up and just eight minutes to topple.

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Green energy

Snail medics!

A record number of new clean energy projects have been approved!

This snail’s venom could help people with diabetes!

The 131 new projects were approved as part of the UK government’s annual clean energy auction, where companies bid to develop renewable energy projects at the lowest cost.

Cone snails are one of the ocean’s deadliest creatures. They use venom to paralyse their prey by disrupting blood sugar and hormone levels.

Among the new projects is the world’s biggest floating wind farm, which will float far out in the ocean. That means it can harness stronger winds without the need for expensive foundations on the seafloor, which can also impact marine life.

There were also projects using the power of the tides to create electricity. When they are up and running, the UK could be producing half of the world’s tidal energy.

These new projects will help the UK fight climate change and create thousands of green jobs while protecting nature!

The venom contains a special substance which works a bit like insulin – a hormone in the human body that controls blood sugar. People with diabetes can’t make enough of their own insulin and are given it via injections or a pump.

Scientists have found that the snail’s version is more precise and stable than the human hormone, so it can regulate blood sugar for longer. They are now working on turning this venom into safe and effective medicines.

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Get cre tive!

Magical tree with secret doors!

You will need • Two sheets of A2 or A3 paper • A pencil • Coloured pencils or pens • Paints and paintbrushes • Masking tape • Scissors • A glue stick

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1 Draw an outline of a tree on one of the pieces of paper.

Look at a real tree for inspiration!

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This project is inspired by a book called The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton!

Draw the background scene, such as clouds, grass and hills. It could be at night, with stars and the Moon if you like!

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4 Paint your tree. This time, we added less water to get a more solid colour.

Paint the background. We used watercolour paint and mixed in plenty of water to keep it nice and light.

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Ask an adult to help you make a hole at one corner of each door and window, and cut out the three sides (not the dashed line).

Put your second piece of paper behind the first, line up the edges and secure with tape. Draw around the inside of the doors and windows.

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Gently remove the tape and the top sheet. Draw and colour little scenes in each of the boxes you’ve drawn. You could include woodland animals or magical creatures.

When the paint is dry, draw on the doors and windows using a light pencil. Draw dashed lines where the hinges will be.

Ask a grown-up to take a photo and send it to us at hello@hooplamag.com

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Line up the two sheets of paper again.

Secure one side with masking tape, then stick them together using a glue stick (don’t get any glue on the doors and windows). Once the glue is dry, remove the masking tape.

Great outdoors

Lovel y leaf art!

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Autumn’s colourful leaves are the perfect ‘paintbox’ for creating pretty pictures and patterns. So head outside and make some playful art inspired by sculptor Andy Goldsworthy!

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Try to find leaves of different colours and sizes.

• Collect lots of each type of leaf

you find, as they will have more impact when grouped together or arranged in a pattern.

• It’s easy to change your design, so keep trying out lots of different ideas!

• Take photos to keep a record for yourself, and then leave your art behind for other people to enjoy!

Our leaf circle tu rned out to be the purrr-fect resting spot!

Leaves are great for making pictures of birds, hedgehogs and other animals!

ANDY GOLDSWORTHY Andy Goldsworthy is an artist, sculptor and photographer who lives and works in Scotland.

Cone by Andy Goldsworthy

He uses natural materials, often collected from the area where the work is created. These include leaves, stones, seaweed, sticks, clay, bark, mud and even icicles!

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Andy Goldsworthy likes to be playful with his art!

He has made a series of arches and bridges over existing walls and hedges, and has even made huge snowballs in the summer.

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Arch at Goodwood

Jumble of leaves!

How many leaves are in the picture?

Check your answer on page 34.

We’d love to see a photo of you with your autumn art! Ask a grown-up to send it to hello@hooplamag.com

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He became famous for making sculpture in nature and from nature. This is known as site-specific land art, meaning the art is designed for and inspired by the land where it is placed.

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PUMPKIN PANCAKES

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You will need Serves 4

• 250 g fresh or tinned pumpkin • 2 eggs • 125 ml whole milk or oat milk • 3 tbsp dark brown sugar • 25 g butter • 2 tbsp sunflower oil • Maple syrup • 4 rashers of bacon (optional)

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If you are using it, ask an adult to cook the bacon under a hot grill and leave to one side for later. If you’re using tinned pumpkin, skip ahead to step 4.

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Ask an adult to help you chop the pumpkin into chunks and remove the seeds (you can roast the seeds in the oven later to make a tasty snack).

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We’d love to see a photo of your pancakes! Send it to hello@hooplamag.com

Put the pumpkin chunks in a microwavable bowl, add two tablespoons of water, cover and cook on a high setting for three minutes or until soft. Mash with a potato masher or a fork. Allow the mixture to cool.

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Mix together the pumpkin, flour and sugar.

Crack the eggs into the mixture and give it all a good stir.

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Gradually add the milk and whisk into a thick batter.

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Ask an adult to help you melt the butter and a drizzle of oil in a frying pan. When the butter is foaming, pour enough mixture into the pan to create a small circle. After a couple of minutes, use a spatula to have a little peek under the pancake.

When it is brown, carefully flip it over.

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When you have cooked all four pancakes, you could place strips of bacon on top and drizzle with maple syrup or add different toppings.

Pumpkin challenge!

Find a way through the pumpkin maze.

Check your answer on page 34.

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People have been thinking about the natural world as long as they have existed.

But what is nature?

In ancient times, people called philosophers studied nature and wondered about it a LOT! They thought about what caused things to happen in nature and why. They thought about the properties of things and put them into groups. This is where modern science came from.

What do you think nature is?

Write or draw your thoughts.

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Thing It might help to decide what is natural by thinking about how things are made. Take a toenail, for example!

Is that made by humans, animals or nature – or is it not made at all?

Fill in the table. Some things might fit into more than one group, so tick more than one box if you like.

Made by Made by Made by humans animals nature

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Toenail Sandwich Hair Leaf Word Cheese

Was there anything that you thought was made by both humans and nature? There isn’t always a clear answer!

Are humans part of nature?

As living things, humans can be considered part of nature too. But if humans make something, is it natural? The land, oceans, plants and wild animals around us haven’t been made by humans.

But what if we plant a forest or try to save wildlife that could become extinct? Our actions would be helpful, even though they might be considered unnatural or artificial.

Which of these images do you think best shows the relationship between humans and nature?

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Nature and humans are separate

Humans are part of nature

3 Some parts of being human are part of nature and other parts are not

Why did you choose the image you did?

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Earth’s future

Thinking about how we treat nature is vital for the future of our planet. Our actions can cause harm, but they can help too.

Do we live in nature or alongside it?

Should we be caring for the Earth more than we are?

Plastic waste from humans can harm ocean life What do you think?

Can we survive without our planet?

Can we use the Earth’s resources as we choose?

BIG and SMALL changes Maybe we should think of ourselves as caretakers of Earth, and that we must care for and preserve nature. How could we do that? Think about some big changes that NATIONS need to make and some small ones YOU can make…

Big changes nations need to make:

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Small changes I can make:

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Just one person

I have learnt you are never too small to make a difference.

It can be hard to feel like we are making a big difference in caring for our planet. However, one person can make a big difference.

Greta Thunberg

Greta is a 21-year-old Swedish activist. Since she was 15 years old, she has been campaigning to encourage people, including governments, to take the issue of how we treat our planet seriously.

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Afroze S h ah In October 2015, Afroze Shah started picking up rubbish on Versova beach in Mumbai, India.

His neighbour saw him and started picking up rubbish too and soon, the volunteers grew to 300 people a week. It has been called the world’s largest beach clean-up!

Now, turtles are hatching again on the beach.

Wow! I can’t believe the difference that just one person made by starting to pick up rubbish!

Send us your thoughts about what is important to you in nature and what we can do to care for nature. You might see your ideas in the next issue of Hoopla!

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Super squirrels

Reds and greys

e to look Now is a great tim animals, out for these furry ing food who are busy bury for the winter!

There are two species of squirrel in the UK, the native red squirrel and the grey squirrel, which was brought here from America around 150 years ago.

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Fluff-tastic tails!

Squirrels’ bushy tails aren’t just for show. They can be twitched and shaken to communicate with other squirrels and they help with balance.

If a squirrel does fall, their tail acts a bit like a parachute! When it’s cold, squirrels wrap their tails around themselves like a duvet and when it’s hot, they’re used as a sun shade.

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Photos © Shutterstock

Not a nut!

There is one mushroom hiding among the acorns.

Can you find it?!

Circle your answer and check it on page 34.

Clever critters Squirrels outwit other creatures who want to eat their secret food stores by carrying out fake nut burials! They pretend to stash nuts in one place but actually put them somewhere else, out of sight of any watching nut thieves!

What type of nut makes squirrels sneeze?

Ca-shews!

HA HA!

Cosy homes Squirrels live in nests (called dreys), high up in the branches of trees. They are made of sticks, leaves and feathers.

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P A N S Y P P HA

Rainbow tree!

It’s not just leaves that can change colour! Rainbow eucalyptus trees shed their bark in strips, revealing the bright green inner bark that changes colour as it ages, creating a kaleidoscope of blue, red, purple, orange and green.

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Colouring calm!

Pens, pencils or crayons at the ready! Colour in this picture of autumn leaves and acorns!

Can you spot 15 acorns in the picture above?

ak e H ow do you m gh? a squirrel lau y joke!

Tell it acorn-

H ow m a ny aco r ns gr ow o n o a k tr e es?

All of t hem!

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Discovery

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The great seed race!

In autumn, you might see lots of tree seeds, like acorns, conkers and sycamore ‘helicopters’. Collect some tree seeds and try these fun experiments!

Trees need to send their seeds away to find space to grow into new trees.

Collect up as many different kinds of winged Some seeds grow inside fruits or nd seeds as you can fi berries. Birds or other animals eat h and race them wit them, then poo out the seeds far a friend or family away! Other seeds have wings to help member. them blow away on the breeze, like sycamore or ash seeds.

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Each person should choose five seeds to race.

If possible, stand on a tree stump or chair (check with an adult first) so your seeds have further to fall.

Both drop your first seed from the same height at the same time.

The winner is the seed that fell the SLOWEST! Keep racing with the rest of your seeds.

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Why do you think it’s better if a seed falls more slowly? Might it help it be blown further by the wind?

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Pine cones contain lots of feather-light seeds. The cone’s scales open up to release them on the breeze!

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Take a pine cone and stand it against an outside wall, somewhere safe and sheltered like a porch or windowsill.

Use some sticky tack to keep it standing upright.

Each morning, check the weather by looking at your pine cone!

If the pine cone is open, it will be dry.

If it’s closed up tight, it is due to rain.

Why does this happen?

It’s easier for the seeds to travel further away when the weather is dry. So, on wet days, the cone keeps closed to keep the seeds inside. When the weather is fine again, it will open, to let the seeds go.

Seed sequences

Complete each sequence of seeds.

Check your answers on page 34.

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During autumn, the weather gets colder, the Sun sets earlier, and leaves change colour from green to yellow, orange, red, brown and every shade in between!

Why does this happen? Did you know that all these changes are linked?

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Eventually, the tree seals off where the leaf stem is attached to the tree, and the leaves fall off!

But wait! Not all trees

drop their leaves in autumn.

Trees that lose their leaves are called deciduous.

Trees that don’t are called evergreen.

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Evergreen trees often have narrow needle-like leaves, which are better at surviving in freezing temperatures.

Tree teaser

Apple

Cypress

Scots pine

Chestnut Coconut palm

Photographs © Shutterstock.com

Oak

Which of these trees do you think are deciduous?

Tick them and check your answers on page 34.

Make leaf mould Piles of autumn leaves aren’t just for throwing up into the air or jumping into! You can collect them up and turn them into a fantastic natural fertiliser to help other plants to grow.

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Collect up fallen leaves from your garden or local park.

Pile them up somewhere a bit sheltered, so they don’t get too much wind and rain. You could put them into bin bags and poke lots of little holes in the plastic to allow air inside (or they will go slimy!).

By spring, the leaves should have rotted down to a crumbly texture. You can sprinkle them around garden plants and on vegetable beds.

If you don’t have a garden of your own, you could put the leaf mould around plants in pots or take it to a community garden!

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Find these tree-related words in the grid.

They might be written forwards, backwards, horizontally, vertically or diagonally! Circle any that you find.

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The wind and the sun

ne still and cloudy day, the Wind and the Sun were a little bored, so they began to boast about how strong they were.

Their bragging soon turned into an argument about which of the two was the most powerful.

“There’s only one way to settle this,” said the Sun. “Do you see that boy down there? Whoever can make him remove his coat wins our competition of strength!”

“Agreed!” laughed the Wind. “This will be so easy!” And she pushed the clouds aside, puffed herself up and blew with all her might. The Wind whistled around the boy and whipped at his ankles, but he just bowed his head and walked on.

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The Wind then blustered and blew with such force that the trees bent over and the leaves spiralled wildly on the ground. This time, the boy’s coat flapped wide open but, rather than letting it blow off his shoulders, he just shivered, zipped it up and pulled it tightly around his body to keep warm. No matter how much strength the Wind used, the boy just gripped his coat even tighter.

All this time, the Sun had been hiding behind a cloud, watching. Now it was his turn. He peeked out from behind the clouds, and as slowly as he could, he let his rays gently heat up the wind-torn earth below.

Gradually, the air became warmer, the trees stretched their battered branches up to the sky again and the birds began to chirp in celebration.

Feeling the pleasant warmth of the Sun on his back, the boy unzipped his coat. The Sun shone a little brighter still, and the boy felt so warm and happy that he took off his coat, placed it on the grass and lay down beside it.

“Okay, you win!” huffed the Wind. “But how did you do it?”

The Sun smiled brightly and said, “It’s better to be kind and gentle than to be a bully!”

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The time we fooled the dliens

by Aveer Prakash, aged 7

One time on a play date, my friend Arata and I had finished playing all the board games. We were getting bored so we decided to build a rocket using old cardboard boxes, tape and smelly markers.

We painted our rocket golden and drew two large buttons. The launch button was labelled “Outta this world” and the landing button was labelled “Touch down”.

We sat in it pretending to go to space.

When I pressed the launch button, our rocket magically took off. It wasn’t a game any more. We were really astronauts on a space adventure.

We zoomed past many planets and they all looked cool and mysterious.

“I’m feeling really thirsty!” cried Arata.

“Let’s find water in space!”

I remember reading about Saturn’s moon, Titan, which is believed to have water under its icy crust.

“To Titan!” I said.

We passed Saturn and landed on Titan. As soon as we landed, we saw a three-eyed alien with slimy skin, red hair, tentacles for arms and legs. It had glowing rings around its chest and extremely sharp teeth.

“Trespassing in Shakalaka is forbidden,” said the alien, “I’ll eat you up for lunch!”

Another alien came by and said, “Wait!

These intruders will be my lunch!”

The first alien cried, “Not fair! I saw them first!” To this the second alien replied, “I am bigger than you so I should eat them first.”

Arata whispered to me, “We need to find a way to get back to the rocket.”

An idea struck me. “We have lots of food in the rocket. Let us get it for you,” I said to the fighting aliens and we ran towards the rocket.

“Outta this world!” I shouted.

Arata pressed the launch button and we took off, fooling the aliens.

As we got closer to Earth, Arata said, “Yay! Now I can finally have water!”

“We are so lucky to have water on Earth. We should never waste it,” I said.

Arata nodded and said, “From now on, I will take shorter showers to save water.” “And I will always turn off the tap while brushing my teeth. I will also tell that to my parents,” I said and we high-fived each other.

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Hi, I’m Tanj! Write to me or send me a photo of your artwork, craft or activity to hello@hooplamag.com and it might appear on this page next month plus, you might win a prize!

Woody, aged 6, loved reading about foxes in issue 2!

Isy, aged 10, made this fantastic mask of an Emperor Tamarin monkey! She entered it into a village fair and won first prize.

Well done, Isy!

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Email us a photo of your proudest makes or bakes, your artwork, a poem, story, or a photo of yourself with your magazine to be in with a chance of winning The Horne Section, Make Some Noise, by Alex Horne.

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Isabelle, age d 8, b ak e d som e delicious b iscuits to c e le b r a te th e Olympics!

Welcome to the silly, strange and totally hilarious world of music! With funny tales, absurd history and unbelievable facts, this book will help you become a musical mastermind.

Send your photo to hello@hooplamag.com or post it to us at Hoopla magazine, Unit 7 Global Business Park, 14 Wilkinson Road, Cirencester GL7 1YZ. Don’t forget to include your name, age and address. Photos may appear in the magazine. Deadline: November 6th 2024. The winner of our issue 1 competition was Joseph, aged 7.

Qu iz 1

Put your nature knowledge to the test!

You can tell how old a tree is by counting the rings in its trunk!

are sycamore seeds 4 What commonly known as? a) Rabbit ears b) Moustaches c) Helicopters

a) True b) False

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The colours have gone wrong in these photos!

Which one is a real tree?

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a) The whiffy armpit tree Answer: b) The knobbly knee tree c) The stinking toe tree

What are 3 the leaves

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What is the 6 name of this woodland bird?

and branches of a tree called?

a) Woodpecker b) Woodpicker c) Woodnutter

a) The cap b) The crown c) The scalp

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There are 14 leaves in the picture.

The missing seeds are:

leaves!

Page 11 Pumpkin

challenge!

This is the route through the pumpkin maze.

Page 25 Tangle of roots

sequences!

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This is the route that leads to the tree trunk.

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Page 22 Tree teaser!

The deciduous trees are apple, oak and chestnut.

Cypress and Scots pine both have needle-like leaves. The coconut palm lives in tropical areas and grows all year round.

1) Halfway, because after that you are running out again.

2) Sunlight!

3) Wait until the bird flies away!

Page 24 What is it?

The dot-to-dot picture is of a tree!

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Page 33 Quiz

1) a – t rue. The rings show how much the tree has grown during the growing season each year. A year with plenty of water and sunshine will lead to more growth and a wider, paler ring.

2) c – the stinking toe tree.

Its seeds form inside big pods that look and smell like giant toes!

3) b – the crown. ecause they have 4) c – b wings a bit like helicopter blades and they spin as they fall.

5) b – it’s a spiky tree called a monkey puzzle tree.

6) a – i t’s a woodpecker.

Coming in next month’s Tips from expert fossil hunters

Feed your loc l dinos (the birds)!

Journey back to the time of the dinosa dinos a urs!

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