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Pick Out Patch
26 June
Jacob Hinchliffe – age 11 the moon
29 June
Isabella Sutherland – age 10
The Moon
The Moon is the brightest and largest object in our night sky, and the only place away from Earth where humans have set foot. We almost take it for granted, but (a little like the Sun) the Moon has a huge in uence on us. Even though it’s around 385,000km away, the Moon helps to keep Earth from wobbling too much, which also helps our climate to be stable, and it controls the tides of the sea.
NASA pictures
I’ve got my ticket ready to go and watch the film! See if you can spot this version of me on ANOTHER PAGE IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE.
Astronomers believe the Moon was formed when Earth was hit by a space object around the size of Mars. There are more than 200 moons in the Solar System, but ours is the original – at least it’s the rst one we knew about – which is why it’s simply called the Moon. Of all the moons in our Solar System it’s the fth biggest after Ganymede (Jupiter), Titan (Saturn), Callisto and Io (Jupiter).
Why did the lobster blush? Because the sea weed!
What’s an octopus’s favourite shape? An octagon!
What fish is the most famous? The star sh!
Why did the turtle cross the road?
To get to the Shell station!
Crossword Clues
across:
He he, he he!
Ho ho, ha ha, he he!
What did one rock pool say to the other rock pool?
‘Show me your mussels!’
What do you get if you cross a cat and a squid? An octo-puss!
Ho ho, ho ho!
What did the boss sea monster say before starting work?
‘Let’s get kraken!’
by Neil Locker
Ha ha, ha ha, ha ha!
1 Rule or regulation. 3 Head of the Roman Catholic church. 6 Constellation in the shape of scales.
7 Writing tool. 8 Feeling on skin that causes someone to scratch. 10 Genuine, not false. 12 Dismissed in cricket. 13 Pop a balloon, for example. 15 Item of footwear. 16 Block of chocolate, for example.
Why don’t oysters like to share their pearls? Because they’re shell sh!
What’s the best way to communicate with a fish? Drop it a line!
Ho ho, ha ha, he he!
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Crossword Clues
1 Sweet on a stick. 2 Spider’s trap. 3 Take part in a game. 4 Writing material. 5 A member of your family in a past generation. 9 Get hold of a ball, for example. 11 Woodwind instrument. 14 Chest bone.
Answers on Page
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He he, he he!
What do you call a cool octopus?
Tenta-cool!
Where does an octopus go to sing? The choral reef!
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Identify the mystery item in the magnifying glass b x s a e s n e v e s g o r o n n o c q V p j i c y i m e r m a i d s a e A t l r u h t r a p n a d g f l b s c b l o t n r p a m y h k j r w k s s h y t E e n a g e r i x c e l h f g y k r a d b a s w t a s j g b k e z e h d p x k l a f e w a r r i o r q u e e n s e r u t a e r c a e s
Find the ‘Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken’-related words in the grid ruby oceanside power creatures arthur warrior queen connor chelsea brill giant krakens seven seas shy teenager mermaids
Correctly fill in the words that link the left and right-hand columns to reveal a new word in the pink squares. Clue: Body parts.
Linkword
by Neil Locker
Have you ever wondered what it takes to create a whole universe? It’s tricker than it looks, and you can nd out more about it by reading God’s Cosmic Cookbook
