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"The Magic Backpack "

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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2. A 3 letter word for blend.

4. Too much of this is bad for your teeth. 5 letters. 

5. Chocolate is made of this.(5 letters). Josh saw it growing!

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3 Josh's backpack was special.  In fact it was ----- (5 letters)

5 In the end the class made one. 

 

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7 Uncle William lives here.  (6 letters)

8 Josh forgot his --- so he couldn't do PE. (3 letters)

Answers at the end of the puzzles section. 


Competition

Birds and Beasts.

 

 
Animals appear in most of my books. The competition questions are about the animals in "When Poppy Ran Away".  Use your skimming and scanning skills for this competition.
 

  1. Can you name all the birds and animals which appear  or are mentioned in "When Poppy Ran Away"?
  2. What are the correct names for a male ferret and a female ferret?
Send your answers to me,
 
Julia Jarman
c/o Rebecca, Publicity and Press Officer  
Andersen Press
20, Vauxhall Bridge Road
London SW1V 2SA

Senders of the first three correct replies received by Rebecca will receive a signed copy of "The Ghost of Tantony Pig"
 

"The Crow Haunting" word search

 
J L H A U N T I N G O D Find the words from the book which are hidden in the grid. 
Words can be read in any direction - forwards, backwards and diagonally
B R O T S E U L K Z I A
E L K R M O T H D A D R
X A J E X V P E B R E C
C I H T I L O E N V M H
A D O S F O T G G C O A The words are
V E R I H I A B E T L E CROW EXCAVATION
A Y K S C X A C H L G O HAUNTING NEOLITHIC
T S E I R P N R O C I L MEDI DIABETIC
I Z I V Q U I O T T R O DAVEY VOGEL
O T R S A P D W S A C G KEIRA ARCHEOLOGY
N Y A E R D U A D V E Y SISTER CORN PRIEST
 
 

 "Time Travelling Cat" word search

This word search based on " The Time Travelling Cat and the Egyptian Goddess" was created by Adam Sheppard of North Devon, who gave it to me when I visited his school.
 
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1.SPACE 7. HERO
2. CAT  8.ELLIE
3. EGYPT 9. KA
4. BUBASTIS 10.GODDESS
5. TRAVELLING  11. PAPYRUS 
6. TOPHER 12. FALCON
 

 

TERRIBLE TUDORS QUIZ

You can find all the answers in "The Time Travelling Cat and the Tudor Treasure" in which Ka travels to Tudor Britain in 1579.  Elizabeth I was on the throne, the very first theatre in England was being built, and Francis Drake was sailing round the world.

1. What was burned alive to celebrate Elizabeth I's coronation?

2. Why were Ned Kelley's ears cut off?

3. Why was John Stubb's right hand cut off?

4. Why did two Henry VIII have two of his wives beheaded?

5. Which queen burned people alive because they weren't Catholics? (The previous monarch killed people because they were Catholics.)

6. What happened to boys who were late for school?

7. What happened to boys who didn't do their homework properly?

8. How did the Tudors dispose of their household rubbish?

9. What did Francis Drake do-allegedly- when he couldn't find treasure in Santiago?

10. Why did the Tudors persecute cats?

Send your answers to Rebecca at Andersen Press.  Her address is above. The first three people to answer all ten correctly, will receive a copy of "The Time Travelling cat and the Roman Eagle". Be sure to send Rebecca your name and address. 

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Answers to "The Magic Backpack" crossword puzzle.

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1 backpack 2 mix 4 sugar 5 cocoa 6 mix

Across

3 magic 4 cake 7 Africa 8 kit