Lion king

"hat * the difference

ROMANCING THE SHELL
between a post box and
It has been a long search - across the field,
an elephant? over a ditch and into the hedge - but at last

jJO||j| mu jKod oj noV these two Roman snails have found romance
fiblpuos )ou in each other's... well, feet! In no
iu
| now
time at all we'll be hearing the
Emma Howell slurp of little gastropods on Back to
their way to the play-cabbage. Pride Rock
What a lovely way for
Hi there! Grapevine to end... at the
* Well, this is it - the beginning. Goodbye dears!
* last issue of The Lion
¥
M King. The time has come
for me to send my ace
reporters on a long holiday:
Elephant is already packing
her trunk! I hope you have
% enjoyed reading the magazine as much as we
¥
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w herever you go, to look after yourselves, CROCODILE SNAPS AT LAST
Of course it had to end badly, didn't it? All
the world and all the plants and animals that
these animals - Ostrich, Elephant, Rhino and

I live in

Goodbye!
it. Hakuna Matata! the rest - in this hot and stuffy
Grapevine office all

surprised there weren't

the time. I'm
more
upsets. But then, just as we're
packing up for our holidays,
Kim says something to Lion King Index
Crocodile and he goes mad. "What
do you think you're doing?" cries Kim.
only said, 'Say goodbye to everyone'." "Oh,
sorry," says Crocodile. "I thought you said,
FREE IN PART 80
'Take a bite out of everyone'." Reptiles! What
a weird bunch!

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here is a clip from the greatest show ever Contributing Editors: Vanessa Morgan,

performed on a watery stage - the courtship Anne Gatti.

dance of the Western grebe. Every
spring, courting couples perform a
ballet of great style
The best part is when they rise
up out of the water and rush off
together, necks outstretched.
pure magic!
Designers: John Gilland, Andy Archer
Kirsty
Trowsdale. Picture Researcher: Katie Nesling
Consultant: Chris Cation
and energy.
There are 32 ants, just like c 1 997 The Walt Disney Company
Colour origination by Colourscan, Singapore
this one, hidden in the
Printed by Southernprint, Dorset, England
It's pages of this magazine.
Can you find them all?

Emma Morley Age 11

 ^Trapped by fire on
Elephants giv
these squares - throw rides to (59

Simba, Pumbaa and Timon are making their

way back to the Pride Lands. But before they
reach their destination, they have many
Slide dow n V
adventures and setbacks... Play the game and 50'
waterfall to
see how quickly you can get to Pride Rock.

Escape from
rhino -

another go
have
X Hide
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HOW TO PLAY
The game is best played by 2 to 4
Slide dow n
yw
^
from herd of
ildebeest - throw
players. Decide who goes first by
waterfall to 50 odd number to move
throwing the dice. The person w ith the

highest score starts. Players take it in^_

turns to throw the dice and move theiL
counters the correct number of squares. *
Giant snail takes
When a player lands on a square w ith
y
ou to 41- -

instructions, he or she must do as they

say. If a player has to throw a certain
number to get out of difficulty, he or she
must throw it and then throw again to
START Wail for a swarm
of locusts to pass
move. A player must throw the correct . - miss a go
number to land on 80 and w in the game.

Go through the'
Wait for ants
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to cross -
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miss a go -
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Climb a mountain r Leave elephants’

! throw an even graveyard quickly
number to . have another go
' Chase a
butterfly to 15
 SAVANNAH CROSSWORD
The clues to this crossword have been
drawn round the page. Look at them,
then put their names in the .grid.

BUG PUZZLERS
A clump of mini balloons on
strings, a collection of green
marbles with black markings, a
length of barbed wire wrapped
round a tree trunk - Africa’s
i) \cross
bug world has some weird-
looking sights. Can you guess
what these three really are?

AThe 'balloons' are really the eggs of a

lacewing. The female touches the underside
of a leaf with the tip of her abdomen, then
lifts it to draw out a sticky fluid which
hardens in the air. Then she lays an egg on
MYSTERY CREATURE top of the hard stalk. Spacing
Join up the dots and find out them out like this protects the AThe 'barbed wire
1

what the mystery creature is.

eggs from being visited by a look-alike is, in fact, a
female parasitic wasp. The wasp long line of hairy
lays her eggs inside other eggs, moth larvae which are
but avoids the lacewing's eggs, moving in an orderly
choosing instead ones that have column to a feeding
been laid straight on to a leaf. site. Each one touches

the one in front to

The 'green marbles' are keep in line.

the egg cases of shield bugs.

When the nymphs are ready
to hatch, they push open the
curved escape hatch.
 Dawn was unfolding “Don’t get Timon.
in a flap!" said warthog. “Tell me what's up!” me something don't know." said
I

across the great African
wilderness. But with
came a sudden and violent
storm. Lightning split
sky and struck an old, dead tree
which crashed over. The impact of the
“My pals will soon get you out!" “Be careful of that so-called Timon, huffily.
it It was a matter of using the mudhole. It is a certain death-trap!" The owl suddenly shivered,
warthog's bulk and the powerful young said the owl, grimly. blinked, then looked skywards.
the lion's sinewy strength. Between them, "But why? And how do you know “I sense that a great darkness is
they soon eased away the branch that that it is?” asked Timon. coming," he hooted, mysteriously.
barred the owl’s escape. The owl told Simba to try kicking “Tell me about it!" mocked Timon.

tree hitting the ground stunned an owl For a moment, the badly shaken a big stone into the ooze. The lion “Is he talking about night or what?!”

who had been bird wondered did, and it sank with frightening “Like night-time, yes. but while the
sheltering in a hole if he’d been speed in a ring of muddy bubbles. sun is still high in the sky," added
in the trunk.
When he had
recovered enough
Wiseqtw rescued only
become their
breakfast! But
to “Howling hyenas!” gasped
Pumbaa. "That stuff’s
quicksand than mud! Glad you
more like
the owl. “I have heard of the strange
darkness once, long ago. But we will
know it when we see it."

tomove, the bird Timon tagged along. Mr Owl!" “I'll show you it.” insisted Timon.
found that he was
trapped. The hole
was now partly
The Owl reassured him.
“Kind of
handy having
Timon, however, was beginning to
wish that the oh-so-smart owl hadn 't
come along. Timon had always
eager to prove that he, too, had all
the answers. “Follow me, guys!”
He led the others to a glistening
blocked by a shattered branch. their brawn to back up my brains, fancied himself as one incredibly lake where hippos bathed and
The owl flapped and struggled huh?” grinned the meerkat, pointing to sharp-minded meerkat, but the owl crocodiles basked by the waterside.
desperately, but there seemed little his pals. "Meet Pumbaa, the warm- was quickly proving himself to be a Next moment. Timon pointed to a
hope of escape. hearted warthog, and Simba, who is, whole lot brighter! dark cloud moving ever closer.
The storm passed as quickly as it without doubt, the purrrfect pussycat!” A little later, the bird stopped the "There!" he yelled,
had arrived. The sun appeared Thanking them, the owl ruffled his others from wandering too near triumphantly. “I've seen
and, luckily for the owl, so did wet feathers then tried to fly off. But some tall grass that hid several it before, though never

Simba and his two friends. It he was too weak to get off the ground. dangerous snakes. Then he showed
Timon where to find
this close. Kind of
weird, huh?”
^
was Timon who spotted a “Why don’t you hitch a ride with just giant-sized,

fluttering movement in the me until you get your breath back?” juicy bugs. He also knew the wettest “But easily
toppled tree. Next moment, said Simba. water-hole, the coolest shady spot, explained.
the owl heard voices and “Most, er, kind," replied the owl. the muddiest wallow about and just

he called out frantically, They had not gone far when everything else the others asked him.
“Heee-elp! Save Pumbaa saw a gooey mudhole. Timon felt that the owl knew far too
meeeee!” "Hold it, guys! Do you mind if stop I
much. And. if he admitted it, he
for a quick wallow?" he called out, was jealous!
bounding on ahead. "Okay,
"If we did mind, our names would Wiseguy, tell

be mud - as usual!" sighed Timon.

But the owl hooted a sudden
sharp warning that made
Pumbaa pull up. a split-
second before diving
headfirst. It startled
Timon and Simba, too.
“What's wrong,
feathered friend?”
asked the
bewildered

6
 I was talking about something more half-lightwas spreading overhead as "How come you knew about this?" the one with the answers, Timon."
mysterious," said the owl. “My a shadow moved across the sun. asked an anxious Pumbaa. “Not always," admitted the
advice is to get out of here." “Did someone turn the lights There was no answer, just a faint meerkat. "I've just learned that.”
“How come?" asked the meerkat, low?" asked Pumbaa, puzzled. rustle of feathers and flapping of Simba turned to his buddies with
watching the cloud above them as it “How come it's only midday but wings. As daylight returned, the owl a twinkle in his amber eyes.
constantly changed its shape. almost like dusk?" added Simba. was nowhere to be seen. Simba and "Looks as if Wiseguy really left us
“Hey! It’s a cloud of insects! There “It is beginning," said the owl. his friends began to wonder if he in the dark!” he joked and his rich,
must be billions of them!" yelled “just as I said it would." had ever existed. deep laugh echoed across the plain.
Simba. as "Let me "So where did Wiseguy get to?"
some settled guess. The asked Pumbaa. “Come on. you're THE END
on his hide great
and bit him darkness,
furiously. right?" added
“The owl was Timon,
right. Come uneasily.
on, let’s get “Well, have
I

out of here!” to admit that

A nearby I've never
cave offered come across
welcome anything like
cover. But it this before!”
was dark and Daylight
damp inside faded. The
and Pumbaa's sun, normally
foot slipped. scorching at
He rolled down a short slope and, as noon, was disappearing behind a
he landed with a bump, he let out a dark disc. It brought an eerie twilight
startled squeal.It was enough to and then, for a few minutes, total
disturb a mighty colony of roosting darkness. Some plains dwellers were
bats, which flew from the cave close to panic. Simba. however, had
entrance like an airborne shadow. led his friends to shelter among
“There's your great darkness, scrub-covered rock.
Wiseguy!" Timon turned to the owl. Neither Simba. nor his two loyal
I

“I tell you. there's not much this friends, could possibly know that
meerkat hasn’t seen before." what they were seeing was a
Timon was soon proved wrong wonder of nature, that
again.The four creatures left the rare, magical moment
cave and made their escape from the that was a total eclipse of
lake which, at that time of the year, the sun.
was an insect paradise. “Don't be
Returning to the plains, they saw alarmed." came
that the antelope and zebra were not Wiseguy's voice.
grazing. Instead they dashed about “The great
nervously, stopping, listening, then darkness will not
bounding away once more. But even last for very long.
the hunters seemed uneasy. A weird Trust me."

»
 Red admirals
breed in southern

SOUTHERN EUROPE Europe and then

head north for
the summer.

This is where Europe heats up and dries out. V It may be dry <They make lots of wine
and dusty around in this part of the world,
Most of it is mountainous or hilly and covered and use bark from these
here, but it's
WITH DRY SCRUB. ALL THE WATER SEEMS TO BE ELSEWHERE. home to lots of cork trees to keep it

OFF THE COAST, IN THE CALM, BLUE MEDITERRANEAN SEA. juicy fruits - like bottled.
these oranges!
The 'maquis' is typical
In southern Europe the summers are Mediterranean habitat and
very hot and there is little rain. The consists of dry scrubland wr

rain comes during the winter months, thorny shrubs and small tre>

but even then it's often warm. It never

really gets cold, except in some of the

taller mountains.
The hot summers are too dry for
broadleaved trees or large areas of To the east is the Italian peninsula.
grassland. The trees that are common Running along its eastern side is the
here are Apennine chain of mountains, whose

Booted eagles
evergreens with
tough, waxy
leaves that
4* "What do
performing animals do
slopes are covered with forests of beech
and chestnut trees. In the north is a vast
plain which the River Po runs through.
soar above the round here?"
release very little Finally, there is the Balkan peninsula.
forests and then
dive 100-2 50m water into the "I expect they Most of this is wild and mountainous
to catch their
prey.
air,

trees
such as olive
and
citruses. Wide
jump through
the hoopoe!'
Ja
(V and there are two huge valleys running
north to south through the middle of
it. Along the coast, there are dozens
A These wild
free in a
horses run
huge marshy
areas are covered of little islands and inlets. area called the
with short trees of this kind and low The birdlife of southern Camargue. Flamingos,
Y In some areas of
woody shrubs. This scrubby sort of
herons and many other
southern Europe, Europe is more varied and
creatures live here.
like here in the plantlife is called 'maquis'. In the colourful than that seen
Iberian peninsula, spring, it is a riot of colour as flowers Much of southern Europe is made up further north. Hoopoes,
the land looks as
such as daffodils, crocuses and tulips of three large peninsulas. The one in the golden orioles and rollers
dry and dusty as
parts of Africa. come into bloom. west is the Iberian peninsula. Its are a common sight.
coastline is steep and rocky in places, Many of the birds are
low and swampy in others. Inland, it is summer visitors
made up mostly of plateaux, scarred by from Africa.
deep river valleys. There are mountain
ranges in the south and centre and the
whole peninsula is separated from the
rest of Europe by the peaks of the
Pyrenees mountains.

Mouflons live in

small flocks. Each

is led along the

rough and steep

mountainsides by
an old ewe.

S E *
 “Hey! What’s that .glorious
,
^ smell on the wind?”
® y
This Barbary ape has
the proud distinction of
belonging to the only
band of wild apes
“Its Africa, my living in Europe - other
bacon-brained than humans, that is!

buddy. We’re nearly home!”

Many birds are on their way to mongooses, Algerian

Scandinavian and Arctic summer hedgehogs and porcupines.
feeding grounds, and these southern Most of these creatures
European lands just happen to be on were probably brought to
their flight-path. this areaby humans a long
Europe's Mediterranean coastline is time ago. They came
long and has many quiet bays and originally from a huge, hot,
islands. At one time, these were home dusty continent that lies to the south. It
to many species of seal and sea turtle. iswhere mongooses and warthogs feel
More recenrly, these creatures have had most at home. It is where these travels
to make way for the millions of began, many months ago. It is Africa.
tourists that visit the area each year.
The habitat in some parts of
southern Europe is dry and scrubby.
This makes an ideal home to an
abundance of insects and reptiles.
There are geckos, lizards, snakes,
terrapins and tortoises; there's even a
chameleon. Running about in the same Hoopoes try to
scrub are mammals such as genets. frightenaway hawks
and other predators
by showing off their
V A cool, blue bay of Unlike most trees,
startling black and
Mediterranean surf olive trees like it
white markings.
faces south. You can hot. That's why
almost smell the whiff groves like these
of warthog coming off are a familiar sight
the African continent. in southern Europe.
 THE
Lion king COLOUR IT IN

These entries are in The Circle of Life 16 Mufasa Saves Simba 48

chronological order Pouncing Lessons 18 Mufasa's Death 50
Hi there! so that you can News From Underground 20 Simba Tries to Help 52
This is the last part of The follow the story. Scar's Secret 22 Simba Flees 54
Ditch the Dodo 24 The Dawning of a New Era 56
Lion King, so I have made up
African Journey 1 Elephant Graveyard 26 Simba Is Saved 58
a handy index that will help Zazu Flies In 2 Howling Hyenas 28 j 60
Feeling Blue
Rafiki Arrives 4 Dinner Time 30 Hakuna Matata 62
you look back through your
The Next King 6 Birdie Boiler 32 Kings of the Past 64
issues and find all your Where's Scar? 8 Simba Swipes Shenzi 34 Simba's Alive 66
favourite features. All you have Scar's Excuse 10 Mufasa Arrives 36 Nala Looks for Help 68
Rafiki Names the Cub 12 Simba in Trouble 38 Falling in Love 70
to do is look for the title and Wake up call 14 Look to the Stars 40 Facing the Past 72
number The Hyenas’ Lair 42 Returning Home 74
you'll find the issue
Scar's Evil Plan 44 Scar's Reign 76
alongside - no worries! Stampede 46 The Fight 78
King Simba 80

Alligator 35 Nala, young 33; adult 55;

Anteater 15 with Simba 59, 79
Banzai 61 Ostrich 7
Birds, bright 5! Pumbaa 29; with worm 63;
Ed, laughing 41 panting 77
;
withTimon 71
Elephant, rosy 11 ; bathing 69 Rafiki 53; meditating 73
Flamingo 27 Rhino 19
Gazelle 43 Scar 45 ; sitting 75
Giraffe 31 Shenzi 25
Gorilla, gigantic 39; 65 Simba, baby 5; with Sarabi 1 7;
Hippo, leaping 1; singing 67 young 37; adult 47 ; with Nala (as
Monkey, blue 3 cubs) 59; with Nala (as adults) 79
Mu fas a 21. Timon 13 with Pumbaa 71
;

Wildebeest 49
Zazu, flapping 9; proud 57
Zebra 23
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SIMBA’S WOR LD
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Rhinos 21
black, white 21

Aardvark 44 Fanalouk 55
Aardwolf 44, 71 Flamingos 14
Avocet, pied 66 greater, lesser 14 Seals 49
Foxes 60, 67 Mediterranean monk,
bat-eared 60; Arctic, Cape, South African fur 49
fennec, red 67 Shoebill 2
Baboons 20 Frogs 22 Snakes 9, 56, 65
chacma, hamadryas, mandrill, African bullfrog, African cobras: Asian, Black-necked spitting,
olive, savannah 20 sharp-nosed, clawed 22 Cape, Egyptian, King, Mozambique
Bee-eaters 15 spitting 56; mambas: black, green 9;
blue-cheeked, carmine, Jackals 23 tree: boomslang, egg-eating, forest
European, white-throated 1 black-backed, golden, side-striped, vine, savannah vine 65; vipers:
Buffaloes 51 Cape, forest 51 Genets 55 simien 23 Gaboon 33, saw-scaled 65
Bushbabies 47 common, large spotted 55 Jaguar 11 Spoonbills 66
lesser, Senegal, thick-tailed 47 Gerbil 73 Jerboa 73 African, white 66
Butterflies 50 Gerenuk 42 Springhare 34
Acraeid, African monarch, African Giraffe 10 Squirrels 52
swallowtails, painted lady 50 Golden mole, desert 73 bush, flying, ground, tree 52
Gorillas 27 Lemurs 41 Storks 2

i
Camels 43
eastern lowland, mountain,
western lowland 27
Gundi 73
bamboo, ring-tailed,
Leopard
Lion 1, 6
11
ruffed, sportive 41 marabou, open-billed, white,
yellow-billed 2

Arabian, Bactrian 43
Cane rat 4
Cats Termites 26
small, African golden, caracal, sand, Hedgehog, desert 73 Meerkat 8 Toads 22
serval 64 Herons 45, 74 Mongooses 8, 45 Tortoises 36
Chameleons 18 black-crowned night, goliath, grey, banded 8, 45; dwarf, marsh 45 geometric, leopard, pancake,
Jackson's, panther 18 purple 74 Mole rat, naked 73 radiated, tent 36
Cheetah 11 Hippopotamus 24 Monkeys 3, 32 Turtles 61
Chimpanzees 16, 59 African, pygmy 24 colobus 3; patas, vervet 32 green, hawksbill, leatherback 61
common 16, 59; bonobo 59 Honey badger 38
Chinchilla 4 Honeyguide, black-throated 38
Civets 55 Hoopoe 72
African, African palm 55 Hornbills 25 Okapi 10 Vultures 46
Crocodile, Nile 7 Abyssinian ground, black-and-white Osprey 53 Cape, Egyptian, lammergeier,
casqued, red-billed, southern Ostrich 30 lappet-faced, palm-nut, Ruppell's
ground, southern yellow-billed 25 griffon, white-backed 46

Dolphins 68
bottlenose, common, dusky,
Hyenas 5, 60,
brown 5, 60; spotted,
Hyraxes 19
striped 5 9
Pangolins 28
Risso's 68 bush, rock, tree 19 ground, tree 28 Warthog 13, 67
Parrots 58 Whales 57

1
Eagle, fish 53 Ibises 66
African grey, lovebirds, Meyer's,
parakeets, Senegal 58
Pelicans 39
killer, humpback, right 57

Wild dog, African 31

Wildebeests 12
Egrets 74 bald, glossy, sacred 66 pink-backed, white 39 black, blue 12
68
cattle, little Penguin, jackass 63
Elephant 1 7. 54
Elephant shrews 70
chequered, golden-rumped,
Polecat, striped 38
Porcupines 4
brush-tailed, North African crested 4
5
Zebras 37
rufous, western rock 70 Potto 47 Grevy's, mountain, plains 37
 7 1

Crickets 10, 56 Scorpion, imperial 4

mole 56; tree10 Spiders 8, 20, 50, 58, 64
black widow 8; crab 50;
Dragonflies 30, 60, 68 jumping 58, 64; trapdoor 20
emperor 30
Wasps 16, 66, 80
Flies 44, 62, 76 mason 1 6; sand 66
Africa 1 Australasia and Oceania 44 Mountains 18
African Rainforests 10 Australian Rainforests A7
blowfly 44; robberfly 76; Water Strider 42
East Africa 5 New Zealand 5 A North America 58 stalk-eyed 62 Weevil, giraffe-necked 26
Great Rift Valley 6 Northern Australia 46 American Deserts 65
Outback 49 American Prairies 62 Bees 36. 48, 78 Grasshopper 74
Madagascar 13
carpenter 48; cuckoo 36;
North-east Africa 12 Pacific Islands 56 Everglades and Swamps 66
South-east Australia 48 Great Lakes 61
leafcutter 78 Lacewing 80
North-west Africa 1
South-west Australia 50 Northern North America 60 Beetles 2, 28, 34, 40 Locust, desert 32
Okavango Delta 4
Tasmania 52 North-west North America 59
click 28; dung 2; long- Mantis, praying 14. 50
Serengeti 8
horn 40; scarab 34 Millipede, giant 46
Southern Africa 2 Rocky Mountains 63
Central America 67 South-west North America 64
Bugs 18, 52, 80 Mosquito 24
West and Central Africa 9
Continents 14
assassin 18, 52; shield 80 Moths 22, 50, 54, 70, 80
Antarctica & the Arctic 75 Coral Reefs 5J Northern Forests 41 Butterflies 1, 12, 54, 72 bagworm 70; hawk 54;
Deltas 23 Plate Tectonics 45
African monarch 12; moon 22;
Deserts 37 Rain 27
mocker swallowtail 12
Earthquakes 33 Rivers 53
Earth's Structure 43 Seas and Oceans 57

Europe 76 South America 70

Eastern Europe 79 Amazon Rainforest 72
Northern Europe 77 Andes Mountains 73
Southern Europe 80 Galapagos Islands 69
Western Europe 78 Northern South America 71
Southern South America 74
Evolution 55
Glaciers 20 Volcanoes 7
Asia 15 Grasslands 39 Waterfalls 3
Asian Rainforests 31 Islands 29 West Indies 68 Simba Rules, OK? 1-3 Two-Legged Creatures 46-47
Central Asia 1 Mangrove Swamps 25 Wind 35 One Good Turn 4-5 Mr Perfect 48-50
The Elephants' Graveyard 6-8 The Ghost Elephant 51-53
Central East Asia 36
Timon in Trouble 9-11 The Missing Monkey 54-55
East Asia 34
All Mud and Motor Mouth 12-14 Pretty in Pink 56-58
Indian Sub-continent 19
Snake Attack 15-17 Saving Simba 59-61
Japan 32
Monkey Mountain 18-20 Home, Sweet Home 62-64
Lake Baikal 42
Mainland South-east Asia 28
Hunt for Help 21-23 Blockhead! 65-67
Falling in Love 24-25 The Shiny Stones 68-69
Middle East 16
Staying Alive 26-28 Mabu's Mischief 70-71
North-east Asia 40
Northern India 21
Mummy Pumbaa 29-31 The Mystery Zebraffe 72-73
The Race 32-34 The Great Detectives 74-75
North-west Asia 38
Follow That Rainbow 35-37 It's Simba's Anniversary! 76-77
South-east Asian Islands 30
In Deep Water 38-40 Prickly Problems 78-79
Southern India 24
Pumbaa's New Friends 41-43 WlSEGUY THE OWL 80
SriLanka 26
Simba Meets Silverback 44-45
Threatened Indian Wildlife 22

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Plantain crisps 47 Matchbox spring-out messages 57 Potato plant 19 Reversible cube trick 78
Popcorn 39 Messages, sending 25 Potted plant, paper 53 Step through a postcard 78
Potato bake 19 Mirror prints 4 Seed mosaics 39 Tangled shapes puzzle 28
Pudding, mock croc mud 3 Mobile - with two-straws 14 Slime - to play with; modelling 72 Trick of the light 10
Serengeti sundowner cocktail 1 Modelling materials - claydough 3; Snowflakes, paper 37 Tube or pyramid? 60
Soup, peanut and yam 47 modelling slime 72 Spirals 37 Volcano, active 7
Morse code 25 Stick insects, how to keep 1
Nature detective, be a 75 Stones - see Pebbles Weaving - history of; box loom;
Noise makers - automatic gong; Sun. hanging 48 frame loom 54
cracker; heavy metal clanger 30 Roller book, animated 29 Wool - history of; shaggy sheep;
Observation jar 21 Tomatoes - growing; history of 66 French knitting 69
Origami water ball 5 Wigwams, indoor and outdoor 40
Party decor - pleated decorations 48 Tricks and Jokes Zoetrope - moving pictures 29
Paper - den 40; forest 6; forest Africubes 8
foliage 53; ladder 18 ; Batty bird joke 45
pillars of strength 24 Falling banknote 2
Animal tracks 75 Giraffe periscope 18; puppet 62 Papier mache - fridge magnets, Magical mystery cube 10
Aquarium for tadpoles 64 Gorilla in bottle 21 wall plaques 52 Magic wallet 35
Barbecue, solar-powered 33 Hyena mask 1 Fridge magnets 52 Pebbles - painting; models; keeping Magic strip, Mobius 35
Battery, vegetable 19 Lizards - flying; frilled 67 them shiny 68 Optical illusions 59
Bottled rainforest 6 Meerkats, jumping 17 Games Plaster casts 15 Puzzling pieces 45
Bubbles - blowing; printing with 32
irinting wi Millipede draughtstopper 5 1 Ball-bearing spinner 61 Pop-up pictures and cards 50, 55 Pyramid ring, rotating 60
Ants - formicarium (ant
ant house) 27 Octopus, diving 42 Colour code game 3 4

4
Balancing acts 14 Owl, secret pot; facts 79 Dive for cover 1

Balloon rocket 42 Parrot, perching 45 Elephant hoop-la game 71

Beans, growing 39 Rhino, rampaging 74 Feed the lion game 65
Birds' breakfast 49 Sheep, shaggy 69 Hungry owl ganH 79
Boats, foil 31 Snake, striking 73 Insect game 16 Stupid ass, The 30
Claydough 3 Spider, creeping 41 springy 57 Magnetic ant game 27 Tables turned 1 6
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Clocks - water, salt, shadow & Zebra costume 59 Lilypond frog garni 5 RHFIKJ Tears of the hartebeest 57
pendulum 22 Magnetic mangrove game 36 Test of strength 39
Colour - mini-rainbow; Benham Scavenger hunt 1
Toad and Rat 8
disc; splatter disc 34 One-minute walk 22 Guinea fowl and Crab 69 Toktokkie the beetle 70
Compass 36 Predator vision (buzzef wire) 11 Hare and Hyena 75 Tortoise's punishment 6
Pouncing game 11 Honey guide. The 60 Tortoise's revenge 61
Creatures to Make Rolling bugs game 61 House that built itself. The 35 Up in the clouds 71
Bats - hanging; pop-up 55 Anansi Stories How the birds got their colours 4 We all need friends 46
Bird, balancing 45 Giftbox 76 Why about Anansi 9
stories are told How Crab lost his head 62 When fowls were lords 44
Bee, hanging 58 Hand, expanding 73 How Anansi shamed himself 34 How Lion was tricked 56 Who stole Duiker's eggs 74
Butterflies, bouncing 38 Heart, jumping 57 The bean feast 54 How Squirrel got his tail 31 Why Baboon has no tail 10
Cheeky cheetah 65 Helicopter (spinner) 13 The foolish spider 63 How Wasp got his waist 72 Why Dog chases animals 20
Crocodile submarine 31 Drum 9 Honeycomb picture 37 Squirrel and Anansi 68 How Zebra got his stripes 78 Why flies buzz 40
Dragonfly mobile 48; giant Eggs - blowing eggs; etched eggs; Insect plane 13 Anansi and Lizard 76 Hyena's witchdoctor. The 19 Why the hippo has no coat 41
hanging 63 egg in a bottle; testing for Invisible ink 25 Hyena’s skin. The 59 Why the hyena smells 49
Elephant 24 raw/cooked/fresh eggs 26 Jewellery - rolled paper necklace; Animal Stories King of the frogs 15 Why Leopard hates dogs 67
Feeding finches 49 Fingerprints 75 paper curl necklace; earrings; Bees' drum. The 24 Leopard and Baboon 1 Why the monkeys have no house 42
Fish tank, coral reef 77 Flowers - paper carnations 23 jewellery box 28 Bearded stone, The 27 Leopard and Little Cat 36 Why Rock Rabbit has no tail 65
Flamingos on lake 56 Flowerpot chimes 9 Jungle creeper 53 Bushbuck's husband 77 Lion's house. The 21 Why the warthog is ugly 22
Frog, jumping 41 Kaleidoscope 4 Choosing friends 55 Long wait. The 52 Why Wild Dog hunts 64
Gecko 67 Food and Drink Kite, jungleprint 2 Crocodile tears 2 Monkeys keep out of the way 1 Wooing ways 37
Chocolate brownies 76; truffles 76 Lampshades - torchlit sunset; Cruel Chameleon 73 Ostriches' chicks. The 48
Chicken with peanuts 47 whanging 70 Dancing elephant. The 43 Pig's tail. The 51 Other Stories
Honey spice cake 58 Leaves - leaf prints; pressing leaves; Dove and Hen 13 Proud Fish 18 Coming of darkness. The 23
Ice cubes, decorated 8 silver leaf pot; leafy drainage Finding is keeping 53 Quarrel, The 58 Fire against Rain 1
Lava flow fizzy fruit drink 7 experiment 43 Flying lion. The 25 Selfish hare. The 29 Sun and moon. The 5
Lizard loaf bread 12 Magnify your drawings 21 Friends 28 Shark and the monkey. The 26 Thunder and Lightning 45
Peanut chicken 47 Mask, antelope; easy masks 20 Fox and Crow 38 Snail tricks Squirrel 33 Up in the sky 32
Giraffe and Oxpecker 3 Song of the veld. The 47
Goat's escape 79
Greedy Baboon 66
Greedy Buffalo 50
Greedy guests 7
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