STOP , VINNIE TIME !
WOW , WOW , WOW !
COMPETITION TIME
WIN ! A TITAN OF A PRIZE !
Ahoy there shipmates ! Are you ready to enter our Titanic-themed competition to win a treasure trove of goodies ? With this prize you ’ ll be captain of your ship ( or sofa ) in no time !
The prize includes a captain ’ s hat , a Titanic miniature brick model , a cool iceberg and boat-shaped ice cube tray , a slushy maker PLUS the AQUILA postal escape room : Indigo Bing and the
Missing Mind Disc , featuring our favourite tardigrade space pirate ! QUICK though , as everyone at AQUILA HQ has their eyes on this prize !
To be in with a chance of winning this brilliant booty , all you have to do is send us a drawing of your ULTIMATE CRUISE SHIP ! The wilder and whackier the better !
Ours would contain a lake with a smaller version of the ship floating on it for ultimate meta vibes and a chocolate fountain ( always ). What will be on yours ? We will pick our favourite plus three runners-up who will all win a copy of Indigo Bing and the Missing Mind Disc .
STOP , VINNIE TIME !
I love drawing . I got inspired by the Manga issue ( May 2023 ), so I made my own stop-motion animation about Godzilla out of modelling clay . My favourite part was the editing .
From Vinnie , age 8
GET DRAWING TO WIN ALL THESE PRIZES !
TITANIC MINI BRICK MODEL
POSTAL ESCAPE ROOM
CAPTAIN ’ S HAT
WIN !
WIN !
ICE CUBE TRAY
WIN !
SLUSHY MAKER
Send your entry together with your name , address and telephone number inside an envelope to : Studio 2 , 67a Willowfield Road , Eastbourne , East Sussex , BN22 8AP * Or email your entry to competitions @ aquila . co . uk . Be sure to write Ultimate Cruise Ship Comp in the subject heading . * Please check with your grown up before entering . ** Competitions in this magazine are open to AQUILA subscribers only . *** Class entries are accepted if the school subscribes . **** Drawings may be posted on our social media channels . Closing date : Monday 14 October 2024
YOU ’ VE ONLY
GONE AND WON
In our marvellous May issue , Megamaths , we teamed up with our friends at Mulberry Bush to give away three sets of Math Magic – an exciting maths game sure to bamboozle your bonces ! To be in with a chance of winning a set , all you needed to do was answer this question : We know cheetahs are rather nifty , what ’ s their top speed ? The answer was b ) 64 mph ! Well done to those who got it right – and
congratulations to this month ’ s three prize winners : Marvin Kinross from Glasgow ;
Idris Townley from Swansea and Poppy Hammond-Collins from Folkestone . Keep an eye out for the postie , your maths prizes will be appearing soon by magic ( or via a trusted courier )!
WOW , WOW , WOW !
I know everybody says this ( and this ) but I love AQUILA ! My favourite issue is the Harry Potter one because I am obsessed with the Wizarding World !!! If I have got in the magazine : WOW , WOW , WOW !
From Freya , age 9 P . S . Here we go …
P . P . S . I live in Cornwall and the beaches are quite nice
P . P . P . S . Shout out to my sister Martha and my friends and my school
P . P . P . P . S . Anyone else ’ s favourite Harry Potter character Luna Lovegood ??
P . P . P . P . P . S . Who invented the P . S . tradition ? P . P . P . P . P . P . S . Bye now
P . P . P . P . P . P . P . S . I was kidding P . P . P . P . P . P . P . P . S . Bye for real now
SOLUTIONS
QUICK TITANIC QUIZ 1 . b 2 . c 3 . False 4 . b 5 . c 6 . b 7 . True 8 . a 9 . a 10 . b
WORD MORPHS
BOAT COAT CHAT CHAP CHIP SHIP
SHIPSHAPE SAYINGS A . TOE THE LINE B . ROCK THE BOAT C . ALL HANDS ON DECK D . LEARN THE ROPES
METAL DETECTIVES
SAIL SAID SAND SANK
DECK DUCK HUCK HULK HULL
LET ’ S GET THE BAND BACK TOGETHER Birdie Astor→Ukulele→Lifeboat 2 Maurice Olof→Triangle→Lifeboat 4 Bessie Walton→Drum→Lifeboat 5 Cornelia Carrington→Shaker→Lifeboat 3 Richard Quigg→Nose flute→Lifeboat 1
How did you do in Brainfeeders this month ? Find out here :
WICKED WORDBERG Down 1 . Zero 2 . Lifeboat 3 . Tempest 5 . Southampton 6 . Survivors 8 . Floating 10 . Starboard 13 . Race
Across 2 . Lookout 4 . Flush 6 . Stop 7 . Drift 9 . Risky 11 . Alert 12 . Gardens 14 . Command
Secret weapon : Salt
ALSO IN THE NEWS … A . 4 B . 5 C . 6 D . 2 E . 1 F . 3
PUZZLE ALERT ILULISSAT ’ S JOURNEY ( P23 ) ARCTIC CIRCLE TIME COLD WATER FALL SNOW DRIFT WOOD ICE CAP SIZED
PUZZLE CORNER
DID YOU SPOT ? 1 . Page 2 2 . Page 8 3 . Page 12 4 . Page 18 5 . Page 25
6 . Page 26 7 . Page 3 8 . Page 4 9 . Page 6 10 . Page 12
TOP DECK ( P18 ) 2,300
WHAT LIVES ON THE TITANIC ( P7 )
Dumbo octopus
EVIDENCE 1 : The sample with more strengthening elements is Modern steel . The sample with more weakening tramp elements is Titanic Hull EVIDENCE 2 : Sample 02b Modern has smaller grains than sample 02a Titanic . The sample with the most inclusions is 02a Titanic . EVIDENCE 3 : The sample that broke in a brittle way is Titanic . The sample that broke in a ductile way is Modern
The elephant and the ant went on holiday together . At the airport the ant took the elephant ’ s bag , so the elephant said , ‘ Hey that ’ s my trunk !’
From Anika , age 9
What do you call a fish with no eye ? A : Fsh From Hassan , age 9
Q : What do you get when you cross a ninja with a squid ? A : Disappearing ink ! From Amelie , age 10