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I made the eager beaver from the Ingenious Engineering issue. I wanted to make a koala instead of a beaver and I
gave it as a thank-you card to my teacher, Mrs Thomas. She really liked it!
From Maximo, age 8
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Hiiiiii AQUILAnauts! I’ m Anya and
( yes, yes, I know everyone says this) I looooo( three years later) loooooooooooove AQUILA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I also love reading soooooooooo much so obviously I’ m a big fan of Wordworm, closely followed by Pepe. A huge shout-out to my uncle who bought my first subscription and to James from the World War II issue for finally mentioning‘ Skandar and the Unicorn Thief’ by A. F. Steadman. I love the whole series, but my dad is not letting me read the last one until I read a book that school gave me.
So bad I know. Well. Now for the tradition.
From Anya, age 11 P. S. Ahem( deep breath)
P. P. S. Has anyone else read‘ Skandar and the Unicorn Thief’?
P. P. P. S. If you haven’ t yet you need to, like, now
P. P. P. P. S. My fave animal is an octopus
P. P. P. P. P. S. Closely followed by rabbits
P. P. P. P. P. P. S. Gotta dash, I need to
eat my lunch P. P. P. P. P. P. P. S. It’ s 12 mini sausage rolls
In December 2024 I got my first AQUILA and it was great! Can you do an issue on Mauritius, books, or biscuits? From Katie, age 9
Who loves AQUILA? My fave animals are chickens and jellyfish! My fave books are‘ Hedgewitch’ and your mags of course! I want to be an author and a private detective. Oh, by the way, who else likes potato chips? From Muxi, age 9
First things first, I love, love, love AQUILA!( I mean, who doesn’ t?) I like to knit and sew. My favourite issue has got to be Manga and Spies & Sleuths! I’ m also very crafty and I really like Taskmaster. From Imogen, age 9
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