COMPETITIONS
THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC
THE SECRET OF BLACK ROCK
RESULTS
SOLUTIONS
COMPETITIONS
5 to give away !
THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC
BY MEURIG & RACHEL BOWEN , ILLUSTRATED BY DANIEL FROST
The School of Music is a place bursting with talent , creative energy and special encounters . It is a place where musical imagination runs riot and where everyone has triple-fun with the sound of music ! Sergio Trunk , or The Maestro as some people call him , and his team of talented musicians will take you on a melodious journey from classical to the contemporary . Find out what it takes to make a star singer , what is pop music , how do we write rhythm down , how can you develop as a composer and what does maths have to do with music ? Discover bonus music samples online that reinforce the lessons by using the QR codes found inside .
quartoknows . com / Wide-Eyed-Editions To be in with a chance of winning one of these awesome books , all you have to do is answer the following question :
Which one of these is NOT a woodwind instrument : a ) Bugle b ) Bassoon c ) Clarinet
Please send your answer on the back of an envelope with your name and address on the inside to :
You must be an AQUILA subscriber to enter our competitions . Class entries accepted if the school subscribes .
Closing date : Tuesday 6 June 2017
AQUILA School of Music Competition , Studio 2 , 67A Willowfield Road , Eastbourne , East Sussex , BN22 8AP
THE SECRET OF BLACK ROCK
BY JOE TODD-STANTON
AQUILAnaut and all round epic illustrator Joe Todd-Stanton has a new book out and here ’ s your chance to win a signed copy !
The Secret of Black Rock tells the story of Erin who is fascinated by the legend of Black Rock – a huge , dark and spiky mass that is said to destroy any boats that come near it . This surreal , modern folk-tale , full of adventure , explores the extraordinary relationship we can have with the natural world around us and is BEAUTIFULLY illustrated to boot !
To be in with a chance of winning a signed copy , tell us what the Fibonacci flyingeyebooks . com sequence is mathematically related to : a ) pi b ) phi c ) pie
Please send your answer on the back of an envelope with your name and address on the inside to :
AQUILA Black Rock Competition , Studio 2 , 67A Willowfield Road , Eastbourne , East Sussex , BN22 8AP
Closing date : Tuesday 6 June 2017
5 to give away !
RESULTS
GEOSAFARI VEGA 360 TELESCOPE
In the March issue , we asked you to tell us how many planets in our solar system are moon-LESS . The answer is : c ) two – and as many of you told us , these two planets are Mercury and Venus .
The three lucky winners of these terrific telescopes are : Marnie Cameron from East Sussex ; Lizzie Byrne from West Lothian and Amara Fernando from Kent .
Congratulations and we hope you enjoy discovering what ’ s out there !
SOLUTIONS
Quick Maths in Slimy ’ s
Nature Quiz Secret
1 B
Mission
2 A 3 C 4 B 5 B 6 FALSE 7 A 8 B 9 C 10 A ( but it does depend on the variety of said fart ( sorry )
Devious Dingbats 1 . EUCLID
( ewe + c + lid ) 2 . EIDOPHONE
( eye + doe + phone ) 3 . GOLDEN RATIO ( goal + den ray + tea + oh !)
‘ GEORGE ’ BOOKS BY LUCY AND STEPHEN HAWKING
We couldn ’ t produce a Stephen Hawking issue without including a competition to win a set of the cosmic adventure books he and his daughter Lucy write .
The three winners are : Rowan Pomeroy-Soos from Garve ; Clemency Clark from Cumbria and Theo Curry from Hampshire .
Well done ! These books are so much fun but they will also teach you A LOT about our universe . Happy time travelling , black hole hunting and Big Bang exploring !
Fibonanagrams ! Cauilflower Broccoli Artichokes Red Cabbage
Mindbending Maths A 4181 B 6765 C 121393 D 317811
Word Morphs RULE RUNE LUNE LINE
TREE FREE FLEE FLEW FLOW
LEAF DEAF DEAD DEED SEED
Editors : Freya Hardy , Benita Estevez
Writers : Sarah Bearchell , Ian Hands- Portman , Jennifer Newton-Brown , Philip West , Tessa Pugsley , Hi-lo Piccolo , Annalie Seaman , Kate Daniels , Laurence Brothers , Liz Strachan
Illustrators : Cover , pp10-11 James Olstein ; pp2-3 , pp14-15 Takayo Akiyama ; pp4-5 , 8-9 , 22 Sophie Bryant-Funnell ; pp6-7 Rachel Tunstall ; pp16-17 Mouni Feddag ; pp18-19 Nanna Koekoek ; p22 ( IAN ) David Armitage
Photos : pp4-5 Sarah Bearchell ; pp6-7 Ian Hands-Portman ; p12 Tessa Pugsley ; p13 Hi-lo Piccolo
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