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Cover illustration: Josh Holinaty8 DiscoveryGet ready for school with this journal!12 CraftMake a caddy for your school stuff. 19 Recipe Overnight oats for breakfast!25 Dr. Zed Make a paper bridge. Features___________ _________6September 2019PHOTO: LAURA ARSIE (MANDY) 2 Chick and Dee 4 Did You Know? 6 Animal of the Month 14 Puzzles and Fun 16 Explore the World 18 Trivia Time20 Story24 What Is It? 26 Science Contest28 You Asked? 29 Comic 30 Clubhouse34 Mish MashRegularsInsideowlkids.com Find Owlkids on:BA Inside Answers page 32.CED Find Me Editor of Chickadee After a summer of fun in the sun, it’s time to head back to class! We have handy tips to help you get into the school spirit. Then get your homework space ready with a fresh new crafty caddy on page 12. Chances are, your school will be participating in a Terry Fox Run this September. Get to know the hero who started it all on page 20. Happy school days ahead, everyone!Hello, September!2820 Start your school day with breakfast in a jar! Get the recipe on page 19.

Jump Up!Sifakas (say she-FAKS) are incredible jumpers. They live in the forests of Madagascar, where trees are far apart. Sifakas can leap the length of a school bus to get from one tree to another. Leaping lemurs! Climb a tree with this cool lemur! Verreaux’s Sifaka6

TEXT: JENNA CAMPBELL ILLUSTRATIONS: BILL SUDDICK PHOTOS: GETTYISTOCK Family Sifakas are primates and are related to monkeys, apes and other lemurs. Size They weigh as much as a cat. Fave Foods They munch on plants, fruit and flowers. Super Sunbathers Sifakas start their mornings basking in the sun. They like to spread their arms wide as they catch some rays! Noisy Name Sifakas are named after the loud warning cry they make when they see a predator. She-fak! She-fak! Dancing Legs Because their feet point outwards, sifakas bound across the ground in a unique sideways hop. They have long, powerful legs and bounce like ballerinas with their backs straight and arms raised. Great Groomers Their long, thin bottom teeth are perfect for grooming! When hanging out in the trees, sifakas often lick and comb each other’s fur. Baby on Board A newborn sifaka will hang on to its mom’s belly for weeks, then hitch a ride on her back until it feels ready to tackle the treetops on its own. WHERE IT LIVES SIFAKAAFRICAINDIANOCEANMADAGASCARChickadee 7

16 ChickadeeExporeltheWorld THE FACTSCountry: JordanCapital: AmmanPopulation: 10.5 millionOfficial Language: ArabicNational Animal: Arabian oryx In 2016, Sarah and her family moved from Quebec to Amman, Jordan. Follow her life in a new country! Every Friday morning, my mom and I go shopping. In the market, we find lots of fruits, like pomegranates and soursops. Soursops are big green juicy fruits!In my school, there are students from 65 different countries. Here I am with a teacher’s assistant and one of my friends! The lessons are taught in English, and I’m learning Arabic. I read a lot of French books at home. My family in Quebec sends them to me. JORDAN EUROPE ASIA AFRICA Sarah in Jordan!These turtles live in the backyard of our apartment. A few years ago, they had babies.

My brother, Felix, and I loved our visit to the ancient city of Petra. Behind us is Al-Khazneh, one of the most beautiful temples in the world. This structure was carved out of rock and is over 2,000 years old!PHOTOS: SARAH MONTREUIL ILLUSTRATIONS: CARREN KU (CAMERA, BOOKS, FLAG, BALL)TEXT: HELEN VEILLEUX ADAPTED FROM LES EXPLORATEURS Your Turn! Tell us about where you live. Is anything in Sarah’s life similar to yours? (Address page 32.) At school, we have gym class outside because it rarely rains in Jordan. I wear shorts even in November because it’s so hot. In the summer, it is 40°C (104°F) every day!Chickadee 17I rode a camel in the Wadi Rum desert. It was fun but not very comfortable. Many movies have been filmed in this desert. It is a perfect stand-in for different planets, like Mars. After three years of living here, I’ve discovered a lot of new things!

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Oh, and in the end, the CNE decided to award her the $10,000 for her accomplishment. (That’s about $100,000 in today’s money.) Chickadee 23

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