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SMARTEST ANIMALS y BIG-HEARTED FACTS201920192019OWLconnected.com

PHOTOS: DREAMSTIME (ORANGUTAN) ILLUSTRATION: CLAUDE BORDELEAU (MELISSA)20Mel’s Messageowlconnected.comConttsen 4 News Feed 5 Calendar 6 Weird Zone 8 Trending 9 Picture This 10 Alex & Charlie Comic 16 Brainbuster 20 Science Contest 25 Arrowhead 29 Cool Job 30 The Buzz 33 Answers 34 Say What?RegularsSeptember 2019IN THISISSUE18822COVER ILLUSTRATIONS: JULIE MACLAUGHLIN COVER PHOTOS: DREAMSTIME12 InsiderWe answer all your school-year questions! 18 IncredibleWhich is the smartest animal? You decide! 22 SnapshotGet the full scoop on this vital organ.24 Maker SpaceTry cool hacks with items around your home. Editor, OWLeditor@owlkids.comCan you smell it? Freshly sharpened pencils, musty library books, the rubbery scent of the gymnasium ... it’s back-to-school time! I’m a bit sad to see summer go (you, too?), but this September issue has me excited for fall. Get set for class with our tips for a successul school year on page 12. Then learn some fun facts about your ticker for World Heart Day on page 22. Plus, try our cool school hacks on page 24! Notice something different? We’ve added a personality quiz! (Look for it in each issue.) Find out your after-school style on page 30. Welcome back! Brrr-ing It On!

THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.WE'RE SUPER EARLY. CAN WE TALK ABOUT WHICH CLUBS WE SHOULD JOIN?YOU MEAN ARGUE ABOUT THEM? HOW WILL WE AGREE?I KNOW! Follow me!LET'S JOIN CHESS CLUB! IT'S OUT OF THIS WORLD! I'M NOT INTO THIS WORLD OF BORing GAMES. ANYTHING CLOSE TO SPACE CLUB?ACTUALLY’ THE FIRST GAME OF CHESS BETWEEN EARTH AND SPACE HAPPENED JUNE 9’ 1970’ BY THE Soyuz 9 CREW.NEAT TRIVIA!TRIVIA! THAT'S IT! LET'S JOIN THE QUIZ BOWL!LET ME ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS.WHO WROTE ROMEO AND JULIET?THEIR PEN PAL?I KNOW THAT ONE! IT'S SHAKESPEARE!Mitsy-Sue,Garth’s dogPrincess,Charlie’s snakeAlex’s twin brothercharlieCharlie's robotCHIPCharlie’s twin sisteralexCharlie’s best friendtylerThe tough guygarthdazelleThe fashion queenAlex’s best friendlizzyandThe Outrageous World ofALEXPresents... Marvin,Alex’s catWE CLUBS10 OWL September 2019

THE ENDHOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO KNOW THIS STUFF?WE TRAIN. KNOWING TRIVIA MAKES LIFE MORE COLOURFUL.COLOURFUL! I KNOW WHAT WE SHOULD JOIN. FOLLOW ME!THAT MEANS WE'RE TAILOR-MADE FOR SEWING CLUB!phthalo BLUE! YELLOW OCHRE! LET'S JOIN ART CLUB!WE GET AWESOME MATCHING UNIFORMS WHEN WE JOIN FIELD HOCKEY!I'LL DO A YELLOW OCHRE OGRE.AT LEAST WE FIGURED OUT WHAT we’ll be DOing AFTER SCHOOL.WHAT DO YOU MEAN?LET'S DO ORIENTEERING AND LEARN HOW TO NAVIGATE A REAL FIELD.IF WE DON'T GET THERE IN TIME, WE'LL ALL BE IN DETENTION CLUB!OH NO! WE MISSED THE BELL!COLOuR VOCAB IS FAB. IT'S A KEY TO FASHION.YOU WA NT FASHION? I GOT THE SOLUTION!FIELD HOCKEY? I KNOW!owlconnected.com 11

PARTICIPATE AS A CLASS OR AS AN INDIVIDUALCelebrated as part of Science Literacy Week 2019On SEPTEMBER 18*, elementary and secondary school teachers and kids 3-17 are invited to devote a period of the day to science readings. These readings could include: • non-fiction book• science-fiction novel• science-themed graphic novel• scientist’s biography• science magazine, etc.HOW TO ENTER:1) Devote a period of the day to science reading.2) Visit the contest site at owlkids.com/sciencereadingday.3) Enter your classroom or personal information.4) Share your reading list and/or photos from the day.*In order to recognize time constraints on teachers, the reading period may also be held on September 17 or 19 without penalty.A National Contest for Classrooms and Students! The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada presentsNATIONAL SCIENCE

FIND OUR READING SUGGESTIONS AT owlkids.com/sciencereadingdaySeptember 18, 2019 READING DAY! Classroom Prizes4 prizes valued at $500 each. Prize Pack will include:• Magazines and books from publishers such as Owlkids, DK Books, Common Deer Press, Adventure Press, Nimbus Publishing, and Simon & Schuster Canada • $100 Indigo gift card 5 prizes valued at$200 each.Prize Pack will include magazines and books.$3,000 IN BOOKS AND MAGAZINES TO BE WON!Winners will be chosen by random draw. Full contest rules at owlkids.com/sciencereadingdayIndividual Prizes

RIGHT VENTRICLE This pumps blood to the lungs, where it receives new oxygen.222 OWL September 2019TEXT: JOHN CROSSINGHAM ILLUSTRATION: SUHARU OGAWASnapshotPrint-a-pump! In April 2019, scientists in Israel successfully 3D-printed a miniature heart from human cells. They believe that one day, we will be able to print hearts for patients who need transplants. September 29 is World Heart Day, and we’re pumped. From why we love them to how to keep them in tip-top shape, it’s time to talk about our tickers! IN JUST ONE DAY, OUR HEARTS … BEAT OVER 100,000 TIMES TO PUMP 7,500 LITRES OF BLOOD THROUGH HAPPY HEALTHY HEARTSGO WITH THE FLOWAs the heart pumps, it is constantly replenishing the blood with new oxygen before sending it back out into the body. Here is how its four chambers help with this task. LAUGH IT UP! Daily exercise is excellent for your heart’s health … and so is laughing! Laughter increases blood  ow, boosts antibodies, and reduces stress.1RIGHT ATRIUMDeoxygenated blood enters the heart here.

WE y ANIMALS! A HEART (ORGAN) ISN’T SHAPED LIKE THIS: y The heart symbol can be traced to the shape of the fruit of the silphium plant, which is connected to love in ancient writing. A simple recipe for heart health? Colour! The more variety in your diet—lots of greens, reds, yellows, and oranges—the better. (We’re NOT talking about jellybeans!)96,500 KILOMETRES OF BLOOD VESSELS.EAT THE RAINBOWThe BLUE WHALE has the largest heart of any animal—it’s 180 kilograms (400 pounds) and 1.5 metres (5 feet) tall!The FAIRY FLY has the world’s smallest heart at 0.2 mm (0.0079 in.) wide!The fastest heartbeat of any mammal? The PYGMY SHREW, whose heart beats 1,200 times a minute.OCTOPUS and SQUID have three hearts.ZEBRAFISH can actually regrow their heart tissue if it’s damagedThe left side of a GIRAFFE’s heart is much bigger and thicker than the right—that’s because it’s the side that pumps blood all the way up its neck! Many animals—including jelly sh and  atworms—do not have hearts at all!owlconnected.com 2334LEFT VENTRICLE This pumps blood back through the body, keeping our motor humming!LEFT ATRIUM Oxygenated blood returns from the lungs and reenters the heart here.