Very Interesting Junior – July 22, 2019

GLACIER CAVES, ILULISSAT WHERE: Greenland CAVE TYPE: Glacier CLAIM TO FAME: Freezing but beautiful At the mouth of the Icefjord ...

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DID YOU KNOW? Mary Anning was the first person to find an Ichthyosaurus fossil – see more on page 30! History TRIASSIC PERIOD Di ...

FAMOUS PEOPLE Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference. THE JANE GOODA ...

THROUGHOUT HISTORY People GOODALL DID YOU KNOW? Africa loses around 10 million hectares of forest annually – that’s twice the gl ...

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TERRACES IN Focus TURKEY Pamukkale in Turkey is home to an amazing natural feature – brilliant white terraces of warm pools that ...

Now you know TAKKIE TROUBLES? It’s annoying when you’re busy with PE and your shoelaces, despite the double knot, come undone an ...

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fun! Random facts for Quickies FUTURISTIC FEATURE The skyline of Dubai, UAE, is constantly changing. One of the most recent addi ...

SOLUTION FOR THE SNIFFLES A recent study revealed that South Africans consider rooibos tea as one of their top three cold- and f ...

NEW - Juniorlist section WOMEN IN It’s Women’s Month, and to celebrate, we look at women in the world who have Amazing astronaut ...

NEW - Juniorlist section This article was written by Very Interesting Junior juniorlist, Katleho Selwadi. Do you want to be a wr ...

SMALL FIVE PART 4 MEET THE Little 5 series 800 The number of dung beetle species in South Africa. DUNG BEETLE They make the best ...

In a 1929 first edition of Jock of the Bushveld by Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, there was an error on an illustration where they depic ...

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Conservation T H E (^) G R EA T SH AME TAKING ACTION The Ocean Cleanup is an NGO that was started in 2013 by then 18-year-old Du ...

Conservation T he^ G reat Pa cifi c^ G arb age Pa tch^ is^ a^ visu al^ re minde r o f^ wh at^ w e^ ar e^ d oin g^ t o^ o ur^ p l ...

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