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Hro th rld A u n d e Wo in August
ave you spent loads of time watching sport recently?
Thanks to the World Cup and Commonwealth Games, as well as lots of other sporting events, there’s been a ridiculous amount of sport to watch this summer. If you’ve kept yourself up to date, then you might have come to a big realisation – there are lots of teams and athletes from so many different countries! In other words, the world we live in is absolutely enormous! There are 195 recognised countries in the world. If that sounds like a big number, then this next one will shock you –8.3 billion! That’s the number of people living in the world right now! There are people living in tiny countries, such as Vatican City, and people living in enormous ones, such as Canada.
Check out pages 12 to 13 to discover what could have been featured in this issue of ‘Kids Alive!’ if it was released in lots of different countries from around the world
Not only do people live in remarkably different environments, but they also speak lots of unique languages. We live in an incredibly diverse (and incredibly large) world, and that’s something that we think everyone should celebrate more often! In fact, celebrating our amazing world is exactly what this issue of Kids Alive! is all about. We’ve already painted a picture of how magni cent Earth is, but we’re not nished with telling you amazing things about the world! By the end of this issue, you’ll hopefully know a little bit more about this spectacular planet we call home.
Can you believe 8.3 billion people live on Earth? That number might feel too huge to imagine. So let me help you picture it – it‛s the same as 92,222 full Wembley Stadiums! Or, if all the people in the world stood side by side, they could wrap around the Earth more than 200 times!
I have two daughters, and sometimes when I‛m spending time with one of them, the other will say, ‘You love her more than me!‛ So I explain that I have enough love to give to them both – they are both equally loved and important to me.
Being one of 8.3 billion humans could make us feel quite small or not important to God, but the truth is, God knows every one of the 8.3 billion people on Earth and he has more than enough love for everyone. That includes you reading this right now – you are so important and so loved by God!
Read the comment below about how God wants you to follow him
IDon’t Wait!
f you could pick anyone in the world to be your friend, who would you choose? Would you pick a racing driver or a professional chef? Perhaps you’d select a top-notch comedian or an incredible inventor.
When Jesus was choosing his disciples, he could have picked some pretty impressive people. Jesus is God – the creator of the universe, and also of everything in it. So if he’d wanted to, he could have collected the most incredible team of followers. He could have been pals with a warrior who was stronger than the Hulk, a writer who was a better wordsmith than William Shakespeare, or a scientist who was smarter than Ada Lovelace!
Instead, this week’s Bible cartoon shows
Fish Finder
After bringing all of the nets full of fish to the shore, Simon’s lost one of the fish that he caught. Help Simon to find his fish by solving this maze!
us that Jesus chose ordinary people to be his disciples – guys such as Simon, James and John, who were shermen. They might not have seemed impressive, but they were exactly who Jesus wanted to have on his team. Jesus knew that these men would trust that he knew what was best, and give up everything they had to follow him!
or taller (or until you have the perfect haircut)
Jesus wants you to follow him too. You don’t need to be the best of the best to be Jesus’ disciple – Jesus wants you exactly as you are (even if you’re not the greatest at Maths or PE). You just need to believe that Jesus knows what’s best, and be willing to follow where he leads you. You don’t need to wait until you’re a little bit older or taller (or until you have the perfect haircut) to do that! Follow Jesus now.
says Jacob Adams
Jesus Chooses the Twelve Following Jesus
Tongue Twisters
See if you can say this terrifically tough tongue twister 10 times!
Bumbling band of baboons
Christ the Redeemer
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HELLO, READERS, I’VE LOST A VERY IMPORTANT OBJECT SOMEWHERE IN THE ISSUE. WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO HELP ME FIND IT? I HAVE A CLUE OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE HERE.
Patch’s Problem... ?
World Wonder
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Our world is pretty awesome! All around the globe there are magni cent things to see. So jump in our imaginary jumbo jet and travel the world with us!
Overlooking Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is a superb statue of Jesus. Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor in Portuguese) stands on Corcovado with its arms open wide to anyone who visits the city. The statue is 38 metres tall including the pedestal, so it can be seen from almost anywhere in Rio. Of course, a concrete statue that size is pretty hefty too – it weighs 1,145 tons! The statue has taken a bit of a battering over the years. Lightning storms have chipped away at the mosaic stones – it’s even lost a ngertip and had the back of its head scorched. Thankfully workers were able to restore it after damage – there are stairs and tunnels inside, but xing the outside of the statue means inching along the arms or abseiling down the torso!
Why do the French eat snails? Because they don’t like fast food!
What’s a pirate’s favourite country? Arrr-gentina!
Why don’t you see penguins in Great Britain? Because they’re afraid of Wales!
What pan is the best to make sushi in? Japan!
Starting at row 1, use the letters from the row above to make a new word in each row until you arrive at the base of the pyramid with a six-letter word. Clue: Food store. a P T N R Y
What stays in a corner but travels all around the world? A stamp!
by Neil Locker
What genre of music are national anthems in? Country!
He he, he he!
Ho ho, ha ha, he he!
Find the Around the Worldrelated words in the grid
What’s the coldest country in the world? Chile!
What do you call a bee that lives in America? A USB!
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Crossword Clues
Explore this week’s ‘Kids Alive!’ to work out which pages these images are taken from
by Neil Locker
Which country’s capital city is growing the fastest? Ireland, because every day it’s Dublin!
Want to hear a Swedish joke? Never mind! There’s Norway I could Finnish it!
Crossword Clues
1 Small insect or a virus. 3 Big cat.
6 Inhabitant of Italy’s capital. 7 Liquid used for frying food. 8 Curved structure.
10 Horse’s medium paces. 12 Untruth.
13 Cowboy display. 15 Last word of prayer. 16 Structure built by beavers.
down:
1 Shellfish that clings to rocks. 2 Exercise room. 3 Opposite of sea. 4 Smell or aroma. 5 Place for boarding a train.
9 Dairy product. 11 Metal element, or a domestic appliance. 14 Father.
A C E B D F G H PAGE PUZZLE PAGE PUZZLE
He’s brave! He’s strong! He’s the size of a jam jar!
He’s Tiny Hercules, the world’s tiniest (but also mightiest) hero – and he’s on his way back to Tiny Olympus, one legendary deed at a time. If you read Kids Alive! every week, then you might remember learning about Tiny Hercules earlier this year. Now, it’s time to join him for his next epic adventure.
In Tiny Hercules: Golden Cabbage Chaos!, written and illustrated by Jon Lock and Nich Angell, our favourite minuscule hero must take on three mythical beasts – the Tinytaur, Minidusa and the Grif et! Tiny Hercules will also need to team up with a local boy called Jeff, who’s on a mission to stop his local supermarket from closing. Finally, he’ll have to retrieve the most unbelievably brilliant vegetable in the world –the Golden Cabbage!
For the opportunity to win your own copy of Tiny Hercules: Golden Cabbage Chaos!, answer the question below and email your full name, age, address and answer to kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk
Remember to put ‘Golden Cabbage Chaos Competition’ in the subject box. Your entry needs to reach us by Friday 28 August when the winners will be chosen. You can also enter by lling in the details on the coupon below and posting it to: Golden Cabbage Chaos Competition, Kids Alive! 1 Champion Park, London SE5 8FJ.
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Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
Imagine that you live in the beautiful town of Villefranche-sur-Mer, not far from the city of Nice. All of the homes on the street you live on are painted with stunning pastel colours, and you live so close to the sea that you’ll make it to the beach after a quick ve-minute walk.
In fact, that’s where you’re sitting right now, reading this issue of Kids Alive! This issue has been created for kids living in France, so you learn all about an awesome 10-day event taking place in Brittany called the Lorient Interceltic Festival. This is a big celebration of Celtic culture (which is the culture of an ancient group which used to live in Europe)!
Accra, Ghana
Welcome to Accra, the capital city of Ghana! You live in the district of Madina – and you’ve just enjoyed a morning exploring the nearby Madina Market, where you bought some delicious fruit and vegetables for dinner. Now you’re relaxing in your home with the latest issue of Kids Alive!
In this issue, written for kids living in Ghana, you learn all about PANAFEST – a festival which celebrates African heritage and arts. There’s even a colouring on page 11 to celebrate the festival (remember, we’re just pretending)! of
Our Awesome World
We hope that you’ve enjoyed imagining what it might be like to live in lots of magni cent places around the world! We also hope that you’ve discovered that no matter where you go to in this world, there will be kids just like you. Although they might live far away, God thinks they’re absolutely wonderful – and we should think that too!
Where are you reading Kids Alive! this week?
Isla
Age? 4.
Favourite colour? Pink.
Favourite food? Peas, broccoli and chicken shish kebab.
Favourite sport? Football.
Favourite bit of Kids Alive!? Colouring pages.
H a p p y B i r t h d a y t o y o u !
To see your name and birthday printed in a future issue of KA! email your full name and date of birth to kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk
5 August
Lucas Frost – age 11
6 August
James Tulloch – age 13
Harley O’Donovan-Troth – age 11
Favourite Bible story and why? Noah’s ark, because the animals were saved.
Favourite TV programme? Hey Duggee.
What do you want to be when you’re older? I want to work with guide dogs.
Pets? We feed hedgehogs in our garden.
Hobbies? Drawing, painting, playing board games and jumping on my trampoline.
Tell us a joke. What’s orange and sounds like a parrot? A carrot! What special skill or talent do you have? Drawing, colouring and singing. Tell us something interesting about yourself. I have a babysitter who I love to cuddle!
Is there anything else you would like to tell us? My favourite time of the year is Christmas!
Hedgehogs! That’s the coolest answer to our pets question we’ve ever received!
G e t I n T o u c h !
The Kids Alive! team loves to hear from its readers. And guess what –other readers love reading your news! So why not get in touch? You can email or post your own colourings, drawings and letters. Or you could ask your Sunday school, church or corps leaders to email us or write to us with any news about the fun stuff you’ve been doing at your church or corps.
Email: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk
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Cool Colourings
Thomas, aged 6, has created this brilliant colouring to remind us to stay safe in the sun. The bold summer colours are perfect!
Esther, aged 11, has also sent us a topquality Turtle Colouring –it looks super!
Rex, aged 6, has coloured this fantastic reminder that we all need to care for God’s creation!
We love it when readers get extra creative! Isaac, aged 3, has used paints to make his Turtle Colouring extra special!
Nina, aged 5, has also done a Care for Creation Colouring –look at those fab flowers!
New Junior Soldiers
A junior soldier is a young member of The Salvation Army Courtney, Emily, Belfast North; Grace, Staple Hill.
WE JUST NEED TO FIND SOMEWHERE GOOD TO SIT DOWN AND EAT. WHY DO YOU SAY THAT, ROBOT?
