The Magazine for Kids JJUULLYY 22002222 DDIIGGIITTAALL MMAAGGAAZZIINNEE IN CINEMAS 29 JULY © 2022 Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved TM & © DC M a g g e r s ! H i M i n i G i v e a w a y ! The holidays are almost over and soon you will all International be heading back to school! Do not be alarmed, as we have so much fun and many exciting activities you author-illustrator superstar can squeeze in before hearing the bells chime through duo Andy Griffiths and the classroom walls! Terry Denton are back, and Head to cinemas and watch MINIONS: THE RISE this time they've cooked OF GRU! You will find yourself giggling with excitement and curiously looking for an adventure of your own, up a hilarious book of but as you may soon learn, quests are usually closer 13 standalone stories to complement to home than you might expect! With FRIENDSHIP their beloved chapter book series. DAY being celebrated on 30 July, take the time to take a look at your friends and be there for them when you To stand a chance notice they might need a little extra support this month. This venture might not seem as thrilling as of receiving a copy some of Gru’s shenanigans, but even he learnt that of this hilarious everyone needs a little help from their friends. book, turn to To surround yourself with good people and to be a worthy friend and family member is the key to a page 32 and fulfilling life. fill in your Have fun with the exciting activities in this month’s issue and learn more about the Nobel Prize entry form! on page 26. When the weather gets a bit too cold to head outdoors, be sure to check out this month’s calendar on page 30 and let the entertainment find you! "Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness." – George Sand What is in this issue? xxx Gami DC LEAGUE OF and your SUPERPETS MiniMag 1 All pets have secrets, team theirs are super In Cinemas 29 July 2022 MANAGING EDITOR: All rights reserved. Elva Sim Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission from the TWO PEAS IN A POD MARKETING: Editor is strictly prohibited. Megan Seymore Let’s find out if you ISSN 1022-3053 12 082 680 0586 Although every effort has been made are a good friend! [email protected] to verify the factual content of Day of Friendship ACCOUNTS: MiniMag, MiniMag cannot vouch for [email protected] the entire content of the magazine. GRAPHIC DESIGN: Bella (cid:2) Designs www.minimag.co.za ENTERTAINMENT MANAGER: Gaminim MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU CONTRIBUTORS: 16 Only in Cinemas Febé Meyer and Irene Schoeman 1 July 2022 HONORARY MEMBER: Verona Louw Copyright © MiniMag PUBLISHERS: EasyScience Hanmag 53 (Pty) Ltd 18 MARVELOUS MATHS: Tel: (012) 807 2335 Come and see how much fun maths can be! Fax: 086 665 2086 [email protected] Crowded Earth MiniMag, P. O. Box 72738, 22 OVERPOPULATION Lynnwood Ridge Is saving lives leading 0040 to overpopulation? 2 TREEHOUSE TALES: too SILLY to be told ... UNTIL NOW! Climb the storeys with 13 new fully illustrated adventures starring Andy, Terry and their friends. This book features stories such as: • Terry and the Magic Wand • Chair-up-your-nose Day • The Day Terry Flushed Me Down the Toilet • The Mystery Case of the Missing Doodles ... and many, many more! Well, what are you waiting for? Come on up! FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PAN MACMILLAN’S CHILDREN’S BOOKS, follow us on Pan Macmillan SA Kids & YA or @PanMacmillanSAkids or @PanMacKids Email [email protected] for School catalogues and FREE teacher’s notes. 3 BACK TO Cannot wait to get back to school and see your friends again? Well, here is a fun colouring in while remembering why your friends are so important to you. 4 SCHOOL International Day of Friendship 30 July “The universe only makes sense when we have someone to share our feelings with.” Paulo Coelho 5 6 TBC 7 Terrific Tigers! The biggest and strongest cats in the world are tigers. The largest is the Siberian tiger, which can be over 3 m in length and weigh as much as three people. A tiger’s size and strength help it to catch large prey, such as buck and cattle. Tigers rely on sight and hearing Silence to hunt. They do this at and stealth when night and can see L e t ’ s c o l o u r - i n ! ambushing prey are the about six times tiger’s main hunting skills. better than It will kill its prey either by humans in biting the back of the victim’s dim light. Their eyes glow The stripes neck to cut through the spine, in the dark because on the tiger’s or biting the throat to they reflect any light coat provide brilliant suffocate the that shines on them. camouflage against animal. Touch-sensitive dappled light and shade. whiskers also help So a tiger can creep really them find their Tiger cubs close to its prey before way in the dark. feed on their seizing it with its sharp mother’s milk until they claws and teeth. are about six months old. They do not open their eyes until they are one or two weeks old. Huge, pointed canine teeth seize the tiger’s prey and deliver the killing bite. This International Tiger Day, learn more more about this critically endangered species and what you can do Inter tno ahetlpi tohenma. l Tiger Day 29 July 8