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Animal of the week
Elephants talk in deep rumbles that travel far
Elephants send low rumbles through the air, and scientists think other elephants may also feel the vibrations in the ground through their feet.
Plant food of the week
Where it grows: Underground! After the flower is pollinated, a stalk called a peg grows down into the soil, and the pod forms there.
What it gives you: Protein, healthy fats and energy for running about.
Try it: Peanut butter and banana on toast, with a sprinkle of cinnamon.
✨ Peanuts are not true nuts — they are legumes, in the same plant family as peas and beans.
Science corner
Protein is made of 20 building blocks called amino acids. Beans have plenty of lysine, and grains have more methionine. Eating both across the day — like beans on toast — helps your body get enough of each.
This game shows four of the nine essential amino acids. Real foods contain many amino acids in different amounts.
Pick a food to start building.
Rescue · 2020
European bison once survived only in zoos. After they were returned to the wild, their numbers grew from about 1,800 in 2003 to over 6,200 in 2019, and the IUCN moved them from Vulnerable to Near Threatened.
Source: IUCN — European bison recovering
Habitat · Every May
Each May, the charity Plantlife invites people to stop mowing part of their lawn so daisies, dandelions and clover can flower and feed bees and butterflies. Even a small wild patch helps.
Source: Plantlife — No Mow May
Law · 2008–today
Along parts of the US East Coast, most large ships must slow to 10 knots or less at certain times of year. Slower ships are less likely to hit endangered North Atlantic right whales.
Source: NOAA Fisheries — Reducing vessel strikes to right whales
Young changemaker spotlight
Asked his school to add one plant-powered day a week, and cooked a sample lunch for the kitchen team.
“I brought chilli in a flask. The cooks liked it more than I expected!”
💡 You could try this: Cook one plant-powered dinner with a grown-up and share the recipe with a friend.
Changemakers are made-up examples inspired by the kinds of projects real children run — not real people.
A wobbly new friend turns up at the sanctuary kitchen and nobody knows what he is. Starring Clara, Pip & Toby.
“Wheee! Hello world!”— Toby
A small white cube bounces off the kitchen shelf and lands in the meadow.
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Odd one out
Which of these is NOT a legume?
No. The magazine rotates a curated collection of learning items. An inspiring example is not automatically a new report or proof of what happens everywhere. Check dates, sources and context before sharing a claim.
A measured animal behaviour can be investigated. Calling an animal the best or cutest is an opinion. In a comic, talking animals are fictional even when the surrounding lesson uses real science.
For a good-news claim, look for a named organisation, a date and a place. If those details are missing, treat it as a starting point for research rather than a verified current update.
Choose one animal or food fact and compare it with a source in Parents & Teachers. A single rescue story does not show how every sanctuary works; a single study does not settle every question.
Ages 7–9
Find one opinion and one fact in what you read. Explain how you could check the fact.
Which claim would you check before telling a friend?