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Penguins - December 2005 Price: £5   
Penguins - December 2005 Read all about Penguins this month - those comical, wonderful birds that are happy when it's winter all year round. At home, for us, the nights are long in December, so there'll be plenty of chances for star gazing with Astra, our astronomy expert, or just curling up with your copy of AQUILA!Make your own penguin mobile - Polly Chrome shows you how. AQUILA interviews author Eoin Colfer, and there's some advice for young writers. Frankincense: AQUILA reveals the seasonal and ancient story of this special gift from Balthasar to the Christ child. Did you know frankincense was once as valuable as gold itself? Ian has another Xmas caper, and you can find out about the Tearfund charity. Wordworm has some Xmas puzzles to crack. Read CODE: A Christmas story with a puzzle to solve inside a cracker. Plus all the usual quizzes and puzzles, letters, reviews and jokes.
  

The Senses - November 2005 Price: £5   
The Senses - November 2005 Just think of the amazing part our senses play in our everyday lives! You use your senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste to create a picture of the world inside your head. But how does the brain interpret messages from our sense organs? We'll show you how the brain can sometimes get it wrong! In this edition of AQUILA find out about perfume, starting from early Egyptian times. How is it made today? And did you know there are 'notes' in perfume? There are some tips on making some pot pourri from the roses in your garden, and Polly Chrome shows how to make pomanders - oranges with cloves pressed into them - lovely for Christmas! Harvey shows the 2005 Young Wildlife Photographer competition winners, and EB looks at the question of the 'Rights' of children around the world. Get to know Sherlock Holmes, the fictional Victorian detective, created by author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Also this month, part two of the Great Aquila Treasure Hunt, and part three of the serial 'Hands on History' by Scott Brown. Look out for all the usual quizzes and puzzles, letters, reviews and jokes.
  

Treasure - October 2005 Price: £5   
Treasure - October 2005 Come treasure hunting with Aquila, with tales of pirates' buried treasure!
Have you heard of geocaching? All around the world today ordinary people are hiding treasure. Not diamonds and gold, but things that other people can try to find - CDs, toys - anything! Anyone can join in and the rules are simple. First of all you need a GPS receiver (global positioning system). Then, on the internet you can find a list of local treasure to be found, and off you go! Find out more in this month's magazine. We celebrate the Battle of Trafalgar in this issue, with the story of Nelson's victory, and there's the first part of the 14th great AQUILA treasure hunt, when readers can follow the clues to win a share of the treasure. Find out about gold, diamonds and other precious substances with Harvey. Make your own treasure chest with some help from Polly Chrome. Brainfeeders has some fun treasure puzzles and there are your usual favourites - stories, letters reviews and jokes. Yo ho ho me hearties!