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Coral reefs - March 2007	Price: £5
Dip into the water and discover coral reefs. Have you visited a coral reef and seen the fantastic fish and plants in this special underwater environment? If not you will have to make do with this issue of AQUILA! We will explore coral reefs as our main topic, but also ivestigate fractals, make a simnel cake for Mothers day and visit a salt mine in Kansas, U.S.A. You will find all your usual favourites; Penfriends, jokes, competitions and reviews.

Zoo animals - February 2007	Price: £5
As well as a great day out, zoos are places where a lot of work to save endangered species takes place. Breeding programmes, education and fundraisng are all part of modern-day zoos, but in the past things were very different. We find out about a Giraffe called 'Zarafa' who in 1827, was walked all the way from her home in central Africa, to Paris in France. She was a gift to King Charles X. You can make your own giraffe puppet with Polly Chrome's help, and go on a zoo trip with Wordworm and his French chum, Henri.

Fakes and forgeries - January 2007	Price: £5
This is a fun issue which looks at forgeries of all types. Why is it that some people can't resist fooling the experts, who have had to use all their cunning to stay ahead of the forgers! Harvey looks into the high-tech methods used to prevent the forgery of money and banknotes, and Polly Chrome helps you to make a fake! We find out about the animals that help us during wartime, and Calculata looks into primes, and how security codes work. Read some book reviews, do some puzzles and some competitions too.