MiniMag

MiniMag is an edutainment magazine that has been around for over 25 years and gives kids everything they need. From information on current events and important issues to fun activities and competitions, MiniMag has it all! Educational content is presented in a fun manner with the use of humour and vibrant artwork which appeals to children. A combination of fact and fantasy draws the child into the world of reading. MiniMag’s content compliments school curricula and it has achieved great success in the classroom as a teaching aid. Children benefit from reading MiniMag as it Instills a love for reading and encourages active participation. It also stimulates creativity and broadens general knowledge. Discover the joys of learning inside our colourful, fun pages!

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When nature’s symphony turns into an alarm • Everything alive on Earth, known as Earth’s biodiversity, is like a colossal orchestra with billions of different creatures singing and playing together in a splendid symphony. Every creature on every mountain, forest, grassland and in every sea, plays its part, big and small, to perfection. When nature functions right, it produces incredible beauty, breathtaking in its splendour and majesty.

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The taming of cats • Cats probably began living near human settlements to catch the rats and mice that were feeding on stored grain. People soon saw that cats were useful and encouraged them to remain. Nobody knows when cats first started living with humans, but it was probably at least 5 000 years ago.

Street life • All cities have a secret world of teeming animal life. City cats find plenty of pigeons, rats, mice and cockroaches in alleys, dustbins and drains. City-dwelling cats have their own territories, crawling into basements, under sheds, or up onto roofs. Male city (alley) cats mark and defend their territory in the same way as pet cats and wild cats.

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Food for thought • There is some truth in the saying “you are what you eat”: the chemical substances in digested food are transported to cells in the bloodstream, where they are used in the vital processes of life. Therefore, too much or too little of certain types of food can have dire consequences for the health of the human body.

Health benefits of vitamin and mineral rich foods

The Lost Continent of Atlantis • Long ago, Plato (428 348 BC) the famous Greek philosopher told the story of a lost continent, a vast area of land that sank in the Great Flood. He told this story as fact, saying on four different occasions that it was true. Many adventurers, sailors and scientists since then have tried to find evidence or even traces of this lost continent.

Planning for Plastics 2023 • Make 2023 a year to reduce, reuse and recycle! To do so, plan ahead and schedule clean-up events in your community.

International Year of Millets 2023 • The International Year of Millets stands to provide a unique opportunity to increase global production, ensure efficient processing and consumption, promote a better utilisation of crop rotations, and encourage better connectivity throughout food systems to promote millets as a key component of the food basket.

Holiday mayhem! • Returning from your family holiday? Were you in a hurry to get home and did not carefully check to pack all your items you brought along? Can you help this chaotic family find all their missing items!

Make your Future Count … • Numbers are all around us. We use them on our TV remotes to change channels, we use them to make phone calls to our friends and we even use them to just tell the time. Without numbers the world would be boring! What’s more, numbers are used in maths, which can be...