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!

MOMS AND DADS: You too can become superheroes!

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ELEMENTAL • Only In Cinemas 15 JUNE

Restoring healthy Ecosystems • June is Environment month!

Planet Ocean: Tides are changing • World Oceans Day 8 June

Find the missing items! • Exploring the ocean can be one of the most exciting adventures you can have! With so many creatures to see and things to discover, it’s no wonder why people have been drawn to the sea for centuries.

RALLY ROAD RACERS • To save his Granny’s home, a slow loris with a need for speed has to overcome lack of experience and personal obstacles to win an international car race across China.

Rainforests – home to over half the plant and animal species on Earth! • Rainforests are incredible ecosystems that are home to many unique and fascinating plants and animals. These forests are found in tropical regions around the world, with the largest rainforest being the Amazon rainforest in South America.

Welcome to It’s a BIG BIG WORLDTM • Travel deep into the rainforest, high atop the world, to the tallest tree – the World Tree – where Snook, an energetic giant tree sloth, is your guide to a big, big world of animal characters, exciting stories, and world music rhythms.

JUNE 2023 EPISODES OVERVIEW • Thursday 1 June to Friday 16 June 2023 Weekdays at 16:00 to 17:00

MEET THE CHARACTERS

From Web-slinging to Worldwide Phenomenon: Untangling the Web of Spider-Man’s History • Spider-Man, the friendly neighbourhood superhero with spider-like abilities, has been swinging through the pages of comic books, television shows and movies for over half a century. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, Spider-Man first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 in August 1962.

Spidey Sense-ations:

SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS

Getting your tongue in a twist

The History of Chemistry

Modern Chemistry • From 1550 to 1650, very important discoveries were made in the mining and medicine industries. Jan Baptist Van Helmont (1577 - 1644) was the first person to use the word “gas” (from the Greek word “chaos” meaning shapeless matter.) During the second half of the 17th century modern chemistry, the way we know it, was born. Robert Boyle investigated gases and agreed that matter consists of atoms and elements exist.

Colour-changing Cabbage • Here is a fun experiment that you can try at home, using dyes and colours of vegetables.

Learn your chemical

Fun with the periodic table

The four elements of matter • The ancient Greeks believed that there were four elements that everything was made up of: earth, water, air and fire.

Elements of Life • The Universe is made from a relatively small number of naturally occurring elements. Our understanding of elements stemmed from what the ancient Greeks believed, and for over 2 000 years it was thought that everything was made from just four elements: water, fire, air and earth.

COUNT • So, we...