Children’s magazine
THUMBPRINT #85
Hi everyone!
The April holidays are here again - and so especially
for those of you not travelling far from home – the library
is offering a whole heap of FREE silliness, antics and fun!
(artwork by Henry Bampton)
Come and make some wicked Easter crafts, be part of a children’s book launch, or
join in for a spectacular clown performance. Or if you’re between 8-14 years - you
could learn a stack of new circus skills and tricks, in two specialist workshops being
run by Adelaide’s very own ‘Circidz’.
Also - for all you budding authors out there – why not join one of our popular Young
Writer’s Groups which run throughout the year. (We have one group for 12-15 year
olds, and a second group for 16-25s). Check out our library website youth page for
dates and more details. Or if you are a bit of a ‘gamer’ – of any age – don’t forget
to check out our NEW Unley Libraries Wii Game collection in the coming weeks.
There’ll be stacks of exciting titles – (and of course the great thing is they are
FREE for you to borrow!) So get in early and reserve your favourite games. If we
don’t have a particular game in stock - let us know so we can then look into getting
it for the library so then you can borrow it!
And last but not least - we haven’t forgotten the wonderful (and growing) population
of small babies living in the area! If you look in the school holiday program we are
offering a special holiday Babytime session at Goodwood Library for 0-2 year olds.
No need to book for these sessions – you can just turn up!
Have fun everyone! We hope you enjoy being at the Unley Libraries these holidays!
From the Unley Libraries YAC Team
Sascha, Kristie and Karyn
TITLE
Big-top bonanza
Butterfly’s circus
Circus act
Circus Berzerkus
Circus pony
Dumbo : 70th Anniversary
Edition
AUTHOR
N. B. Grace
Nikki Goldstein
SPINE LABEL
CE GRA N
CP G
Andrew Cope
C COP A
Jonathan Harlan
C HAR J
Alison Lester
CE LES A
Disney
DVD
Eric the liontamer
Rachel Elliot
CP E
If I ran the circus
Dr. Seuss
India the showstopper
Kerry Argent
CE SEU
CP A
Mr Majeika joins the circus
Humphrey Carpenter
Number circus : 1 to 10 and
back again
Kveta Pacovska
CP P
Lois Duncan
CP D
Song of the circus
Ta-da!
The Lampo Circus
The runaway circus
Travelling circus
CE CAR H
Bruno Bouchet
CE BOU B
Alexandra Adornetto
C ADO A
Gordon Reece
CP R
Hi-5
DVD
Q -Why did the Easter bunny cross the road?
A - Cos it was the chicken’s day off.
Q - How does the Easter Bunny stay fit?
A – Eggercise!
Q - How do you catch the Easter Bunny?
A - Hide in a bush and make a noise like a carrot!
Q - Why was the Easter Bunny so upset?
A - He was having a bad hare day!
Q - What kinds of books do bunnies like?
A - Ones with hoppy endings!
Q - How can you tell where the Easter Bunny has been?
A - Eggs (X) marks the spot!
Q - What do you get when you pour hot water down a rabbit hole?
A - A hot cross bunny.
EASTER CUPCAKES WITH CHOCOLATE EGGS
Photography by Mark Roper
Makes 12
Ingredients
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325g unsalted butter, softened
1 cup (220g) caster sugar
1 1/2 cups (225g) self-raising flour, sifted
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup (125ml) milk
3 cups (450g) icing sugar, sifted
Food colouring of your choice
12 coloured chocolate Easter eggs, to garnish
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 190°C. Line a 12-hole, 1/3-cup (80ml) muffin pan with paper cases.
2. Place 225g butter in a food processor with the caster sugar, flour, eggs, vanilla extract
and 1/4 cup (60ml) milk. Process until the mixture is smooth, then divide among the
muffin cases. Place in the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes until risen and golden.
3. Meanwhile, to make the icing, place the icing sugar, remaining 100g of butter and
remaining 1/4 cup milk in the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat on medium-high speed for
about 5 minutes or until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add a few drops of food colouring
of your choice and beat to combine.
4. Remove the cupcakes from the oven, allow to cool slightly, then transfer to a wire rack
to cool completely. When cakes are cool, scoop the icing into a piping bag with a star
nozzle, then use to ice cakes. Garnish each one with an Easter egg, then serve.
Source http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/17002/easter+cupcakes+with+chocolate+eggs
and the winner’s are?
Congratulations to the winners from our December/January Summer Reading Program:
Alice An
read the most books
Noah Kim
runner up reading the most books
Tomos Pratt
lucky prize draw
Julian Leske
lucky prize draw
Jacob Schwarz
make your own spooky craft
AND
Zoe Pratt
won the state draw prize
Unley Libraries statistics for Scare up a Good Book:
over 200 children participated
115 finished the program
the most books read by a child totalled 510
in total over 2588 books were read
On 26 December 2005, at the age of three years old, Cranston Chipperfield (UK) became
the youngest person to take the stage as master of ceremonies at the Circus Royale,
Lanarkshire, UK.
Milan Roskopf (Slovakia) juggled three 7.25 kg (16 lb) shot puts for 52.05 sec in,
Neufahrn, Germany, on 27 October 2002.
Juan Pedro Carrillo (USA) achieved the most consecutive turns skipping with a rope on a
high-wire with 1,323 at the Big Apple Circus Big Top, Boston,
Massachusetts, USA on 26 April 2004
Andrew Beyer (USA, b. 4 March 1918), has been performing as
Bumbo the Clown since 1952 and was recognized as the oldest clown
still working at the age of 86 years 250 days on 9 November 2004.
The record for the fastest motorcycle wheelie on a tightrope
is 53 km/h by Johann Traber (Germany) achieved in Flensburg,
on 13 August 2005.
The record for the longest jump riding a lion is 2.30 m (7 ft 6 in),
achieved by Askold and Edgard Zapashny (both Russia), at the Arena Perm’s
Circus in Russia, on 28 July 2006.
The most hula hoops caught and spun in one minute is 236 and was achieved by
Liu Rongrong (China) on the set of Zheng Da Zong Yi - Guinness World
Records Special in Beijing, China, on 17 September 2007.
The most rabbits pulled out of a magician's hat is 300 and was achieved
by Walter Rolfo and Piero Ustignani, aka Jabba, (both Italy) during the
Magic Congress in Saint-Vincent, Aosta, Italy on 17 May 2008.
Seven generations of Ashton's have performed under the big top
in Australia for over 160 years, making them the world’s longestrunning circus family in the business.
Keep your eye on the
Children & Teen area’s for a
new Wii collection.
There will be a limit of
2 per card for a 2 week loan.
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Don’t forget to check out the
library website!
www.unley.sa.gov.au/goto/library
There is always something new