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Chirp, Chickadee and OWL are published by Owlkids, a division of Bayard Canada, with the aim of making children interested in the world around them. To help protect the environment, this magazine is printed on Forest Stewardship Council ® certified paper, with fibres coming from responsible sources. Inks used to print this magazine contain vegetable derived materials from renewable resources. Printed in Canada by Transcontinental. Owlkids uses biodegradable plastic for polybagged issues. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada. Nous reconnaissons l'appui financier du gouvernement du Canada. owlkids.com Are you ready for ? OWL is for kids ages 9 to 13. It's full of comics, puzzles, jokes, science and more! owlkids.com an interactive digital eMag! connected connected + Do aliens exist? Fun Halloween costumes! Magic tricks to im p ress your friends! AGES 3 to 6 AGES 6 to 9 AGES 9 to 13 © Bayard Canada 2019. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the written consent of the publisher or a licence from Access Copyright (1-800-893-5777). Bayard Canada accepts no responsibility for injury arising out of the use or misuse of ideas, material, and activities featured in its publication. All material submitted to the magazine or any contest or award programs become the property of Bayard Canada. From time to time we make our list available to carefully screened companies. Please contact us if you would prefer to be excluded from these mailings. The publisher accepts no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts. Winner of a 2019 Parents' Choice Silver Award. Winner of Distinguished Achievement Awards from the Association of Educational Publishers. 2 0 1 9 2 0 1 9 2 0 1 9 Editor: Mandy Ng Creative Director: Faith Cochran Associate Art Director: Caroline Versteeg Assistant Editor: Jenna Campbell Contributing Editor: Jackie Farquhar Editorial Assistant: Chidera Ukairo Science Consultant: Science World British Columbia Educational Consultant: Avi Mani Advertising Sales: Angela Colucci (416) 581-1788 & Kathleen Irish (416) 581-1017 Publisher: Angela Keenlyside Director of Circulation and Marketing: Charmaine Thompson Marketing Specialist: Lisa Holland Managing Editor: Katherine Dearlove Director of Production: Paul Markowski Production Coordinator: Troy Cunningham Production Designer: Stevie Sewards Founder: Annabel Slaight Dr. Zed science inspired by Gordon Penrose VOL. 41, NO. 7, SEPTEMBER 2019 Chickadee (ISSN 0707-4611) is published 10 times a year: January/February, March, April, May, June, July/August, September, October, November, December. FOR COMPLETE CUSTOMER SERVICE: Visit owlkids.com or phone 1-800-551-6957. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to CIRC. Dept., P.O. Box 11050, Stn Centre-ville, Montreal, QC H3C 4Y6. PUBLISHING/EDITORIAL OFFICE: Owlkids, 1 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 800, Toronto, ON M4P 3A1 CANADA Phone: (416) 340-2700 Fax: (416) 340-9769 Email: chickadee@owlkids.com CUSTOMER SERVICE: Chickadee, P.O. Box 726, Stn Main, Markham, ON L3P 7V9 CANADA Subscription: 1 year (10 issues) $34.95 plus applicable taxes. US POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Chickadee, 247 Cayuga Rd., Suite 909R, Buffalo, NY, 14225-3034 U.S.A. Periodical postage paid at Buffalo, NY and additional mail offices. Customer Service and US and Foreign Branch office acting as an agent for: Chickadee, 247 Cayuga Rd., Suite 909R, Buffalo, NY, 14225-3034 U.S.A. Subscription: US 1 year (10 issues) $34.95 (USD). Subscriptions outside CANADA and USA $64.95, payable in Canadian funds. Payment must accompany order. Publications Mail Agreement #: 40063645 Treat Time Coming Next Issue! Coco, 6 Elle, 8 Antonia, 8 Brianna, 8 Armin, 9 Tegan, 5 Kev, 8 Sam, 5, and Rowan, 7 Evan and Bryson Jack, 7

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