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~ Volume 1 ~ Book 2 ~ Chapter 4 ~
1) It belongs to the Macropus family, meaning ‘big foot’
2) It uses its powerful tail like an extra leg
3) It can leap up to 9 metres
4) It keeps its young in its pocket
5) It comes from a land ‘down under’
6) I wonder if it wears wooly jumpers in the winter!
kangaroo
1) You can carry them in your pocket
2) This word has two distinct but related meanings
3) They are very useful if you need them
4) Elton John’s are crazy
5) John Lennon was famous for his round ones
6) Mine turn dark in the sun
glasses
1) The first one appeared in the Bronze Age
2) I get a new one every year
3) I sometimes make one with my Paris photos
4) It is often divided into twelve parts
5) It helps up keep track of time
6) The Gregorian one is used in most parts of the world
calendar
1) It can be found in rooms
2) It can be found on roads
3) It can be found on most tables
4) Round tables don’t have one
5) In a football match, it’s an opportunity to score
6) Boxers go here between rounds
corner
1) Queen Elizabeth II is said to love them
2) The British government outlawed them twice
3) They make a very impressive noise
4) They were often used in war to scare the enemy
5) It’s a musical instrument
6) My grandad from the Scottish highlands played them
bagpipes
1) It has one letter five times
2) It may mean ‘I create as I speak’ in Hebrew or Amaraic!
3) It has the first four letters of the alphabet in order
4) It’s the name of a song by The Steve Millar band
5) It’s similar to a Greco-Roman magic word: Abraxas
6) Magicians say it when they do tricks
