Table of contents for Issue 307 - March 2021 in MiniMag

One year ago South Africa went into lockdown level 5 following the spread of the Coronavirus worldwide. For a few weeks we were in total isolation, with very little to do other than to keep ourselves entertained in the confinement of our homes. Much has changed and happened since then, but Covid-19 still remains. As vaccines are flown into the country and we slowly roll them out to essential staff, like nurses and doctors, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. You will find much to keep you distracted in this month’s issue! Try a fun experiment using hydrogen on our Easy Sciences pages. Read all about the super exciting books available in stores near you and of course, see how water wise you are on page…

Just one of the initiatives Plastics|SA is spearheading is called Operation Clean Sweep! The project aims to protect our waterways by having companies take responsibility and put in place processes that eliminate resin pellets from entering our waterways. The “Pledge to Prevent Resin Pellet, Flake and Powder Loss” will show a company’s commitment to a cleaner environment. Through implementation of a checklist these companies will be held to a higher standard. National Water Week The National Water Week campaign takes place from 15 to 22 March this year. The annual event focuses on educating the public about their responsibility to conserve water, as well as raise awareness around the need to protect and conserve the country’s water resources. We should be using water sparingly to ensure Water for All, which…

Harrison Beck and his Uncle Nat are on the journey of a lifetime aboard the Safari Star – a luxurious steam train that will take them from Pretoria to the stunning Victoria Falls. Close encounters with the amazing animals and landscape of Southern Africa are adventure enough, but things get mysterious when a passenger is found dead inside a locked compartment. Is it just a terrible accident or is something more suspicious afoot? It’s up to train detective Hal and his new friend Winston to find out. For more information about Pan Macmillan’s children’s books, follow us on Pan Macmillan SA Kids & YA or @PanMacmillanSAkids…

IN CINEMAS 5 MARCH MEET TOM … After a calamitous first meeting in Central Park leaves piano cat grifter Tom out of work, he spots Jerry, the very mouse that blew his cover, living it up in a high rise New York City luxury hotel. Revenge suddenly seems within Tom’s grasp when he is hired to rid the Royal Gate of its unwanted rodent resident just days before hosting the wedding of the century. MEET JERRY … Cute, clever and cunning as ever, Jerry is on a mission to find the perfect mouse house for himself when he stumbles upon Tom playing piano for cash in New York’s Central Park. After giving Tom the slip, Jerry sets himself up in the swankiest hotel in town, the Royal Gate, helping himself…

Hydrogen, where it all starts Say hello to the most common element in the entire universe. Hydrogen is the first and lightest element on the periodic table. Each hydrogen atom has only one proton and one electron. There is a tiny bit of hydrogen gas in the atmosphere but most of the hydrogen on Earth is found as water. When two hydrogen atoms hook up with oxygen, the result is H2O, aka water*. Six out of every ten of the atoms in your body are hydrogen. That means you are about 60% hydrogen. Many of the things around you also contain hydrogen, from the margarine you spread on your bread (hydrogenated vegetable oil) to the ethanol (C2H5OH) in your hand sanitiser. The structure of the H20 molecule gives water unique…

LOTTA SE LEWE Slange en hansworse Alice Pantermüller Illustrasies deur Daniela Kohl Uitgewer: Human & Rousseau ISBN: 978-0-7981-8120-4 Flippit! Ons klas moet ‘n verskeidenheidkonsert hou, maar alles loop SKEEF. Juffrou Knacker het besluit wie saam met wie moet werk – en my spanmaat is Benni! ‘n Rocker! Chantelle doen saam met die skaapkop Leigh-Anne (verraaier!) ‘n klomp cool honde - toertjies en Rémi ry op ‘n eenwielfiets, maar ek moet hansworsstreke uithaal! Ster en die Skugter Vyf Hendriëtte Linde-Loubser Illustrasies deur Elizabeth Pulles Uitgewer: Tafelberg ISBN: 978-0-6240-9079-3 Vandat sy kan onthou, woon Ster by haar broer en sy vrou op ‘n plaas. Een aand word sy wakker van ‘n gevroetel in haar kamer en ontdek ‘n erdvarkmannetjie, sy snoet op haar beddegoed. “Kom verken die wêreld saam met my,” nooi…

Tom and Jerry: The Fast and The Furry follows the duo as they agree (for once!) to enter a race around the world where the winner gets a fancy new house – after wrecking their own home during a chase. The two then accidentally blast off to outer space in Tom and Jerry: Blast off to Mars. It's the classic look of the original shorts, but with all-new storylines. Watch Tom, Jerry, Spike, Tyke, Tuffy, Butch and other friends in all-new adventures around the house, and beyond! It doesn’t get crazier than this, so tune in to Boomerang Mondays to Fridays at 08:05 from Monday, 8 March to join Tom and Jerry on DStv channel 302. The chase is on! Everyone's favourite cat and mouse, Tom and Jerry, are back in brand-new…

Brand-new Cartoon Network show! Tune in on SATURDAY, 13 MARCH for the first four episodes of ELLIOTT FROM EARTH and then on weekends at 09:35 on DStv channel 301 and GOtv channel 67 to watch this brand-new Cartoon Network original for unrivalled adventure! Imagine being one of only two human beings among a realm of alien species. It could either be a very scary or wonderful experience! Cartoon Network’s new sci-fi comedy, Elliot from Earth, brings you the unexpected journey across the universe for Elliot and his mom, Frankie. On their travels to the Centrium, an alien inhabited wonderland, they’ll encounter amazing aliens, surprising species, and cosmic creatures along the way, including Elliott's new best friend, a dinosaur named Mo. Come and join Elliot and Mo on their adventures where nothing is ever ordinary.…

Water takes a huge amount of heat to transform it from its liquid state into a gas, and from its solid state, ice, into a liquid. The equable temperature on the Earth is largely maintained by these unusual characteristics of water. Water also has a high surface tension, which helps in making raindrops in the atmosphere and in the way water is able to travel through rocks and soil. Water is a solvent; it dissolves a great many substances relatively easily. Its ability to do this affects how rocks are weathered, as some of the chemical elements which make up rocks go into solution during weathering. Solid, liquid and gas Most substances pack together into a regular arrangement when they are in a solid state. As a liquid, the ordered…