Hi everyone, 
We’re going wild for WEATHER in the April issue of Chirp. Crack open a copy to learn all about thunderstorms. Then solve some wacky weather puzzles or do the actions to a rainy rhyme. You can also read a poem about a cozy cat, spot a rainbow with the Vole Brothers and make wind chimes to clink and clank on a breezy day. Whatever the weather outside, you’ll find lots to see and do in April Chirp.
Enjoy!
Katherine, Chirp Editor
Hi everyone,
Have you heard any good jokes lately? Here are a few to keep you laughing all week long:
What’s orange and sounds like a parrot?
A carrot!
What do you call a peanut in a spacesuit?
An astro-nut!
What does a duck like to eat with soup?
Quackers!
Knock, knock.
Who’s There?
Lettuce.
Lettuce who?
Lettuce be friends!
Check out the back page of March Chirp to see more great jokes.
Ashley, Editorial Assistant of Chirp
Hi readers!
Have you had a chance to check out the Amazing Animal in the March issue of Chirp? Macaws are very colourful birds, which makes them perfect for the Art issue!
Here are more facts about these feathered friends:
1) Macaws use their beaks like a tool to crack open tough seeds and nutshells!
2) Their colourful feathers help them blend into their bright rainforest home. This helps them to go unnoticed by hungry enemies, like jaguars.
3) They love to take baths. Macaws have been spotted splashing around in puddles of water.
4) Macaws are loud! Their shrieking calls help them let other macaws know where to find them.
Turn to page 20 in the March issue of Chirp for more information about this bright bird!
Melissa, Assistant Editor of Chirp
Photo: Royalty-free/Dreamstime
Photo: Royalty-free/Dreamstime
Hi everyone,
If you’re looking for a new painting project, try making tracks with toy cars. Choose an old car that you don’t mind getting paint all over or pick up a few from a thrift store. Lightly dip the tires in a bowl of tempera paint, then roll the car across a piece of paper to make colourful tracks. Try different paint colours and different-sized cars. Vroom, vroom!
Katherine, Chirp Editor
Hi everyone,
Sky Color, by Peter H. Reynolds, is a wonderful book I discovered this year about a class of kids who decide to paint a mural for the library. It’s Marisol’s job to paint the mural’s sky. But they don’t have any blue paint. Marisol wonders how she can paint the sky without any blue. She ponders and stares out the window and comes up with a grand solution. The illustrations in Sky Color are as lovely as the story. Hope you enjoy it!
Katherine, Chirp Editor
P.S. Don’t miss Ish and The Dot, also by Reynolds.
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