Kid's Nature Magazines – Issue 96 - Nature's Tricksters

October 2022, Nature's Tricksters

Meet the world’s most cunning animal imposters! Ventriloquist birds, playing dead con artists, decoy spiders, clever shape-shifters and masterful mimickers… They fake it to make it!

Plants play tricks, too! We’ll show you why you should never trust an orchid… especially if you’re a winged insect.

And with Halloween around the corner, sculptor Ray Villafane, the Picasso of pumpkin carving, will reveal how to turn a pumpkin into a masterpiece.

Get ready to be tricked!

Contents

• A Letter From a Ladybird Spider – Welcome to your magazine!
• Animal Imposters – They fake it to make it!
• Charlie Meets a Fork-Tailed Drongo – One of the sneakiest bird pranksters! 
• Large Blue Butterfly – Endangered Creature Feature
• Nature’s Tricks & Optical Illusions – You won't believe your eyes!
• The Biggest Plant Pranksters – Simon investigates
• Animal Tricksters of Folklore and Legend – Simon investigates
• How to Carve a Pumpkin – Ask the expert
• Spider – Amelia the Fox comic strip
• Quiz Planet – Puzzles, games and jokes
• Over to You – Competition winners
• Make a Squash-y Fabric Pumpkin – Enjoy the monthly craft project
• Autumn Nature Art - Enter this months competition 
• Wildlife news

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