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Birdy’s Christmas Puzzles

It was a chilly evening. Mum had turned down the heating to save money - because these days, the price of everything is so high. Jake was hunched over his desk in his room. He held a hot water bottle against his tummy to keep him from freezing. His homework was sprawled out in front of him. But his m ind was far from the maths problems. He was thinking about their Christmas holiday in Lapland, staying in an igloo hotel, meeting Santa and seeing real-life magical reindeer prancing in the snow. Dad had promised to take the family on this once-in-a-lifetime trip to Santa's homeland. Well he had sort of promised.

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Birdy’s Christmas Puzzles

It was a chilly evening. Mum had turned down the heating to save money - because these days, the price of everything is so high. Jake was hunched over his desk in his room. He held a hot water bottle against his tummy to keep him from freezing. His homework was sprawled out in front of him. But his m ind was far from the maths problems. He was thinking about their Christmas holiday in Lapland, staying in an igloo hotel, meeting Santa and seeing real-life magical reindeer prancing in the snow. Dad had promised to take the family on this once-in-a-lifetime trip to Santa's homeland. Well he had sort of promised.

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Christmas in the Jungle

It’s Monkey here. Now, before Jana starts spinning yarns about what a trickster of a fella I am, I just want to let you know I’m not as bad as she makes out. There are animals in this very jungle, my home, who would love to have me for their Christmas dinner - so if I play a little joke on them now and then, that’s only fair isn’t it? Anyway don’t worry. Because they can’t catch me!

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Birdy and the Dinosaurs

For as long as we can remember, we’ve carried a musical series called Rockford’s Rock Opera, or Lost on Infinity on our website, and it’s very popular with our listeners. Well the makers of Rockford now have a new podcast called Kids' Stories, Science and Secrets. It tells the story of Rockfords journey into a land of extinct creatures, and has a new factual dimension. The Podcast is packed with true science, history, inventions, animal wonders and great songs too. So search ‘Kids' Stories, Science and Secrets’ now on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you love to listen!.It tells the story of Rockfords journey into a land of extinct creatures, and has a new factual dimension. The Podcast is packed with true science, history, inventions, animal wonders and great songs too.

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