“Sea Squatter” by Jeanie Axton

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A perky little Pea crab
knocked on an oyster’s door
He bellowed out for food please
then hollered out some more
The sleepy slimy oyster
didn’t really have a say
as the cunning little Pea crab
barged in to live that day

That cute and crafty Pea crab
shelter, air, and food all free
sponged of his oyster roommate
gently rocking in the sea

“Riding for the Jubilee” by James Aitchison

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Queen Elizabeth II met Shetland Pone Cruachan IV, the mascot of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, during a visit to Stirling Castle.

“Space” by Helen Evans

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“Earth control to Major Tom”

David Bowie sang this tune,

It helped me to imagine

The men walking on the moon.

Who would have thought it could happen?

“Not in our lifetime”, we’d say.

But it definitely did, I assure you.

Oh what an amazing day.

The furthest in space I’ve ever travelled

Was in a jumbo jet,

But looking down on those clouds

Was the closest I’d ever get.

“Lost in Space” by Celia Berrell

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A quarter of the universe’s
mass is made from helium.
It’s forged in stars from hydrogen.
There’s plenty in our solar Sun.

Its gas is light but won’t explode.
As liquid, it’s extremely cold.
We need it for experiments,
MRIs and asthma meds.

Our atmosphere has almost none.
Earth’s gravity can’t hold it in.
Balloons that float-up might be fun
but waste our precious helium.

Find out more at:
https://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/sciencecommunication/2012/09/25/the-ethics-of-balloons/

“Bananas” by Katherine Gallagher

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Bananas are going places
Bananas can be tricky
You can’t hurry bananas
Ok, we all agree bananas are bananas
Bananas believe in climate-change
I’m sure there’s a future for bananas
Sometimes the nicest people are bananas
Bananas are for keeps
Be a happy banana

“My Grandmother’s Pies” by  J. Brydon Stewart

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My Grandmother’s pies are delicious,
And no one can tell me they’re not.
The outside is made out of toenails,
And the inside is all filled with snot.