BUILD YOUR OWN BINOCULARSAdventurers are often caught in moments of danger. Follow these simple steps to create your own pair of binoculars to aid you in moments of possible peril!

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To make:1. Cut out along all dashed lines to create 3 shapes

2. Use a pen to poke through both O marks on the orange strip.

3. Thread one end of the string through the O. Tie a knot in the string. Pull it tight, so the knot is flush with the paper. Tape the knot in place. Repeat with the other end of the string.

4. Use the blue squares to create 2 cylinders. Roll each blue square (with blue side facing out) up and tape.

5. Wrap the orange and yellow paper around the outside of the blue cylinders and tape.

Cut on lines

You will need:

• scissors

• tape

• string (1 metre)

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION!Draw the location of your next big adventure OR a picture of yourself having an adventure!

Scan your finished picture and UPLOAD it to the Summer Reading Club online gallery. Go to www.summerreadingclub.org.au

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SPOT THE DIFFERENCELooking for clues is the basis of many great adventure stories. Can you spot the 11 differences between this SRC Adventurer?

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COLOUR-N-DRAWHow big can you make this explosion? Add what you think is missing! More smoke? More fire? Coins?

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A-MAZE-ON ADVENTURESCan you find your way from the arrow to the artefact?

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COMPLETE THE PICTUREUsing the picture as a guide, can you finish the picture below?

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RIDDLE ME THISThe diagrammatic cipher below substitutes symbols for letters. It uses tic-tac-toe boards and two X’s. Use the line shapes that surround each letter (and including a dot where needed) to solve the following riddles.

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#1. What wears a jacket, but no pants?

#2. What is the tallest building in the city?

#3. I can sizzle like bacon, I am made with an egg. I have plenty of backbone, but lack a good leg. I peel layers like onions, but still remain whole. I can be long like a flagpole, yet fit in a hole. What am I?

#4. What fur do we get from a Tiger?

Can you think of books or movies that required the adventure seekers to crack a code or solve a riddle to obtain the next clue in their quests?

Now use this cipher to code or create a new one to code your own messages!

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PIRATE MATCHCan you identify which pirates are the same?

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ADVENTURE SEARCHCan you find all 15 of these words?

ADVENTURE DANGER EXPLORATION EXPLOSIONS GADGETS

HUNTERS ISLANDS LOST MAPS PIRATES

SRC SURVIVAL TIME LIMITATIONS TRAVEL TREASURE

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MISSING PIECESUse the completed picture to help you finish this picture.

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ADVENTURE CROSSWORDUse the pictures and the clues to solve the crossword puzzle.

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4. A _____________ is a constrictor, which means it will ‘squeeze ‘the life out of its prey.

5. Valuable and precious. Is often found by following a map.

7. Each one of these animals have their own unique set of stripes.

8. This famous 2 named archaeologist is always on the hunt to recover ancient artefacts.

10. Most of these were built as tombs for ancient Egyptian Pharaohs and their families.

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1. More than one of these are always on the search for buried treasure.

2. Arky Steele in Guardian of the Tomb, and Wiley Miller’s character Basil Pepperell, both encounter this unstable landform in their adventures.

3. Steve Irwin spent most of his life having adventures with these animals.

6. This genre of fiction describes stories filled with exciting plots that often involve danger, physical action, close calls and lots of twists and turns.

9. X always marks the spot on this item.

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SOLUTIONSSPOT THE DIFFERENCE p2

1. Letter A is yellow2. Telescope is solid red3. A finger is missing4. SRC Dog’s eyebrow is missing5. The rocket flames are a

different colour6. Yellow stripe on helmet7. Top of chopper is different

colour8. SRC Dog’s tongue is a

different colour9. SRC Girl Pilot’s mouth is

different colour10. There are no camera buttons.11. Camera light is green

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