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In our ‘Greenland, Land of Melting Ice’ edition, we asked you to create some ice decorations. Thank you to all who sent us their creations. We hope you had as much fun making them as we had receiving your letters! A BIG congratulations to the winning entries:
Kailam, age 9, Norwich
Rahma, age 7, Stockport
Abigail, age 6
May (age 3), Evelyn (age 5) andKiera (age 6),Edwinstowe
Toby, age 7,Darwen
And of course, a massive well done to everyone else who entered our competition. What fantastic diversity within your icy masterpieces.
Daniel, aged 6, Ruislip
Orlando, age 9, Devon
Ayan, age 10, India
Emily (age 10) & Elijah (age 11), Manchester
Amy, age 5, Cumbria
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We were swept away by the response to this competition. Letters arrived from rivers across the world – the Thames, the Mississippi and many more unnamed waterways – each one brimming with personality, passion and a genuine love of the natural world. You gave your rivers voices that were worried, hop...
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