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CREATIVITY / Te Auahatanga 1. Send us poems, short stories, drawings, cartoons, photographs – anything that you've created yourself. Get creativE! 2. Make sure you also send us your name, address, age, phone number, and name of school. 3. Ask your parent/caregiver or teacher to sign your work so we know it's your creation. 4. If you want your work sent back, you must include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Contribute to this section by 31 March 2012 and go in the draw to win these – and other prizes featured on page 12 and 13! We want to publish your creations in ! Here's what you need to do to get your work published: We'll choose the best ones and publish them in Upstart Magazine or at Upstart Online, www.upstartmag.co.nz Submit to: Upstart Magazine, PO Box 28088, Havelock North 4157 There was a big fat man and he kept on eating lollies and he got so fat and he popped and exploded. By FIDELLIS LILLI-AMIOMIO, 6, St Francis Catholic Primary School, Auckland The lost sparrow is left all alone The lost sparrow has no home The Lost Sparrow He is as quiet as can be while the other sparrows are flying around… They are free. No one sees the lost sparrow. No one sees his fear If they saw the lost sparrow they would be bound to care So there all alone, the lost sparrow lay Hoping miracles will come his way By QUAID PARKINS, 9, Nayland Primary School, Wellington By BROOKE HAWKER, 12, Ponsonby Intermediate School, Auckland 50 February / March 2012 ch 2012 What do you call a spatula that lives in the kitchen? Count Spatula – JAMES CLIFFORD, 9, Enner Glynn School, Nelson Hey critters! Upstart

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