Top Mag is a cool magazine for 10-14 year olds, written by 10-14 year olds.Top Mag is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercialShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.. All clip-art is courtesy of http://www.openclipart.org/ with the exception of our logo tiki-toucan. Editor: Maya Brennan (age 11). Journalists: Ryan Curley (age 11), Eva Maguire (age 11), Caoiolte Br
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Top Mag is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.. All clip-art is courtesy of http://www.openclipart.org/ with the exception of our logo tiki-toucan. Editor: Maya Brennan (age 11). Journalists: Ryan Curley (age 11), Eva Maguire (age 11), Caoiolte Brennan (age 8)
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Top Mag is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA..All clip-art is courtesy of http://www.openclipart.org/ with the exception of our logo tiki-toucan.Editor: Maya Brennan (age 11). Journalists: Ryan Curley (age 11), Eva Maguire (age 11), Caoiolte Brennan (age 8)
I moved to Navarrenx last summer, a small village in the south of France…Navarrenx was built in the 16th century (500 years ago).It has huge stone walls that circle it called the Ramparts which are 1657 meters long; it is next to a river and has a bridge that was first built in the 12th century (a really long time ago) and was rebuilt in the 16th century!In Navarrenx there is a market every Wednesday, which has been there for hundreds of years, they sell fish, bread, fruit, cheese, vegetables, meat and pizza (yum yum!).Unlike Dublin, (where I come from) Navarrenx is quiet with not a lot of cars, no noisy traffic lights and all the shops
close at 7:00pm. However there always seems to be things happening in Navarrenx…concerts, carnivals, fairs…In the last weekend of January there is a big agricultural fair, you can see tractors, horses and other farmer gadgets but my favorite part is the bumper cars and the candyfloss!The other nice thing in Navarrenx is that if you live in the village you can just walk over to your friend’s house or meet them at the park (that way you can buy sweets without your mum and dad knowing!).Of course, I miss Ireland and my friends and speaking English instead of French (which I learnt in school) but I am still happy in my 500 year old house with it’s pointy roof and white shutters!!
By Maya Brennan
Did you know…
1. The Therizinosaurus eggs were nearly half a meter long!! (about the size of your arm!)
2. The Ankyosaurus tail club was about 20 kilos! (about the size of three bowling balls!)
3. The Utahraptor’s toe’s claws were nearly a quarter of a meter long! (Bigger then your head!)
4. The T-rex (tyrannosaurus rex) had sixty razor sharp teeth up to 20 cm long!
5. The T-rex lived in the U.S.A.!
* If you don’t know what some of these dinosaurs looked like look them up in a dinosaur book or on the Internet!
By Caoilte Brennan
By Ryan Curley
1) Diary of a Wimpy Kid (The Ugly Truth) by Jeff Kinney. This book is narrated by a ‘wimpy’ guy called Greg who writes in his diary, sorry journal- seriously funny, un-put-down-able!
2) Billionaire Boy by David Walliams. A rag to riches story about a boy whose father comes up with an amazing invention - a gripping and a humorous read.
3) The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 and ¾ by Sue Thompson. Another diary format, about a boy called Adrian and his bizarre family. - hilarious, you won’t be able to stop reading this one!
4) Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl. The tale of two foxes who try to outwit three wicked farmers - enthralling plot, it has been made into an excellent movie.
5) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling. The final in the series of the young wizard’s adventures at Hogwarts School. Harry Potter - Need I say more?
Q.Why did the man with one hand cross the rode? A.To go to the second hand shop!
Q.What mirror can fly? A. A wing mirror!
Q.What does a vampire say after he comes home from a great party? A.It was fangtastic!
Maya, age 11:
Once, when I was very small I was in town and I couldn’t see my dad. Then I saw him, I ran up to him and hugged his arm… but, it was only then I realized it wasn’t my dad at all! I was SOOOO embarrassed!!
Caoilte, age 8:
One time, when I was playing hurling (an Irish sport) I scored an awesome goal… only to find that it was half time and we had switched goals!How embarrassing is that? Scoring in your own goal!
Jack, age 10
Me and my mum were shopping and I found a cool games shop.There were headphones and I tried them on.When I looked around everyone was staring at me, I had been singing out loud!!
Tom, age 9:
On the first day of school I really had to go to the toilet, so I rushed in… Ooops! It was the girl’s toilets and all the girls were staring at me!
by Eva Maguire
Cats are the most popular pets in the world
.They are cute and quick minded. Cats like
ham, lamb, chicken and other meats. They
like to chase things and a good exercise is to
get a strand of string and wave it around for
them to catch.Cats are easy to look after and
don’t need full on attention.
A cat can be bought in on its own or in twos
or so on.Cats will fight with one and other.
They can be brought up with dogs.
Feed them twice a day.Groom them as much as possible.Give them fresh water.Have a bed ready for it.Never squeeze the cat or harm it in any way!
Q. Where do you work?Ans - In Paris - although I travel a lot, depending on which part of the world is in trouble!
Q. At what age did you start wanting to be a journalist?Ans - At 14.
Q. What did you want to be when you were younger?Ans - A university professor - it seemed very intellectual!
Q. What did you study in college? Ans - Economics in undergrad, Journalism in Grad.
Q. What is your favorite food? Ans - Rice! Rice is very nice!
Find out about REAL journalism!
For this magazine’s first interview, I have had the honor of
interviewing a professional journalist: Leela Jacinto! Leela
Jacinto works for France24 a Paris-based international
news channel broadcasting in English, French and Arabic.
She works as a TV and Internet reporter, on the Web, you
don't just write - you do video reporting, audio interviews
and photo slideshows as well. It’s called multimedia
reporting.Find out about a professional journalist’s real job…
Q. How long have you been a journalist? Ans - 22 years!
Q. What is your favorite part of being a journalist? Ans. - My favorite part of being a journalist is the ability to meet people, to hear their stories. As a journalist you get a license to ask strangers questions you sometimes wouldn't ask your best friend. I also LOVE journalism because it exposes me to so many parts of the world.
Q. Do you have any advice to give us? Ans. Lots of advice: don't take up journalism if you want to be rich . This is a VERY exciting profession, but you don't make lots of money. If you're a good journalist, you will make a comfortable living. But there are other professions that pay much more. So if this profession doesn't impassion you, don't take it up. Also, read history. Be bold - never be afraid to ask questions, don't be scared of what people think of you. Listen to all sides. If you're a journalist, everybody wants you to see only their side of an issue or an argument. But you have to be open to all sides - even the ones you don't like!
Q. Do you think we will ever be famous? Ans .If you are a good journalist you may get some fame. But if fame is all you seek in journalism, you won't be famous, Be the best journalist you can and leave the rest to fate - :)
By Eva Maguire
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In my opinion, the award for the greatest Nintendo Wii game for kids would have to go to New Super Mario Bros. Believe me! You can quite happily pass away hours and hours in complete happiness, playing this game. You have a choice either to play with friends, or - if you’re friends are all tied up - you can even play it solo. The idea of the game is to
progress through nine different worlds. World 1 is the easiest, but it gets harder and harder as you get up through the levels. A real challenge! If you get your hands on a chance to play this super game, you’ll get great fun out of trying to defeat the villain, Bowser Junior. He kidnaps Princess Peach at the beginning of the game and it is your job to overpower Bowser and rescue Princess Peach. Good Luck - You’ll need it!
