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Tracing the festive light fantastic
From flaming puddings to flashing garlands on trees, light is a key feature of Christmas. But why? A.W.Purdue finds the answer in the midwinter festivals of pre-Christian Europe
14 December 2012
A Resources special: Why take risks? Feel the fear and do it anyway
Youthful pastimes are rarely without risk, argues A. W. Purdue, and keeping children from adventure may do more harm than good
30 November 2012
Why pirates should walk the plank
To children they are magnificent, the stuff of legend, but the threat they pose at sea is still very real. A. W. Purdue reports
7 September 2012
Cross-curricular resources: Remembrance Day
The defeated must commemorate their war dead. But A W Purdue wonders how
4 November 2011