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The Palio Every July and August, in the Italian town of Sienna, a world-famous horserace takes place called the Palio. It is no ordinary race as the jockeys ride the horses without saddles, but the really unusual thing is that the race takes place in the town centre! There are no rules – they race […]

Ratatouille People say that when you’re in a very large city like London, New York or Paris, you’re never more than ten metres from a rat. Now, because of an American animated film called Ratatouille, people are going to be even closer! The film is so popular with French children and teenagers that rats are

The Festival of International Traditional Dance Hi Jamie, Guess where I am? I’m at The Festival of Traditional International Dance in London, England! It’s fantastic – it’s a weekend festival and there are all sorts of traditional dances from all over the world. My favourite is the stepdance from Ireland – it’s quite a modern

Summer Valley Progressive School My name is Johnny Aloysius and I go to Summer Valley Progressive School in Australia. My school is small – there are 60 pupils and four teachers. There are four classes every day, and they start at 8.30am. There are no classes at the weekend. My school is very different to