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Hi guys, Ricky here. The 17 mile per hour hovercraft without any breaks

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coming up. Plus, the full-size house printed in 3-D. This is Newsround.

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But let's start with something that loads of you have been getting in

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touch about today, whether you prefer e-books or traditional paper

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ones. Jessica in Peterborough has told us:

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"I prefer to read the paper book because the words are much clearer

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than on the screen and the pictures have more colours."

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And Holly in Hebden Bridge says: "I don't mind reading the books

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occasionally, but will always prefer real, proper books."

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Well, that debate was kicked off by a report we ran first thing this

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morning. Sales of paper books are at an 11 year low, so BBC reporter Tim

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Muffet asked leading children's author Judith Kerr if paperbacks

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have a future, as well as more about her career as a writer.

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The reporter who came to tea. "Suddenly, there was a ring at the

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door. Sophie's mummy said, I wonder who that can be?"

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Hello, Judith. I have been invited to Judith Kerr's house, creator of

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The Tiger Who Came To Tea, Mog, and many other famous children's books.

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So this is the room where The Tiger Who Came To Tea and Mog all came to

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life. Everything I've ever done, I've done

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in this room. The Tiger Who Came To Tea is the story of a young girl,

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Sophie. And Tiger, who comes round, uninvited, to her house. He helps

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himself to all the food and drink they have. He even drains all the

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water from the taps. We had the children and I made up

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stories for them. And one of them was the story about a tiger, which

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my daughter liked and made me tell her again and again.

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The book was first published back in 1968 and still sells lots of copies

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today. Judith's stories have remained popular through the years.

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Does she still think there is a place for paper books? Some children

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are accessing books through electronic devices.

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It is not the same. Some books are all right as an e-book. Which you

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would maybe read once and never read again. I do not think that printed

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books will ever disappear. They are a different thing.

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In other news, fighting to control parts of Ukraine's continuing today.

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The Government there says they'll carry on with plans to try and

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retake several towns and cities from Russian supporting groups, despite

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violent clashes yesterday. The pro-Russians have taken over

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Government buildings and airports in the east of the country. It's all to

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do with a split between those who want nearby Russia to have more

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influence in Ukraine and those who want to be closer to Europe.

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And a mountain in the Lake District has been put up for sale for almost

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?2 million. Blencathra, in Cumbria, is being sold off by its owner to

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help him pay off a large bill he owes the Government. The land

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belongs to the Earl of Lonsdale. His family bought the

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belongs to the Earl of Lonsdale. His ago. Whoever buys it would own 2677

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acres, these amazing views and the title, Lord of the Manor of

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Threlkeld. Sweets, pants, and now the homes we

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live in. Apparently there is not much people want to try to print in

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3-D. Architects in Amsterdam have started work on a full-size 3D

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printing house that they said could be a more environmentally friendly

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way to construct cities in the future. Could this be the year

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houses are made any future. No brakes are tiles, just a massive 3D

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printing machine. This is the first project of its kind. How do you

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print a huge house? The BBC's Anna Hollick and took a look at how it

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works. It is built inside a huge shipping container. Here, we have

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the latest parts of the Amsterdam 3-D house. This will be the balcony.

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The machine is layering, almost like a glue gun. Only one section has

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been made so far. But the people behind it hoped that eventually the

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pieces will slot together like a giant Lego building. It is expected

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to take years to complete but could one day become a more eco-friendly

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form of construction. Just imagine that you could turn materials into

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printable material and suddenly you have sensible materials from waste.

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These children were given a first-hand view. What do they think?

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It is good because it doesn't need to chop down trees.

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The architects on the project hope it will make people at least went

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about how we build things in years to come.

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Finally, it can reach speeds of 70 miles per hour, it hasn't got any

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breaks, and it travels on land and water. The drivers of the UK's top

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hovercrafts are gearing up for the first race of the British

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championship in Lancashire today. The hovercraft can go from 0-60 in

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less than four seconds. The sport is popular amongst teenagers and the

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action can get incredibly heated. There is more on that back here just

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before 2pm. In the meantime, head to the website for loads of cool stuff.

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