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Hi, I'm Hayley - you're
watching Newsround. | 0:00:13 | 0:00:17 | |
First today we're talking
about Kyle Edmund, the tennis player | 0:00:17 | 0:00:20 | |
from Yorkshire who's
through to the semifinals | 0:00:20 | 0:00:23 | |
of the Australian Open Grand Slam. | 0:00:23 | 0:00:25 | |
Kyle's been busy hitting
the practice courts today | 0:00:25 | 0:00:27 | |
and taking selfies with fans. | 0:00:27 | 0:00:29 | |
He takes on Croatia's
Marin Cilic for a spot | 0:00:29 | 0:00:32 | |
in the final tomorrow morning. | 0:00:32 | 0:00:34 | |
But what about his
fans back at home? | 0:00:34 | 0:00:37 | |
These kids from Kyle's old school
have been sending their support. | 0:00:37 | 0:00:41 | |
Pocklington School would
like to give you really good luck. | 0:00:41 | 0:00:45 | |
I hope you do well
in this semifinal. | 0:00:45 | 0:00:48 | |
Good luck, Kyle, playing
in the semifinals. | 0:00:48 | 0:00:50 | |
I hope you have a fun time. | 0:00:50 | 0:00:53 | |
It's really inspiring, because I am
in the same class as him, | 0:00:53 | 0:00:57 | |
and I am in the same seat
as him as well. | 0:00:57 | 0:01:02 | |
So, I just feel really inspired
and really grateful that someone | 0:01:02 | 0:01:05 | |
else that was famous came
to our school as well. | 0:01:05 | 0:01:10 | |
I feel really proud, because he came
here and now I am here, | 0:01:10 | 0:01:13 | |
and I might become a really good
sportsperson like him. | 0:01:13 | 0:01:18 | |
Good luck, Kyle, and Mr Tyrrell
and Mr Parker are looking | 0:01:18 | 0:01:21 | |
forward for you to do it,
so good luck. | 0:01:21 | 0:01:23 | |
Go, Kyle! | 0:01:23 | 0:01:25 | |
You're doing really good. | 0:01:25 | 0:01:27 | |
You're so kind to come to our school
when you only had three days, | 0:01:27 | 0:01:31 | |
to spend one of the days
at our school and come | 0:01:31 | 0:01:34 | |
and sign 380 tennis balls. | 0:01:34 | 0:01:36 | |
And we have still kept both
of your tennis balls, | 0:01:36 | 0:01:39 | |
because I have got a brother
and he kept yours, too. | 0:01:39 | 0:01:41 | |
And go, Kyle! | 0:01:41 | 0:01:42 | |
Good luck! | 0:01:42 | 0:01:45 | |
Well, that lot are all backing him. | 0:01:45 | 0:01:47 | |
But what about the experts? | 0:01:47 | 0:01:50 | |
The BBC's Russell Fuller
is in Australia, so we asked him | 0:01:50 | 0:01:52 | |
what he thinks about Kyle's chances. | 0:01:52 | 0:01:54 | |
No British man other than Murray
has reached this stage | 0:01:54 | 0:01:57 | |
of the Australian Open
for over 40 years. | 0:01:57 | 0:02:00 | |
Edmund is fairly quiet,
fairly reserved. | 0:02:00 | 0:02:03 | |
He loves his football though. | 0:02:03 | 0:02:05 | |
He's a big Liverpool fan. | 0:02:05 | 0:02:07 | |
And he's also into Formula
1 and motorbikes. | 0:02:07 | 0:02:11 | |
He's an underdog, but he's playing
with a lot of confidence | 0:02:11 | 0:02:13 | |
and he hits his forehand more
powerfully than virtually every | 0:02:13 | 0:02:16 | |
other man on the Tour. | 0:02:16 | 0:02:19 | |
These rugby captains
have their eyes on the prize. | 0:02:19 | 0:02:22 | |
They've been out for the official
launch of the Six Nations today. | 0:02:22 | 0:02:27 | |
The championship sees six countries
battle it out on the pitch. | 0:02:27 | 0:02:30 | |
Men's and women's teams
from England, Ireland, | 0:02:30 | 0:02:32 | |
Scotland, Wales, France
and Italy will compete. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:35 | |
The contest kicks off
on Saturday 3 February. | 0:02:35 | 0:02:39 | |
Both the England teams are hoping
to defend their titles | 0:02:39 | 0:02:42 | |
to be named champions. | 0:02:42 | 0:02:45 | |
Now, you might recognise some
of these characters from some | 0:02:45 | 0:02:48 | |
of your favourite books. | 0:02:48 | 0:02:50 | |
But have you ever wondered who
the person is behind the drawings? | 0:02:50 | 0:02:53 | |
Well, his name is Axel Scheffler
and we've been to meet him. | 0:02:53 | 0:02:58 | |
Axel Scheffler is an illustrator
who has delighted fans | 0:02:58 | 0:03:01 | |
with his works for decades. | 0:03:01 | 0:03:06 | |
He was born in Hamburg,
in Germany, and came to the UK | 0:03:06 | 0:03:09 | |
to study art in 1982. | 0:03:09 | 0:03:15 | |
Axel spent much of his
childhood drawing. | 0:03:15 | 0:03:17 | |
This is some of his work
when he was just eight years old. | 0:03:17 | 0:03:21 | |
Since then he's illustrated
over 100 books, many | 0:03:21 | 0:03:24 | |
written by Julia Donaldson. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:28 | |
These are just some of his most
famous creations - like Stick Man, | 0:03:28 | 0:03:32 | |
The Snail And The Whale, and Zog. | 0:03:32 | 0:03:36 | |
But the most famous of all has
to be The Gruffalo. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:42 | |
So, how does Axel bring
his ideas to life? | 0:03:42 | 0:03:45 | |
When I get the text,
I start doodling and trying | 0:03:45 | 0:03:48 | |
to develop the character first. | 0:03:48 | 0:03:51 | |
Quite often I have an idea
immediately what the characters | 0:03:51 | 0:03:53 | |
should look like. | 0:03:53 | 0:03:55 | |
But sometimes, like with
the Gruffalo, the editor says, | 0:03:55 | 0:03:58 | |
"Could you do him less scary?" | 0:03:58 | 0:04:00 | |
So sometimes I have
to adopt it a little bit. | 0:04:00 | 0:04:03 | |
Visually I like the smaller
rodent characters. | 0:04:03 | 0:04:07 | |
They're easiest for me to draw. | 0:04:07 | 0:04:09 | |
And what is the best thing
about being an illustrator? | 0:04:09 | 0:04:11 | |
I see so many families who love them
and for whom the books | 0:04:11 | 0:04:14 | |
are really important. | 0:04:14 | 0:04:17 | |
It's a link between
parents and children. | 0:04:17 | 0:04:18 | |
It's also, of course,
a nice occupation to just draw. | 0:04:18 | 0:04:25 | |
Finally - they're small,
they're green, they're covered | 0:04:25 | 0:04:28 | |
in sand and they might just be
the cutest thing you'll see today. | 0:04:28 | 0:04:32 | |
These are pictures of some
of the 106 rare hawksbill | 0:04:32 | 0:04:36 | |
turtles that have hatched
on a beach in Singapore. | 0:04:36 | 0:04:39 | |
Hawksbills are critically
endangered, so barriers were put up | 0:04:39 | 0:04:41 | |
to keep them safe from predators. | 0:04:41 | 0:04:43 | |
After some quick checks,
the little swimmers were left | 0:04:43 | 0:04:45 | |
to make their journey into the sea. | 0:04:45 | 0:04:48 | |
Good luck, guys! | 0:04:48 | 0:04:50 | |
Thanks for watching. | 0:04:50 | 0:04:51 | |
Newsround's back
on your TVs tomorrow. | 0:04:51 | 0:04:54 | |
Bye! | 0:04:54 | 0:05:00 |