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Highlights for Children www.highlights.com - for children 8 to 10 years old, fiction, puzzles, jokes, a craft project. Encourages reading and imagination. The puzzles and craft encourages logic and creativity. Also has interesting facts and stories demonstating character. National Geographic Kids www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/ - for kids about 9 to 14, amazing facts, amazing stories, an account of kids' experiences, jokes, activites such as a picture game and optical illusion, a couple of pages of crafts. Encourages interest and inquiry. Lots of advertising for what most parents consider junk, about half of the about 50 pages are mostly informative/entertaining material. Pack-O-Fun www.pack-o-fun.com - features craft projects that are artistic and decorative or food related. Mostly for kids 5 to 7 years old with parents' assistance. Encourages imagination and creativity through crafted projects using scissors, glue, tape, markers, crayons, painting, paper folding and cutting, arranging shapes, outline tracing, tieing string, yarn, ribbon and otherwise manipulating materials. Chickadee www.owlkids.com - for ages 7 to 9, encourages interest in people and nature with fiction and informational short articles. Includes: activities such as picture and word games, interesting facts and a contest. Usually includes one of the following: an easy craft project, a recipe, or a science demonstration. Owl www.owlkids.com/owl - for ages 9 to 13, mostly informative. May include an article on social issues and product reviews. Includes interesting facts, comics, word and picture puzzles, riddles and quizzes. Informs, encourages interests, and encourages the seeking of explanations. If your child is fond of reading that is fictional, narrative, or informative, provide a magazine such as: Cricket - for children 9 to 14 who like to read. Includes fiction and non fiction articles on topics such as science and nature. Also includes puzzles and recipes. Encourages imagination, interest and inquiry. Ask www.cricketmag.com/shop_magazines.asp - ages 8 to 10, For children who enjoy reading thoughtful articles that inform and explain, topics include nature, science, and technology. Also has contests, projects, games and puzzles. Spider www.spidermag.com - for ages 8 to 9 years, parents of children age 7 can read aloud to their children. Stories, poems and articles with activities, games, and puzzles. Stories are of characters taking action to make a situation better or finding the solution to a mystery. Cicada www.cricketmag.com/shop_magazines.asp - fiction and poetry for teenagers and young adults who enjoy reading. Thought provoking stories concerning issues encountered when growing up. Encourages imagination, critical thinking, problem resolution, and broadening of perspective. --------------------------------------------------- You can subscribe to these magazines using their websites. Or you can go to Amazon.com, select Books, then select Magazines. Or click the link below. When the magazine subscription page displays, use the search box to find a particular magazine. Amazon.com magazines |
