[CASL-L] HIT: nonfiction magazines and journals for elementary students

[Tichey-Staack, Mary]

Many thanks to everyone who contributed to this list!!

Available in print:
*National Geographic for Kids, ages 6 and up, web link/tie-in with NG
*Kids Discover, ages 6 and up
Zoobies - K/emergent reader, no advertising, web link/tie-in
Zootles - ages 5 - 7, no advertising, web link/tie-in
*Zoobooks -grades 3 and up, no advertising, web link/tie-in
*Boys Life, published by the Boy Scouts of America, ages 6 and up, website link/tie-in & archives
*Ranger Rick - ages 7 - 12, no advertising, website link/tie-in
*Ranger Rick Jr. - ages 4 - 7, no advertising, website link/tie-in
*Big Backyard - ages 4 -7, no advertising, website link/tie-in

The following are available in print and online, no advertising, and the info is from the website of the publisher:

ASK - is the magazine about science, history, inventors, artists, and more, all written just for 6- to 9-year-olds - the most curious people on the planet.

CLICK - Magazine for Kids ages 3-6 <http://www.cricketmag.com/ProductDetail.asp?pid=6>
Introduce children to science, art, nature, and environmental issues with CLICK. Each issue answers their questions about how the world works, one intriguing topic at a time.

APPLESEED - Magazine for Kids ages 6-9 <http://www.cricketmag.com/ProductDetail.asp?pid=7>
Each 36-page issue of APPLESEED focuses on one cultural or historical topic and explores it with a unique you-are-there perspective that children love.

MUSE - Magazine for Kids ages 9-14 <http://www.cricketmag.com/ProductDetail.asp?pid=12>
science and arts magazine for kids that's spot on with the facts, but off-kilter with the jokes. Explore the world in a fun way with MUSE

ODYSSEY - Magazine for Kids ages 9-14 <http://www.cricketmag.com/ProductDetail.asp?pid=18>
Both visually and intellectually exciting and entertaining, ODYSSEY presents science as a vital link to daily life with the most current research on cutting-edge topics

*CALLIOPE - Magazine for Kids ages 9-14 <http://www.cricketmag.com/ProductDetail.asp?pid=14>
brings world history right into your living room with 48 pages of the people, inventions, and events that shaped our growth as a society.

*FACES - Magazine for Kids ages 9-14 <http://www.cricketmag.com/ProductDetail.asp?pid=16>
Your world, your voice, your FACES. FACES takes young readers around the world and back to get an honest and unbiased view of how children in other countries and world regions live

*COBBLESTONE - Magazine for Kids ages 9-14 <http://www.cricketmag.com/ProductDetail.asp?pid=15>
has been telling America's story since 1980 and is the recognized leader in the study of American history for children. So fun they won't know they're learning!

DIG - Magazine for Kids ages 9-14 <http://www.cricketmag.com/ProductDetail.asp?pid=13>
all the fun and discovery of archaeology - without all the dirt! Exclusive scoops and photos from actual dig sites get kids excited about discovering the pas


*A different, mostly nonfiction magazine is New Moon Girls which is very appropriate for ages 9 and up. Although not a research resource, it is interactive in that subscribers are encouraged to submit articles, drawings, questions, etc., and thus could serve as a source of classroom and small group projects. Ages 9 and up

*currently subscribing to these magazines

Mary Tichey-Staack, Teacher-Librarian
Branchville Elementary
Ridgefield, CT 06877


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