Magazines

=**Magazines**=

The Internet is full of some very useful and informative sites on magazines that sit there just for the asking. Take some time to check them out and share them here with your colleagues.

//**Please follow the format shown below:**//

 * Title** or Name of site:
 * Url** in full (not shortened):
 * Full description** of what to expect:

Copy this format and add your own recommendation.
 * Title:**
 * Url:**
 * Description:**

SPIDER is chock-full of lively stories and articles written by world-famous children's authors. Its 40 full-color pages are overflowing with pictures by world-famous children's artists. There are games, activities, jokes, and multicultural stories that will challenge and hold the attention of even the brightest child. And there's no advertising!**
 * Site: Spider (ages 6-9) Magazine**
 * URL: http://www.cricketmag.com**
 * Description: SPIDER is the monthly magazine for kids ages 6 to 9. It's designed and written to intrigue kids at that critical time when they begin to read and think and learn for themselves.

In addition to fascinating stories and interviews, kids get activities, maps, puzzles, recipes, and games that are related to the theme. Each 36-page issue helps kids do further research on a topic by giving them recommended books to read and Web sites to visit.**
 * Site: Appleseeds (ages 7-9) Magazine**
 * URL: http://www.cricketmag.com**
 * Description: APPLESEEDS is an award-winning magazine of adventure and exploration for kids ages 7 to 9. Nine times a year, APPLESEEDS provides kids with thematic issues that explore everything from daily life in ancient Egypt to Beijing, the Forbidden City. Kids will read about Jane Goodall, what it was like growing up on the Oregon Trail, even about trekking in the Amazon River basin!


 * Site: Ask (ages 7-10) Magazine**
 * URL: http://www.cricketmag.com**
 * Description: ASK is a magazine for 7- to 10-year-olds---the most curious humans on the planet! ASK is about the real world, from dinosaurs to cathedrals, from distant stars to microbes. It's about why animal sleep, why people love music, and who deciphered the Egyptian hieroglyphs. ASK helps kids understand how the world works and how discoveries are made--it challenges them to explore new ideas. ASK goes beyond simple facts. It's funny, even poetic. Its articles are dramatic, its pictures are beautiful. It's written by award-winning children's authors and filled with cartoon characters, activities, and contests.**


 * Site: Cricket (ages 9-14) Magazine**
 * URL: http://www.cricketmag.com**
 * Description: For 30 years, Cricket has delighted, challenged, and entertained young readers 9 to 14. It has won virtually every award given to children's magazines. Cricket gives its readers 64 pages of folk tales, fiction, biographies, fantasy, poetry, and science fiction. Cricket's contributors include the world's best writers and prizewinning artists from around the world. It's filled with fun: cartoons, crossword puzzles, crafts, and recipes. Cricket's own cartoon characters have hilarious adventures in the margins, explain difficult words, and provide lively information.**

Description: COBBLESTONE is the award-winning American history magazine for kids 9 to 14. Future historians will enjoy reading about many events and places, from Colonial Williamsburg to famous battles of the Civil War to the Gold Rush to the Korean War. Stories about the people who have shaped U.S. history are also part of the magazine--everyone from Thomas Jefferson to Chief Joseph to Susan B. Anthony. And COBBLESTONE covers more than just politics and wars; kids will learn about folk art, medicine, the history of automobiles, and jazz!**
 * Site: Cobblestone (ages 9-14) Magazine**
 * URL: http://www.cricketmag.com


 * Site: Muse (ages 10+) Magazine**
 * URL: http://www.cricketmag.com**
 * Description: MUSE explores science, history, and the arts with kids 10 and up. Muse has exciting articles on topics ranging from art to zoology, with just about everything in between. Written and designed to get kids to ask questions and think for themselves, Muse explores: How do roller coasters work? What really happened to the dinosaurs? and Do animals think? Many of the articles are written by experts in their fields, brimming with the enthusiasm the authors feel for their work. Muse's 48 full-color pages offer stunning photographs and vibrant illustrations. And nine wisecracking cartoon Muses inhabit the margins of the magazine, adding a steady stream of quirky observations and jokes.**


 * Site: Cicada ( ages 14+) Magazine**
 * URL: http://www.cricketmag.com**
 * Description: CICADA is a literary magazine for teenagers who appreciate terrific writing and quality literature. Its 128 pages of fiction and poetry provide reading that is thought-provoking, entertaining, and often humorous. CICADA's stories and poems are written by outstanding adult authors and by teens themselves, who offer their own unique perspective.**


 * Site: Click Magazine (ages 3-7)**
 * URL: http://www.cricketmag.com/**
 * Description: Click is the science and exploration magazine for children ages 3 to 7. Designed and written with the idea that it's never too early to encourage a child's natural curiosity about the world, each issue of Click engages a child's mind and encourages exploration and discovery. Click's 40 full-color pages are filled with exciting photographs, beautiful illustrations, and stories and articles that are both entertaining and thought-provoking.**