Literature and Imagination Magazines for Elementary School Students
Do you want your child to know about literature and have a well-developed imagination? These two magazines can help with that.
CRICKET
The CRICKET children’s magazine features good writing and classic children’s literature, plus an essay or poetry contest.
Find the fantasy; folk tales; poetry; articles about other countries, customs and traditions; exciting true adventure stories; longer serial selections; and scientific articles and experiments.
Librarians, teachers, and students love this magazine for its high-quality fiction and non-fiction. It presents poetry, short story, art and photography contests. With its lively insect characters having adventures on the sidelines, explaining difficult words, and offering funny comments on the text, your creativity will stimulate readers to express themselves in new ways.
Features include: Magotu and the leopard; Luku; The drums speak; The eighteenth camel; The princess and the gold fish; Underwater sunset; Screeching Champions; Poems of the Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu; Surprise pets; The dog of Pompeii; Mysteries of the measures.
SPIDER
Spider children’s magazine features stories, poems and articles about nature and the world that are carefully selected to encourage students to read on their own.
It is designed to fascinate children at the critical moment when they begin to read, think, and learn on their own. The stories, poems, and non-fiction articles are carefully selected to encourage students to read on their own, drawn with bright illustrations and detailed drawings by famous children’s artists. The magazine also offers fun ways for young readers to practice their critical thinking skills with riddles, brain teasers, and other games.
Features include: Doodlebug & Dandelion; And behind this door …; Chocolate Max; Say Cheese, George! George and the cherry tree; DJ; The Seven Hills of Sweet; An oyster told her mom; Dear tooth fairy; Spider corner; Ophelia’s last word.
These magazines are great for schools because they are educational and informative.