Binding: Magazine
First Issue Lead Time: 12-16
Format: Magazine Subscription
Issues Per Year: 6
Label: Discovery Girls
Magazine Type: Trade magazine
Manufacturer: Discovery Girls
Number Of Issues: 6
Publisher: Discovery Girls
Studio: Discovery Girls
Subscription Length: 365

A magazine created for and by girls ages 7-12! Discovery Girls is a forum for girls to both express their ideas/dreams and address their fears. With articles on middle school challenges, inspiring stories about exceptional teens, sports, contests, quizzes, "embarrassing moments", fashion and more!

Customer Rating:
Summary: One-of-a-Kind Magazine is Written Mostly By Its Own Young Readers
Comment: What really makes DG a one-of-a-kind magazine is that over half of its content is written by the readers themselves. Each month the magazine travels to a new state and finds twelve girls that according to Catherine "...stand out as role models, girls with something interesting to say, girls who simply have that special spark...and we also try to get a diverse group in terms of size, ethnic background, and looks, so all girls will feel like they see girls just like themselves on our pages." Those girls then receive writing assignments that become the articles for the magazine.

Check out www.indigoediting.blogspot.com to view the full posting on this magazine and a link to the article, "'Discovery Girls' for Tweens."

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Good pre teen magazine
Comment: This magazine is definitely a keeper. It teaches kids to cope with their age problems in a great way, telling real life stories. Has all the fun activities and fashion and care tips as well. Both my 8 year old and the 11 year old daughters love it.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: not appropriate for 8-10 year olds
Comment: I don't think that the age range is correct for this magazine. What 8 year old is concerned about boyfriends and popularity issues? Furthermore, it is shocking that so many "girl" magazines focus on nothing but fashion, boys and looking sexy. Some of the girls photographed in this magazine are being made up to look like women already.

Why does our society have to keep pushing girls to grow up so fast. They have the rest of their life to worry about boys! The sheer innocence of childhood should be deeply valued by society not rejected. However, the magazines have to make money, don't they? Yes, and they keep making money by indoctrinating girls into thinking that being sexy and catching guys are the most important things in life. It's too bad that parents keep buying these trashy magazines thereby perpetuating the cycle.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Age subjects topics not interesting
Comment: Somewhat disappointed, this magazine is for 8 and up and my 7 1/2 yr old is not that interested in the topics covered.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: If you want your 8yr old to be concerned with her looks and shallow, this magazine is for you!
Comment: I am shocked at all the good reviews here. Don't get me wrong, this magazine is cute for girls ages 12 and older but EIGHT??? The problem with our society is that kids are being pushed into growing up WAY too quickly while they are still too imature. If your 8yr old is learning about how to talk to boys, what glitter to wear, how to maintain a BFF friendship - then what will they be reading at 13? My bet is Cosmo. Slow down everyone. 8yr old girls should be playing on a swingset, playing barbies, pretend school, etc... If they are already bored of these things, my guess is that you pushed Barbies on your daughter when she was 3 which is your own fault. Parents need to remember that the younger these girls turn into "tweens" the younger they will be teens and we all know what we did when we were teens. Give your 8yr old magazines like ASK, MUSE etc... Let them work their minds, not teach them to be shallow superficial girls.

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