National Geographic Kids Magazine

Pros: Few science facts, animal facts, kids' contests

Cons: Too much advertisement for junk. Too little of what I expected--science learning

The Bottom Line: Skip this magazine for your children, I wish we had.

Review: Always on the lookout for great reading material for my daughter, I was excited to run across National Geographic Kids. I expected it to be similar to the nature and science kids programs on television but I was very wrong! For one thing, it is much...

Pros: Occasional good articles...

Cons: Permeated with stealth advertising, promotes unhealthy lifestyle, poor content, more...

The Bottom Line: I expected SOOOO much more from "National Geographic Kids"...

Review: Buying magazines for your kids is different than buying magazines for yourself. You want quality content that will educate and foster curiosity and creativity in their growing minds, but you also want something with wholesome values: you want the...

Pros: educational, durable, great pictures, easy reading

Cons: short, pricey for 6 issues.

The Bottom Line: A great magazine, if you're prepared to pay. Those kids that can read can breeze through this quickly, so I'd recommend it for younger kids.

Review: I always say you can never have enough reading material around for your kids. I guess that is how I justify all these magazine subscriptions we have. I decided not to renew several of my magazines this year, but did decide to pick up a few, and one...