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| Frequency | 10/year |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Owlkids |
| Total circulation (2017) | 47,350 |
| Founded | 1976; 49 years ago (1976) |
| Company | Bayard Canada |
| Country | Canada |
| Based in | Toronto,Ontario |
| Language | English |
| Website | owlkids |
| ISSN | 0382-6627 |
OWL Magazine is a popular Canadian children'smagazine founded in 1976 by Young Naturalist Foundation membersAnnabel Slaight and Mary-Anne Brinkmann. It was designed to make children ages 8–12 “think beyond the printed page”.[1][2]
Originally a science and nature magazine –OWL stands for “Outdoors and Wild Life”[3] – in recent years, like sister publicationChickadee, the magazine has come to encompass a larger variety of topics.
Regular features include weird news from around the world, how-to articles, science stories, a reader-driven advice column, and comicsThe Spruce Street Squad andMax Finder Mystery. Memorable past features includeDr. Zed (written by Canadian scientistGordon Penrose and is being continued inChickadee) and comic stripThe Mighty Mites, which left in 2002.
RelatedOWL media has included books and videos, produced by former owner OWL Communications. In 1997,OWL (as well as sister publicationsChickadee andChirp) was purchased by Bayard Canada,[4] which also owns a number of French-language children’s magazines, includingLes Débrouillards andLes Explorateurs.
OWL/TV was a half-hour television show that aired from 1985 to 1994 and was based on the magazine. Like the magazine, it focused on science and nature. It aired onCBC, and then later onCTV.
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