Magazines for Children: An Annotated Bibliography Compiled for The Bombay Community Public Trust By Ms Hema Ranganathan Mumbai 2010 © The Bombay Community Public Trust Earnest House, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021 2010 Telephone: 022-22845928; 022-22836672 Email:
[email protected] Website: http://bcpt.org.in In this Series: 1. Development of Reading: A Guidebook 2. Magazines for Children: An Annotated Bibliography 3. A Manual of Library Procedures and Routines 4. Children’s Books in English: An Annotated Bibliography Forthcoming: Children’s Books in Hindi: An Annotated Bibliography Children’s Books in Marathi: An Annotated Bibliography Directory of Publishers & Booksellers of Children’s Books in Mumbai Directory of developers/distributors of AV resources for children A Manual of Library Procedures and Routines (Hindi) Development of Reading: A Guidebook (Hindi) PRE F ACE The bibliography “Magazines for Children” is the second in a series of informative materials being developed by the Bombay Community Public Trust (BCPT) to assist and strengthen the work being undertaken by its NGO partners in developing and promoting reading, amongst children; both for pleasure and for acquisition of knowledge. Reading magazines can be an appealing activity for children, replete as they are with special characters, pictures that come alive as the stories unfold, comics, quizzes, puzzles and games, riddles and jokes, craft projects, contests, profiles of children doing amazing things, informative articles and other features. Magazines are an important source of motivation because children enjoy reading a shorter, more “adult” format with colorful pictures and kid- interest topics. Through reading magazines, children improve critical thinking and reading skills; besides getting valuable support for classroom work.