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72 of 72 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
My son reads it cover to cover!, October 17, 2005
Muse is an exceptional magazine. Though it is aimed at "tweens", gifted readers from about age 7 up can appreciate it. Parents may wish to pre-read or discuss controversial pieces with their children. There are plenty of interesting articles on a variety of topics. Recent issues have covered stone disks in the Yap islands, gamers making real money from selling virtual goods, racial prejudice, genetics, and snowflakes.
Muse magazine does not contain any advertising, other than subscription offers from the publisher. It's quite refreshing. Some of my family's other magazines (Sports Illustrated Kids, for example) are filled with ads for junk food and toys.
A full page in Muse is always devoted to Larry Gonick's "Kokopelli & Company", a cartoon featuring the magazine's quirky cartoon mascots. These tiny creatures also cavort on pages throughout the magazine. Bo's Page is another regular feature. Here, readers may learn about a scientific experiment to discover how ants find their way home, or why gorillas eat wood, and vote as to whether humans will survive to the year 2100. The Q & A section has answers to queries submitted by readers. Examples questions are "would time travel actually be possible?" and "what happens when you blow a (soap) bubble in winter?" . Robert Coontz and Rosanne Spector provide clear, and often humorous, answers. Ivars Peterson is the Muse math guru. His "Math Page" offers suduko challenges and other math puzzles as well as articles such as "The Simpsons and Math". Every issue of Muse offers a contest of some sort, tucked into the corner of a two page spread honoring winners of the previous issue's contest. Kids are invited to become living art in a tableau vivant, or to design imaginary money.
I highly recommend Muse for both boys and girls.
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50 of 50 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Muse magazine - the best for anyone, November 1, 2003
A Kid's Review
I'm 13 years old, and I've been getting Muse for a long time. I've never gotten a better magazine. Muse explains everything from nano-technology to sword fighting with good humor, and good information in a way that never gets boring.
Muse is a great magazine because it shows you the world. There are many "themed" magazines, but they always have a broad topic. For example, one of the topics was wierd inventions. There were articles on Micheal Goldberg, contests around the world that featured such wierd inventions, and many other things. These articles were brought to life by the Muses, who will debate with each other and really help explain the articles.
As a member of a journalism class, I can testify as to how hard it is to explain an article to a wide audience in a way that all the audience members can relate to. Muse does a terrific job of enlightening us children in a way that we can all understand. Kudos, Muse. If you're unsure, go to www.musefanpage.com (their site, not mine) and learn about this wonderful gift. I love, my 10-year-old brother loves it, even my parents and my teachers love it. Get it today.
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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sophisticated stuff, interesting for kids, August 4, 2006
If I listed the topics Muse covers, you'd never imagine
that anyone would be excited about it. It's just
so well done, though. My kids read it instantly,
cover to cover, and they even push it to their friend's
parents.
Even more oddly, most of it is good for adults, too.
At least, for adults who haven't had all the curiosity
and silliness beaten out of them. And, it's even right!
(I used an article in a University course I teach.)
It has a little of the flavour of Buckaroo Banzai,
of Dark Star (the Movie), of Larry Gonick's Cartoon Guides,
a touch of (but only a touch) of Horrible Histories...
There isn't anything quite like it. I hope they can
keep it up.
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