Why choose AQUILA?

The truth is that AQUILA is different from other magazines aimed at young children. We want our readers to LOVE the magazine but we do not just seek to entertain and gratify them.
Ask yourself what o­ther children's magazine does the following:

1. Investigates a fresh new topic each month
2. Encourages children to take time to focus and concentrate
3. Involves its readers and inspires achievement
4. Develops ethical awareness
5. Contains no adverts or media hype
   
   

Developing children's thinking skills

Puzzles, challenges and articles will stimulate all their thinking skills, not just the reading and recalling of facts. By encouraging the use of logic, reasoning, evaluation, analysis and problem solving, AQUILA recognizes that children all learn in different ways, and importantly, that the more they exercise different learning styles, the more effectively their brains will work. By fostering a desire for achievement and widening their interests we hope to contribute to the development of an educationally 'well rounded' child.

We are always hearing how frustrated Primary teachers are by the narrowness of the National Curriculum, with its emphasis on SATS results. Children often can't see the relevance of their subjects to real life – even when they pass tests with flying colours they do not always get the chance to view 'the bigger picture’. AQUILA opens their eyes to the wider world.

What's in AQUILA?

• Articles, word puzzles, fun maths, games and general knowledge
• Science facts, space and the world around us
• Art ideas and things to make
• A taste of sport, history, philosophy and language

PLUS short stories, competitions and news, along with readers' jokes, letters and reviews. Children can join our readers' lively debates and make pen friends.

Developing the topic each month through their specialist subjects are Harvey: science, Polly Chrome: art, Wordworm: English, Calculata: maths, Astra: space, EB: the environment, Brainfeeder: Topic puzzles, Ian the cartoon cat offers a comical look at the topic each month, and lastly, Kit the Kangaroo: Sport.

Children are presented with open-ended challenges, encouraging them to take ideas further for themselves.