Turtle (magazine) facts for kids
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| Categories | Children's magazine |
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| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
| First issue | October 1979 |
| Final issue | 2014 |
| Company | Saturday Evening Post Society |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Turtle was a bi-monthly American magazine for children ages 2 to 5. It existed between 1979 and 2014, and featured short stories, poems, games, comics, rebuses, recipes, crafts, and more. It was headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Contents
Features
Features included the annual U.S. Kids Cover Contest, which has awarded more than $25,000 for school art programs. Each issue of Turtle also included age-appropriate games, puzzles and interactive activities that encouraged problem-solving and critical thinking.
Notable contributors
Notable contributors included Charles Ghigna, poet and author Eileen Spinelli, comic book writer Justin Gray and author/illustrator Valeri Gorbachev.
Awards
- Parents’ Choice Award Approved Winner, 2012
- Association of Educational Publishers Distinguished Achievement Award for “ABC Stick Puppets,” 2011
- Parents’ Choice Approved Award Winner, 2011
- iParenting Media Awards Best Product Winner, 2009
See also
In Spanish: The Saturday Evening Post para niños
Black History Month on Kiddle
Influential African-American Artists:
 | James Van Der Zee |
 | Alma Thomas |
 | Ellis Wilson |
 | Margaret Taylor-Burroughs |
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