Kids Discover

Closed.The mailed monthly subscription ended with the September 2014 issue, and print stopped in October 2014.

What's in the box: When it operated, each delivery was a single illustrated magazine covering one history, culture or science topic in depth.

Kids Discover no longer runs its mailed monthly subscription: the subscription ended with the September 2014 issue, and print publication stopped in October 2014. When it ran, each month brought one illustrated nonfiction magazine devoted to a single topic, drawn from history, world cultures, geography and science, written for elementary and middle school readers. Issues leaned heavily on pictures, maps and short sections, which made them popular with both curious kids and teachers. The company is still active, but it now serves schools and educators rather than families waiting on the mailbox. Its site sells individual print titles and themed sets grouped by grade or subject, a K to 6 social studies program, science resources aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards, Spanish language support, and a digital library called Kids Discover Online. Listed topics include American history, world history, historical figures and geography alongside several branches of science. None of this recreates the old monthly delivery, and the site does not describe any recurring shipment for home readers. Families who want an active history or archaeology subscription should look at services that are currently shipping.