Guest guest Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 To the Staff of Odyssey magazine: Our family has d to numerous Carus magazines over the past 10 years and have always been extremely pleased with the quality of writing, artwork and photography, the range of interests served, topics chosen and we especially appreciated the lack of advertising. We have frequently recommended Carus publications to family and friends with full confidence. However, since the receipt of our son's September 2007 issue of Odyssey we have questioned our continuing loyalty to your group of magazines. The entire September issue serves as an unbalanced propaganda piece that appears to have been written by dairy industry marketers. The information on page 6 about mammalian species and the variation of their mother's milk conveniently leaves out the details about why they vary so much. Each species has unique needs that are best met by their own species formulation of milk. No mammal needs milk past weaning age and especially not from another species. Among the odes to Elsie, there is no mention of the typical living conditions of the vast majority of dairy cattle in the U.S. Instead children are led to believe that dairy cows have a bucolic existence that harkens back to their grandparents childhood farms, but is extremely rare in today's factory farms and even among most industrial organic dairies. The sentence on page 8 about all the species that " cheerfully give milk to humans " has to be the most blatant lie foisted on the readers of " Odyssey " . On page 11 the Ohio farmer admits that cows must give birth to produce milk, but fails to detail what that means for the " cheerful " mother. The baby calf is taken from her and both suffer and bawl for days after the separation. If her calf is male it will be sent to live in a veal factory, chained and crated for a short cruel existence until slaughtered. If her calf is female, it will mature and then be continuously impregnated each year in order to give milk " cheerfully " to humans - just like her mother, grandmother and aunts. And then when their production slows down they too will be slaughtered, most often for hamburger meat. The bit of information about lactose intolerance scattered throughout the issue fails to mention that the majority of humans are lactose intolerant. Caucasians have the highest rate of lactose tolerance after weaning but that does not mean that it is the norm for our species. Leanne Berning's statements are deceptive about the frequency of lactose intolerance. And of course her solutions for those that suffer with lactose intolerance do not include abstaining from dairy products and/or consuming healthful dairy alternatives such as soy, rice or almond milk. The safety and sanitation of the dairy supply is given a whitewash completely by your editors. (Absolutely NO pun intended.) Any cursory research by your writers would have found ample information about bovine leukemia and AIDS viruses prevalent in US dairy herds. Further searches would have yielded alarming data about the link between dairy consumption and certain cancers. Milk is a hormone delivery system for the newborn. Humans of any age do not need rogue cancer cells in their bodies stimulated by the 50+ hormones in cow's milk. Why do you suppose childhood cancers are skyrocketing? How many of your young readers will fall victim? When you're done pondering those questions- why do you suppose the highest rates of osteoporosis are found in countries with the highest dairy consumption? For some reason your dietitians and professors employed by the dairy industry failed to mention that nugget in the " Bone Builders Quiz " . The quiz also left out the plant sources of calcium or how animal protein acidifies the body and causes calcium loss from bones. I see on the Carus website that the February 2008 issue will be titled " Can Science Save the World?†with topics to include global warming, world hunger, thirst and cancer. I understand that those articles are probably already in the pipeline but I challenge you to fully explore those topics and how they relate to dairy in some future issue. For example the UN has recently stated that the number one cause of global warming is not vehicle emissions but animal agriculture. Look into the inefficient use of land and oil resources and how much water is consumed by cattle and contaminated by their waste before you instruct children on thirst and hunger. If your editors had bothered to engage themselves as science educators instead of dairy industry hacks the September issue could have contained valuable lessons for your readers. Instead of taking my child on an " Odyssey " and exploring the " adventures in science " he has been fully instructed on how the September 2007 issue is an object of distortion and manipulation. He has embarked on an adventure in exploring the minds and motives of industry marketers and the craven financial dealings of an educational publishing company. We are NOT canceling our subscription at this time because this magazine is in obvious need of oversight by parents and scientists, and our son is in need of education, if not the one intended by your recent issue. Thank you for your time. I would appreciate a response. Sincerely, Danita Hines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 Wow, great letter!! , danitamark wrote: > > To the Staff of Odyssey magazine: > > > Our family has d to numerous Carus magazines over the past 10 years and have always been extremely pleased with the quality of writing, artwork and photography, the range of interests served, topics chosen and we especially appreciated the lack of advertising. We have frequently recommended Carus publications to family and friends with full confidence. > > > However, since the receipt of our son's September 2007 issue of Odyssey we have questioned our continuing loyalty to your group of magazines. > > > The entire September issue serves as an unbalanced propaganda piece that appears to have been written by dairy industry marketers. > > > The information on page 6 about mammalian species and the variation of their mother's milk conveniently leaves out the details about why they vary so much. Each species has unique needs that are best met by their own species formulation of milk. No mammal needs milk past weaning age and especially not from another species. > > > Among the odes to Elsie, there is no mention of the typical living conditions of the vast majority of dairy cattle in the U.S. Instead children are led to believe that dairy cows have a bucolic existence that harkens back to their grandparents childhood farms, but is extremely rare in today's factory farms and even among most industrial organic dairies. > > > The sentence on page 8 about all the species that " cheerfully give milk to humans " has to be the most blatant lie foisted on the readers of " Odyssey " . On page 11 the Ohio farmer admits that cows must give birth to produce milk, but fails to detail what that means for the " cheerful " mother. > > > The baby calf is taken from her and both suffer and bawl for days after the separation. If her calf is male it will be sent to live in a veal factory, chained and crated for a short cruel existence until slaughtered. If her calf is female, it will mature and then be continuously impregnated each year in order to give milk " cheerfully " to humans - just like her mother, grandmother and aunts. And then when their production slows down they too will be slaughtered, most often for hamburger meat. > > > The bit of information about lactose intolerance scattered throughout the issue fails to mention that the majority of humans are lactose intolerant. Caucasians have the highest rate of lactose tolerance after weaning but that does not mean that it is the norm for our species. > > > Leanne Berning's statements are deceptive about the frequency of lactose intolerance. And of course her solutions for those that suffer with lactose intolerance do not include abstaining from dairy products and/or consuming healthful dairy alternatives such as soy, rice or almond milk. > > > The safety and sanitation of the dairy supply is given a whitewash completely by your editors. (Absolutely NO pun intended.) Any cursory research by your writers would have found ample information about bovine leukemia and AIDS viruses prevalent in US dairy herds. > > > Further searches would have yielded alarming data about the link between dairy consumption and certain cancers. Milk is a hormone delivery system for the newborn. Humans of any age do not need rogue cancer cells in their bodies stimulated by the 50+ hormones in cow's milk. Why do you suppose childhood cancers are skyrocketing? How many of your young readers will fall victim? > > > When you're done pondering those questions- why do you suppose the highest rates of osteoporosis are found in countries with the highest dairy consumption? For some reason your dietitians and professors employed by the dairy industry failed to mention that nugget in the " Bone Builders Quiz " . The quiz also left out the plant sources of calcium or how animal protein acidifies the body and causes calcium loss from bones. > > > I see on the Carus website that the February 2008 issue will be titled " Can Science Save the World?†with topics to include global warming, world hunger, thirst and cancer. I understand that those articles are probably already in the pipeline but I challenge you to fully explore those topics and how they relate to dairy in some future issue. > > > For example the UN has recently stated that the number one cause of global warming is not vehicle emissions but animal agriculture. Look into the inefficient use of land and oil resources and how much water is consumed by cattle and contaminated by their waste before you instruct children on thirst and hunger. > > > If your editors had bothered to engage themselves as science educators instead of dairy industry hacks the September issue could have contained valuable lessons for your readers. > > > Instead of taking my child on an " Odyssey " and exploring the " adventures in science " he has been fully instructed on how the September 2007 issue is an object of distortion and manipulation. He has embarked on an adventure in exploring the minds and motives of industry marketers and the craven financial dealings of an educational publishing company. > > > We are NOT canceling our subscription at this time because this magazine is in obvious need of oversight by parents and scientists, and our son is in need of education, if not the one intended by your recent issue. > > > Thank you for your time. I would appreciate a response. > > > Sincerely, > > > Danita Hines > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 excellent rebuttal, Danita. this might be the beginning of your master's thesis... _____ On Behalf Of danitamark Tuesday, September 04, 2007 1:21 AM blindstrom; customerservice Odyssey kids magazine Sept 07 issue To the Staff of Odyssey magazine: Our family has d to numerous Carus magazines over the past 10 years and have always been extremely pleased with the quality of writing, artwork and photography, the range of interests served, topics chosen and we especially appreciated the lack of advertising. We have frequently recommended Carus publications to family and friends with full confidence. However, since the receipt of our son's September 2007 issue of Odyssey we have questioned our continuing loyalty to your group of magazines. The entire September issue serves as an unbalanced propaganda piece that appears to have been written by dairy industry marketers. The information on page 6 about mammalian species and the variation of their mother's milk conveniently leaves out the details about why they vary so much. Each species has unique needs that are best met by their own species formulation of milk. No mammal needs milk past weaning age and especially not from another species. Among the odes to Elsie, there is no mention of the typical living conditions of the vast majority of dairy cattle in the U.S. Instead children are led to believe that dairy cows have a bucolic existence that harkens back to their grandparents childhood farms, but is extremely rare in today's factory farms and even among most industrial organic dairies. The sentence on page 8 about all the species that " cheerfully give milk to humans " has to be the most blatant lie foisted on the readers of " Odyssey " . On page 11 the Ohio farmer admits that cows must give birth to produce milk, but fails to detail what that means for the " cheerful " mother. The baby calf is taken from her and both suffer and bawl for days after the separation. If her calf is male it will be sent to live in a veal factory, chained and crated for a short cruel existence until slaughtered. If her calf is female, it will mature and then be continuously impregnated each year in order to give milk " cheerfully " to humans - just like her mother, grandmother and aunts. And then when their production slows down they too will be slaughtered, most often for hamburger meat. The bit of information about lactose intolerance scattered throughout the issue fails to mention that the majority of humans are lactose intolerant. Caucasians have the highest rate of lactose tolerance after weaning but that does not mean that it is the norm for our species. Leanne Berning's statements are deceptive about the frequency of lactose intolerance. And of course her solutions for those that suffer with lactose intolerance do not include abstaining from dairy products and/or consuming healthful dairy alternatives such as soy, rice or almond milk. The safety and sanitation of the dairy supply is given a whitewash completely by your editors. (Absolutely NO pun intended.) Any cursory research by your writers would have found ample information about bovine leukemia and AIDS viruses prevalent in US dairy herds. Further searches would have yielded alarming data about the link between dairy consumption and certain cancers. Milk is a hormone delivery system for the newborn. Humans of any age do not need rogue cancer cells in their bodies stimulated by the 50+ hormones in cow's milk. Why do you suppose childhood cancers are skyrocketing? How many of your young readers will fall victim? When you're done pondering those questions- why do you suppose the highest rates of osteoporosis are found in countries with the highest dairy consumption? For some reason your dietitians and professors employed by the dairy industry failed to mention that nugget in the " Bone Builders Quiz " . The quiz also left out the plant sources of calcium or how animal protein acidifies the body and causes calcium loss from bones. I see on the Carus website that the February 2008 issue will be titled " Can Science Save the World? " with topics to include global warming, world hunger, thirst and cancer. I understand that those articles are probably already in the pipeline but I challenge you to fully explore those topics and how they relate to dairy in some future issue. For example the UN has recently stated that the number one cause of global warming is not vehicle emissions but animal agriculture. Look into the inefficient use of land and oil resources and how much water is consumed by cattle and contaminated by their waste before you instruct children on thirst and hunger. If your editors had bothered to engage themselves as science educators instead of dairy industry hacks the September issue could have contained valuable lessons for your readers. Instead of taking my child on an " Odyssey " and exploring the " adventures in science " he has been fully instructed on how the September 2007 issue is an object of distortion and manipulation. He has embarked on an adventure in exploring the minds and motives of industry marketers and the craven financial dealings of an educational publishing company. We are NOT canceling our subscription at this time because this magazine is in obvious need of oversight by parents and scientists, and our son is in need of education, if not the one intended by your recent issue. Thank you for your time. I would appreciate a response. Sincerely, Danita Hines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 Bravo, Danita! Will you post the editor's response when and if it arrives? Good job! Lynnea danitamark wrote: To the Staff of Odyssey magazine: Our family has d to numerous Carus magazines over the past 10 years and have always been extremely pleased with the quality of writing, artwork and photography, the range of interests served, topics chosen and we especially appreciated the lack of advertising. We have frequently recommended Carus publications to family and friends with full confidence. However, since the receipt of our son's September 2007 issue of Odyssey we have questioned our continuing loyalty to your group of magazines. The entire September issue serves as an unbalanced propaganda piece that appears to have been written by dairy industry marketers. The information on page 6 about mammalian species and the variation of their mother's milk conveniently leaves out the details about why they vary so much. Each species has unique needs that are best met by their own species formulation of milk. No mammal needs milk past weaning age and especially not from another species. Among the odes to Elsie, there is no mention of the typical living conditions of the vast majority of dairy cattle in the U.S. Instead children are led to believe that dairy cows have a bucolic existence that harkens back to their grandparents childhood farms, but is extremely rare in today's factory farms and even among most industrial organic dairies. The sentence on page 8 about all the species that " cheerfully give milk to humans " has to be the most blatant lie foisted on the readers of " Odyssey " . On page 11 the Ohio farmer admits that cows must give birth to produce milk, but fails to detail what that means for the " cheerful " mother. The baby calf is taken from her and both suffer and bawl for days after the separation. If her calf is male it will be sent to live in a veal factory, chained and crated for a short cruel existence until slaughtered. If her calf is female, it will mature and then be continuously impregnated each year in order to give milk " cheerfully " to humans - just like her mother, grandmother and aunts. And then when their production slows down they too will be slaughtered, most often for hamburger meat. The bit of information about lactose intolerance scattered throughout the issue fails to mention that the majority of humans are lactose intolerant. Caucasians have the highest rate of lactose tolerance after weaning but that does not mean that it is the norm for our species. Leanne Berning's statements are deceptive about the frequency of lactose intolerance. And of course her solutions for those that suffer with lactose intolerance do not include abstaining from dairy products and/or consuming healthful dairy alternatives such as soy, rice or almond milk. The safety and sanitation of the dairy supply is given a whitewash completely by your editors. (Absolutely NO pun intended.) Any cursory research by your writers would have found ample information about bovine leukemia and AIDS viruses prevalent in US dairy herds. Further searches would have yielded alarming data about the link between dairy consumption and certain cancers. Milk is a hormone delivery system for the newborn. Humans of any age do not need rogue cancer cells in their bodies stimulated by the 50+ hormones in cow's milk. Why do you suppose childhood cancers are skyrocketing? How many of your young readers will fall victim? When you're done pondering those questions- why do you suppose the highest rates of osteoporosis are found in countries with the highest dairy consumption? For some reason your dietitians and professors employed by the dairy industry failed to mention that nugget in the " Bone Builders Quiz " . The quiz also left out the plant sources of calcium or how animal protein acidifies the body and causes calcium loss from bones. I see on the Carus website that the February 2008 issue will be titled " Can Science Save the World?†with topics to include global warming, world hunger, thirst and cancer. I understand that those articles are probably already in the pipeline but I challenge you to fully explore those topics and how they relate to dairy in some future issue. For example the UN has recently stated that the number one cause of global warming is not vehicle emissions but animal agriculture. Look into the inefficient use of land and oil resources and how much water is consumed by cattle and contaminated by their waste before you instruct children on thirst and hunger. If your editors had bothered to engage themselves as science educators instead of dairy industry hacks the September issue could have contained valuable lessons for your readers. Instead of taking my child on an " Odyssey " and exploring the " adventures in science " he has been fully instructed on how the September 2007 issue is an object of distortion and manipulation. He has embarked on an adventure in exploring the minds and motives of industry marketers and the craven financial dealings of an educational publishing company. We are NOT canceling our subscription at this time because this magazine is in obvious need of oversight by parents and scientists, and our son is in need of education, if not the one intended by your recent issue. Thank you for your time. I would appreciate a response. Sincerely, Danita Hines Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Games. 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Guest guest Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 Wow! What a GREAT letter and thank you for sharing! Except for PETA and a few other non-profits, everyone likes to GLOSS over the facts. Mary Ann Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Answers - Check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 Thanks for the kudos everybody. I will post any response that I receive. I posted my letter so that any that to other Carus publications would be aware of this issue and could also contact the company if they wanted. Here are their other kids magazines- BABYBUG Magazine 6 mth-3 yrs LADYBUG Magazine for young children ages 2 to 6. CLICK Magazine for children ages 3 to 7. APPLESEEDS Magazine for kids ages 8 to 11. ASK Magazine for 7- to 10-year-olds SPIDER Magazine for kids ages 6 to 9. CRICKET Magazine For 9 to 14. DIG Magazine For 9 to 14. COBBLESTONE Magazine For 9 to 14. MUSE Magazine 10 and up. FACES Magazine 9 to 14. CALLIOPE Magazine 9 to 14. ODYSSEY Magazine ages 10 to 15. CICADA Magazine for teenagers In spite of my strongly worded letter, of all the kids magazines we've seen I still think their publications are worthy of consideration as compared to others that are full of advertising. Danita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 I had no idea that there were so many kids magazines. We d to sesame street when my daughter was small and now get (advertising free) new moon. New Moon is quite likely the best publication on the planet (next to The Nation). danitamark wrote: Thanks for the kudos everybody. I will post any response that I receive. I posted my letter so that any that to other Carus publications would be aware of this issue and could also contact the company if they wanted. Here are their other kids magazines- BABYBUG Magazine 6 mth-3 yrs LADYBUG Magazine for young children ages 2 to 6. CLICK Magazine for children ages 3 to 7. APPLESEEDS Magazine for kids ages 8 to 11. ASK Magazine for 7- to 10-year-olds SPIDER Magazine for kids ages 6 to 9. CRICKET Magazine For 9 to 14. DIG Magazine For 9 to 14. COBBLESTONE Magazine For 9 to 14. MUSE Magazine 10 and up. FACES Magazine 9 to 14. CALLIOPE Magazine 9 to 14. ODYSSEY Magazine ages 10 to 15. CICADA Magazine for teenagers In spite of my strongly worded letter, of all the kids magazines we've seen I still think their publications are worthy of consideration as compared to others that are full of advertising. Danita Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 two thumbs up Danita, Bravo Human Milk for Human Cow milk for cow Cheers --- danitamark wrote: > To the Staff of Odyssey magazine: > > > Our family has d to numerous Carus > magazines over the past 10 years and have always > been extremely pleased with the quality of writing, > artwork and photography, the range of interests > served, topics chosen and we especially appreciated > the lack of advertising. We have frequently > recommended Carus publications to family and friends > with full confidence. > > > However, since the receipt of our son's September > 2007 issue of Odyssey we have questioned our > continuing loyalty to your group of magazines. > > > The entire September issue serves as an unbalanced > propaganda piece that appears to have been written > by dairy industry marketers. > > > The information on page 6 about mammalian species > and the variation of their mother's milk > conveniently leaves out the details about why they > vary so much. Each species has unique needs that are > best met by their own species formulation of milk. > No mammal needs milk past weaning age and > especially not from another species. > > > Among the odes to Elsie, there is no mention of the > typical living conditions of the vast majority of > dairy cattle in the U.S. Instead children are led to > believe that dairy cows have a bucolic existence > that harkens back to their grandparents childhood > farms, but is extremely rare in today's factory > farms and even among most industrial organic > dairies. > > > The sentence on page 8 about all the species that > " cheerfully give milk to humans " has to be the most > blatant lie foisted on the readers of " Odyssey " . On > page 11 the Ohio farmer admits that cows must give > birth to produce milk, but fails to detail what that > means for the " cheerful " mother. > > > The baby calf is taken from her and both suffer and > bawl for days after the separation. If her calf is > male it will be sent to live in a veal factory, > chained and crated for a short cruel existence until > slaughtered. If her calf is female, it will mature > and then be continuously impregnated each year in > order to give milk " cheerfully " to humans - just > like her mother, grandmother and aunts. And then > when their production slows down they too will be > slaughtered, most often for hamburger meat. > > > The bit of information about lactose intolerance > scattered throughout the issue fails to mention > that the majority of humans are lactose intolerant. > Caucasians have the highest rate of lactose > tolerance after weaning but that does not mean that > it is the norm for our species. > > > Leanne Berning's statements are deceptive about the > frequency of lactose intolerance. And of course her > solutions for those that suffer with lactose > intolerance do not include abstaining from dairy > products and/or consuming healthful dairy > alternatives such as soy, rice or almond milk. > > > The safety and sanitation of the dairy supply is > given a whitewash completely by your editors. > (Absolutely NO pun intended.) Any cursory research > by your writers would have found ample information > about bovine leukemia and AIDS viruses prevalent in > US dairy herds. > > > Further searches would have yielded alarming data > about the link between dairy consumption and certain > cancers. Milk is a hormone delivery system for the > newborn. Humans of any age do not need rogue cancer > cells in their bodies stimulated by the 50+ hormones > in cow's milk. Why do you suppose childhood cancers > are skyrocketing? How many of your young readers > will fall victim? > > > When you're done pondering those questions- why do > you suppose the highest rates of osteoporosis are > found in countries with the highest dairy > consumption? For some reason your dietitians and > professors employed by the dairy industry failed to > mention that nugget in the " Bone Builders Quiz " . The > quiz also left out the plant sources of calcium or > how animal protein acidifies the body and causes > calcium loss from bones. > > > I see on the Carus website that the February 2008 > issue will be titled " Can Science Save the World???> with topics to include global warming, world hunger, > thirst and cancer. I understand that those articles > are probably already in the pipeline but I challenge > you to fully explore those topics and how they > relate to dairy in some future issue. > > > For example the UN has recently stated that the > number one cause of global warming is not vehicle > emissions but animal agriculture. Look into the > inefficient use of land and oil resources and how > much water is consumed by cattle and contaminated by > their waste before you instruct children on thirst > and hunger. > > > If your editors had bothered to engage themselves as > science educators instead of dairy industry hacks > the September issue could have contained valuable > lessons for your readers. > > > Instead of taking my child on an " Odyssey " and > exploring the " adventures in science " he has been > fully instructed on how the September 2007 issue is > an object of distortion and manipulation. He has > embarked on an adventure in exploring the minds and > motives of industry marketers and the craven > financial dealings of an educational publishing > company. > > > We are NOT canceling our subscription at this time > because this magazine is in obvious need of > oversight by parents and scientists, and our son is > in need of education, if not the one intended by > your recent issue. > > > Thank you for your time. I would appreciate a > response. > > > Sincerely, > > > Danita Hines > > > ______________________________\ ____ Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Autos new Car Finder tool. http://autos./carfinder/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 Me, neither! Thanks for the suggestions... Lynnea ;-)) robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: I had no idea that there were so many kids magazines. We d to sesame street when my daughter was small and now get (advertising free) new moon. New Moon is quite likely the best publication on the planet (next to The Nation). danitamark wrote: Thanks for the kudos everybody. I will post any response that I receive. I posted my letter so that any that to other Carus publications would be aware of this issue and could also contact the company if they wanted. Here are their other kids magazines- BABYBUG Magazine 6 mth-3 yrs LADYBUG Magazine for young children ages 2 to 6. CLICK Magazine for children ages 3 to 7. APPLESEEDS Magazine for kids ages 8 to 11. ASK Magazine for 7- to 10-year-olds SPIDER Magazine for kids ages 6 to 9. CRICKET Magazine For 9 to 14. DIG Magazine For 9 to 14. COBBLESTONE Magazine For 9 to 14. MUSE Magazine 10 and up. FACES Magazine 9 to 14. CALLIOPE Magazine 9 to 14. ODYSSEY Magazine ages 10 to 15. CICADA Magazine for teenagers In spite of my strongly worded letter, of all the kids magazines we've seen I still think their publications are worthy of consideration as compared to others that are full of advertising. Danita Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2007 Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 <<New Moon is quite likely the best publication on the planet (next to The Nation).>> Sadly, I used to think so too, until my daughter was named one of their " most beautiful girls " . They changed what I told them to say the opposite -- I checked what I sent them -- then made it look like they were my exact words. (They also neglected to include the info about our dog being rescued from a kill shelter, despite using the photo of her with the dog.) We had to warn the teachers and the librarians not to draw attention to the story, because they made it sound like my daughter had turned her back on several of her friends. We're in a small school, so it would have been a disaster if the article had been discovered by any of the kids. They did include the info that she is vegetarian, but I don't think they mentioned that it was from birth, or any of her reasons. They had promised (in writing) that I would see the rough draft before it went to print, which did not happen, or I would have been able to catch the problems. So, I don't feel so good about New Moon anymore, unfortunately. Makes me think I can't trust anything else they write about, knowing how incorrect they were with my kid's story. Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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