First up is "The Week Junior" which is a current affairs magazine for 8 to 14 year olds, with a strong emphasis on covering important news stories, amazing science topics and a huge dose of natural history too.
"The Week Junior" has a really approachable format, heavy on the illustrations and photographs but with informative level-headed text that doesn't "talk down" to kids. It reminds me a lot of the approach that old-skool "Newsround" used to take, covering important topics in a really cool way.
There's a fantastic offer on at the moment to pick up 6 free issues as part of a subscription.
You can find out all the details on The Week Junior Website: https://theweekjunior.co.uk
We've also been taking a look at "National Geographic Kids" - a junior version of the grown-up magazine (which we really rate highly as well).
"National Geographic Kids" also serves up a fantastic magazine with tons of nature, science and environmental topics.
The mag DOES feature free gifts on the cover (though to be honest these usually end up in the bin at home) but the magazine itself is a really informative read, again illustration / photograph-heavy with some great articles to read, puzzles to do and overall a bit more for kids between 5-8 (though older kids like C also seem to enjoy it).
You can find out more about the National Geographic Kids magazine on their website: https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/subscribe-kids/#!/kids-services
For us, "The Week Junior" just edges out in front as the magazine we'd be most likely to take out a subscription to as it felt a bit more appropriate for C's age (10). Both are excellent though so check out the websites for pricing and availability.