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Discover a trail-blazing, independent children’s magazine for curious readers of 8 - 14 years

Subscribing to AQUILA children’s magazine provides parents with a valuable resource to support their child’s learning and curiosity. The magazine offers educational content in an engaging and entertaining format, fostering a love for reading and exploration. AQUILA covers a variety of subjects, encourages critical thinking, and promotes creativity, making it a wholesome addition to a child’s developmental journey.

Why choose AQUILA?

Now in its 30th year of publication, AQUILA is a unique, award-winning children’s publication. The magazine is produced in the UK and has readers in 90 countries across the globe. The monthly topics are an entertaining mix of serious facts and fantastic fun.

Top quality writing

Our award-winning editor, Freya Hardy, ensures each issue brings a fresh, well-rounded reading experience. From the Royal Institute to TV’s Taskmaster, every month AQUILA features contributions from scientists, historians, authors and artists from across the globe.

Happy families

AQUILA encourages a family-friendly reading experience, helping children and their parents reclaim precious time lost to screens. It serves as a bridge, facilitating meaningful multi-generational conversation through shared exploration of diverse subjects.

Exciting monthly topics

AQUILA has published hundreds of topics over the years. From Time Travel to Chocolate, each one covers S.T.E.M, history, English, maths, science, art and philosophy.

AQUILA Community

Our AQUILA News pages are special. Children connect with like-minded readers, sharing their thoughts, ideas and creativity in the safe environment of AQUILA’s pages. This is the foundation of the AQUILA community and empowers children to actively participate in the content they consume.

Reviews & Testimonials

“...absolutely astonishing, and so well curated it could become a reference tool... it doesn’t focus on current affairs (and) is always relevant. Ideas are quite exceptional, and the time and effort put in shines from every page."

"My eight year olds' favourite magazine. She's a great reader of books but Aquila gets read over and over again. Educational, colourful and fun, really exceptional quality. It's her second year and the whole family enjoys it."

"My children call AQUILA "the BIG BRAINS magazine”...it was so unlike anything they’d seen before. I can't think of a better magazine when it comes to introducing young readers to a wide range of fascinating topics, challenging them to think for themselves and helping them learn how to navigate the world we live in."

"Sooooo obsessed with Aquila over here in Colorado! My oldest got a subscription for his birthday and it's top of his list for his 12th birthday this year…we are now on binder number 3... thank you for providing the most amazing publication for kids."

"Even Grandmothers enjoy these magazines!"

"The best thing that’s happened to my son’s reading! Just the right level of challenge and he absolutely absorbs the new knowledge, as do I. Highly recommend..."

"Third year of AQUILA and I just wanted to reach out and say thank you. The quality of the content is absolutely phenomenal and I can't believe how much you manage to pack in to every magazine. It's brilliant to find something for my child that isn't gaming so thank you so much for making such a wonderful resource."

"...I would love to send you a picture of him walking along reading it because he simply couldn't put it down! He is something of an expert with facts but you still manage to teach him lots of new ones. Thanks for producing such a high quality, educational yet fun magazine."

"Brilliant informative magazines, my grandson looks forward to them every month. Great for adults too"

"Best magazine my son had, he devoured it every month. I'd highly recommend. Loads of different topics broken down into bite sized pieces, in a format that's bright and attractive."

What's inside?

Take a peek inside our January issue, Sharks. Each issue brings a brand new topic, coming up in 2024: The Feel Good Issue, Artifical Intelligence, The Romans, Mega Maths, Food and The Titanic.

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