Calliope®

The mysteries of ancient civilizations are pretty amazing. And CALLIOPE^® lets kids explore these exciting times through dramatic, action-packed tales. Each issue reveals the hidden details of world history with original art, plays, word origins, and artifacts from major museums. Best of all, CALLIOPE brings fascinating new insights and ideas to age-old stories and makes them really real.


Each 52-page issue of CALLIOPE gives kids a front-row seat to world events and lets them meet the great leaders, inventors, artists, and writers as well as the everyday people who created great places and cultures. Take a step back in time with CALLIOPE and let your kids discover how the past is linked to today.

• From Past to Present highlights a topic's relevance to today
• Word Origins add insight into the study of languages and cultures
• Curriculum-focused issues follow national standards for history education

"CALLIOPE^® - a first rate publication that encourages young minds to wander into history and brings the spirit of history alive."   - Martha Sharp Joukowky, Associate Professor, Brown University

THE WORLD'S FIRSTS (May, 2008)

Ever wonder what makes an invention an invention? How about what are the major "breakthroughs"? Well, it is all in this issue. And, we will take you back, not just centuries, but thousands of years ago to cave sites where the first tools were invented. And, we'll be checking on early computers - and we mean early - long before electricity and batteries were invented. After a plane ride to China, we cross a few suspension bridges and find out how really old this technology is! You'll never cross a bridge in the same way again. We don't want to spoil the suspense and tell you all that you'll find in the issue, but we do want to let you know that there will be a great play about Archimedes and some fascinating facts about Leonardo and his inventions of the future. See you in May!