Scholastic magazines mark milestones

Scholastic News Edition 4, the award-winning classroom news magazine for fourth-graders, is commemorating its 50th anniversary in the October 8 issue with a special cover story looking back at what fourth graders' lives were like in 1957. Students who love to play video games and surf the Web might be surprised to learn that in 1957 the most popular hobby for kids was stamp collecting. Over the years, Scholastic News Edition 4 (originally called Explorer), has covered many historic events, such as the first moon walk (1969), the fall of the Berlin Wall (1990), and the September 11 terrorist attacks (2001).

Three other Scholastic classroom magazines also are marking anniversaries: DynaMath is 25, Scholastic Action is 30, and Junior Scholastic is 70. For more about information, visit the Scholastic website.