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Cookies and Worms! #88

The fall BAZOOF! Digi-Mag is almost here! It's filled with youth writers and creators from around the world.

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The BAZOOF! Creative team have developed it's first two beautifully-crafted board books to spark early learning, imagination, and family time.

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BAZOOF!

As tomorrow’s creators are in their growing years, BAZOOF! plays a key role in helping youth discover their interests, abilities, and fuel their confidence—for great things ahead!

BAZOOF! Digi-Mag is set in a bustling city in outer space that not only includes youth work, but educates readers on living a healthy lifestyle, eco-education and more!

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Environment

Xo'Ju travels in his spaceship looking for ways to protect their city and Planet GLAK! Readers learn about recycling, global warming, conserving energy, and smart practices for the environment!

Creative

Read stories written by youth along with activities to spark your own writing. A combination of both fiction and true stories are included in every digi-mag.

Health

How much sleep do I need? Why do my eyes blink? How big is my heart? Visits to see Nurse Sniggles at the Intergalactic Health Centre answers questions like this along with other fun features!

Interactive

Many clever elements are threaded into the learning to add interest, fun, and ways the readers can apply the information a step further!

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BAZOOF! aims to incorporate some of these core access points in each issue to spark interest and curiosity: Science, Technology, Reading and wRiting, Engineering, Art and Math.

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Cookies and Worms #88

The Cookies and Worms! Digi-Mag #88 will be available soon to subscribers in their accounts. An email notification with information on how to access it will be sent. Another way to access your account is to go to the top menu on the HOMEPAGE > DIGI-MAG > CUSTOMER CARE >…

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...shoved it in a blender and pressed liquefy. I tossed my homework aside for the time being, and settled myself in front of the television—determined to rid my brain of anything useful it had learned during the day. It took me several minutes to find the remote. I finally located…

Where’s the You?

by Jackie Poon One evening our family joined my grandparents for dinner in Kerrisdale, a beautiful tree-lined neighborhood in Vancouver. After dinner I decided to walk back to my grandparents’ condo with my two- year-old son, Daniel, to enjoy some cool fresh air and the clear starlit sky. I knew…

For parents

There are few things parents think of more than their child’s health. BAZOOF! develops powerful tools for educating readers on the essential elements of health that can impact them for a lifetime.

For educators

Learn how teachers and educators can be directly involved in part of the publishing and learning process. Class submissions give students an opportunity to see their work polished and shared with others—priceless!

Praise for BAZOOF!

“Thank you soooo much for publishing my piece. It was an absolute honour to be published in BAZOOF! I really love the picture that you put with it. It is really cute. I have enough love in my heart for any dog!”
Anousha, age 10Edina, Minnesota

“I'm so very happy for my son. This really means a lot for him to have his poem published. Thank you for all you do to make children's dreams a reality.”
Robin Fennell, parentBronx, New York

“My experience working with BAZOOF! has been 100% positive. They have enjoyed real-life experience beyond the confines of the classroom. The skills that they have learned will endure long past their grade 6/7 year.”
Kari Hotell, grade 6/7 teacherCoquitlam, BC

“This magazine showcases children's voices and provides a wide range of learning resources. We are very thankful for the opportunity to work with BAZOOF!”
Elaine Young, grade 3 teacherToronto, Ontario

“I've ordered several subscriptions and love the magazine to give as gifts. Thank you!”
Sarah WilderWindsor, Ontario

“My daughter got the subscription from her great-grandma (Nana) for Christmas. She got her first issue yesterday. She loves it. She has also started writing a story to submit to the magazine.”
Vicki Popplewell, parentOttawa, Ontario

“The cover looks amazing! I showed Rohin and he is SUPER EXCITED and thinks it's very cool. He is thrilled to be included on the cover! He is asking me to thank you for all your efforts and encouraging words for him.”
Sam Mukherjee, authorToronto, Ontario

“My grade 3/4 students loved the challenge of creating a story as a whole-class project. BAZOOF! helped guide me along the way. Clear and achievable deadlines helped the students practice goal-setting and time management.”
Shelley Sherwood, teacherVancouver, BC

“I found the Apple History book distributed in our classroom informative, at their age-level, and interactive (plus interesting illustrations). Thanks so much!”
Jane Barlett, grade 2 teacherAbbotsford, BC

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Christy Schollen

"When I'm not wrangling munchkins or taming hairy black beasts, I like to draw and go on adventures."

Darren Smith

"When I was five, my grandpa gave me a hundred-pound roll of newsprint. I drew on every inch, every day for two months until it was all gone. My illustration went from there.

I like drawing people and critters best. I attribute the humour in my work from my brother dropping me on my head when I was little.

I've been illustrating the Ninja Bob comic almost since it started in the magazine back in 2007. Ninja Bob is silly and has no limits—he makes it up as he goes. That's a lot like me!"

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Iris Fok

"Hello, everyone! I am Iris Fok, and I have the incredible opportunity to work with BAZOOF! Creative as a graphic designer and illustrator. It has given me a unique insight into crafting content for a young audience."

Liza Borissova

"Hey, my name is Liza. I am a Graphic Designer and Illustrator originally from Kazakhstan. I have a big passion for the intersection of childhood development and creativity, and my biggest motivation to create is to give everyone a genuine sense of care and tranquility.

When I'm not creating, I enjoy biking, reading, and watching videos of weird animals like hyraxes and capybaras".

Lunar Autumn

"Hi! I'm Kleo (who also goes by Lunar). I'm a non-binary illustrator and artist who enjoys singing, playing JRPG video games, baking treats for my friends and hanging out with their cats."

Caroline Su

"Hi, I am Caroline. I am passionate about integrating lines, shapes, texts and pictures with different colours and coming up with a new pattern that conveys a sense of beauty."

When I'm not illustrating, I'm outside people or bug watching, growing, cooking and eating food, antagonizing my cats for love, haha, throwing a frisbee and or going for a skate! Let's get out and play!!!

Chenchen Wang

"Storytelling is my favourite! It's always fun creating wacky characters and writing epic adventures for them. I carry a notebook in my pocket so I can write when I'm walking, and a notebook in my head to write when I'm asleep... Zzz..."

James Ashcroft

I worked in the film and movie industry for many years, as well as stage.

For BAZOOF! I was a writer for Bogart and the Interesting People Show, Meep the Bat story series, Gareth, The Unusual Duck-Billed Platypus and Jorb.

Elaine Yueng

"Hello, I’m Elaine. My brain is always swishing with ideas, so I am so grateful to be able to share them. I am always on the lookout for adventures, whether trying science experiments, visiting interesting places or discovering other ways to see our world. Most of all, I love my friends and family, including my two adorable cats."

Jessica Bouchard

"My name is Jessica and I've been writing stories for as long as I can remember! And I love writing stories for children. Something else I love to do is go to the zoo and learn about all the beautiful animals from around the world."

Te Leni Koochin

"Life can bring the most unusual surprises. You stumble on something unexpectedly and then find yourself deeply captivated to the point that it becomes a part of who you are—never to be the same again. That's how I got here!

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