Sports Illustrated for Kids
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Sports Illustrated Kids (SI Kids, trademarked Sports Illustrated KIDS, sometimes Sports Illustrated for Kids) is a monthly spin-off of the weekly U.S.
sports magazine Sports Illustrated
. SI Kids was launched in January 1989 and includes sports coverage with less vocabulary and emphasis on humor. The magazine's secondary purpose is to market sports to children.
The first issue featured Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame member and former Chicago Bulls
guard Michael Jordan
on the cover.
Sports Illustrated Teen (SI Teen, trademarked Sports Illustrated TEEN, sometimes Sports Illustrated TEEN Edition) was a bound multiple-page insert within regular monthly issues of SI Kids, written for the older readers of the children's magazine.. Its contents featured more statistics, predictions, and in-depth looks at both team-based and extreme sports. Sports Illustrated Teen first appeared in the January 2004 issue, being publish untile it was canceled in the March 2010 issue and was replaced with a selected article from Sports Illustrated.
company and Sports Illustrated Kids announced a marketing alliance to increase the overall awareness of trading card collecting among kids. The magazine advertises the inclusion of sports cards within every issue.
The magazine's recurring mascot
is Buzz Beamer, a buzz-cut blond-haired Caucasian boy always in dark glasses. He stars in most of the comics in which he plays a variety of sports and also appears in several flash cartoons on the official website. Buzz is created and drawn by award-winning cartoonist Bill Hinds
.
Other works have been published under the magazine title including video games, a television show, and books (such as a sports pop-up book
).
Spot Preview Editions 1989-2011
Special Editions 1989-2011
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sports magazine Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
. SI Kids was launched in January 1989 and includes sports coverage with less vocabulary and emphasis on humor. The magazine's secondary purpose is to market sports to children.
The first issue featured Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame member and former Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
guard Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
on the cover.
Sports Illustrated Teen
Sports Illustrated Teen (SI Teen, trademarked Sports Illustrated TEEN, sometimes Sports Illustrated TEEN Edition) was a bound multiple-page insert within regular monthly issues of SI Kids, written for the older readers of the children's magazine.. Its contents featured more statistics, predictions, and in-depth looks at both team-based and extreme sports. Sports Illustrated Teen first appeared in the January 2004 issue, being publish untile it was canceled in the March 2010 issue and was replaced with a selected article from Sports Illustrated.
Partnership with Topps
In March 2006, the ToppsTopps
The Topps Company, Inc., manufactures chewing gum, candy and collectibles. Based in New York, New York, Topps is best known as a leading producer of baseball cards, football cards, basketball cards, hockey cards and other sports and non-sports themed trading cards.-Company history:Topps itself was...
company and Sports Illustrated Kids announced a marketing alliance to increase the overall awareness of trading card collecting among kids. The magazine advertises the inclusion of sports cards within every issue.
Magazine Contents
Monthly features include comics, humorous captions of athletics photos, child reporters, and player interviews.The magazine's recurring mascot
Mascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
is Buzz Beamer, a buzz-cut blond-haired Caucasian boy always in dark glasses. He stars in most of the comics in which he plays a variety of sports and also appears in several flash cartoons on the official website. Buzz is created and drawn by award-winning cartoonist Bill Hinds
Bill Hinds
Bill Hinds is a sports cartoonist whose work includes the sports comic strips Buzz Beamer, Cleats, and Tank McNamara. He received the National Cartoonist Society Sports Cartoon Award for 1986 and their New Media Award for 2000...
.
Other works have been published under the magazine title including video games, a television show, and books (such as a sports pop-up book
Pop-up book
The term pop-up book is often applied to any three-dimensional or movable book, although properly the umbrella term movable book covers pop-ups, transformations, tunnel books, volvelles, flaps, pull-tabs, pop-outs, pull-downs, and more, each of which performs in a different manner...
).
Cover History
Most covers by athlete, 1989-2011| Athlete | Number of covers |
|---|---|
| Michael Jordan Michael Jordan Michael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats... |
4 |
| Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal , nicknamed "Shaq" , is a former American professional basketball player. Standing tall and weighing , he was one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA... |
5 |
Spot Preview Editions 1989-2011
| Issue Tittle | Year | Month | Special notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 NFL Preview! | 2007 | September | Scouting Reports, Breakout Stars and Predictions |
| College Football Preview | 2007 | August | The Top 10 We Rank the Best of Everything: Teams, Mascots, Sleepers Heisman Candidates, and More! |
| 2007 Baseball Preview | 2007 | May | |
| NBA Preview | 2006 | November | |
| Baseball Preview | 2006 | April | Team Scouting Reports, Players to Watch, and Post-season Predictions |
| Winter Olympic Preview | 2006 | February | |
| NBA Preview | 2005 | November | Scouting Reports, Pridictions, and Players to Watch. |
| Pro Football Preview | 2003 | September | Feariess Supper Bowl Predictions and Breakdowns of all 32 NFL teams. |
Special Editions 1989-2011
| Issue Tittle | Year(s) | Month(s) | Special notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Althetes Give Back | 2011 | October | Athetes support Breast Cancer (Magazine cover special all pink printing) |
| The Video Game Issue | 2009 | October | Top 10 Games of the Year and Sneek Peek at the Future of Gaming. |
| Special Bonus Issue | 2007 | Winter | It's all about Football. 52 Pages on America's Sport. |
| Special Mega Issue | 2006/2007 | December/January | Bonus: Gotta Get it Guide |
| Best of the Best | 2003 | June | We pick Who (and what) is Number 1 in Sports. |
| Best of the Best | 2002 | May | Who rules in almost everthing in sports. |
| Olympic Double Issue | 2000 | October | Featuring guide to 12 days of Olympic action |
| Winter Olympic Issue | 1998 | February | |
| Olympic Double Issue | 1996 | July | |
| Kids Take Over This Issue! | 1995 | March | The intire issue is written by kids. |
| Summer 1992 Olympic Preview | 1992 | July | |
| Winter Olympics | 1992 | February | Featuring highlightds from the |
| In Dad's Duds | 1991 | June | Featuring kids of sports stars |
| Special Extremely Silly Iuuse | 1995 | November | |
Awards and Reconition
- Won the "Distinguished Achievement for Excellence in Educational Publishing" award 11 times
- Won the "Parents' Choice Magazine Award" 7 times
See also
- Sports Illustrated magazine
- Sports Illustrated Almanac
- Sports Illustrated Women
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