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Chickadee (magazine)

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Chickadee (formerly stylized as chickaDEE) is a Canadian monthly children's magazine. It was founded in 1979[1] as a spin-off of OWL Magazine geared towards younger readers. Its headquarters is in Toronto.[2]

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Originally, the magazine was aimed at kids up to the age of eight and focused on science and nature. Founding editor Janis Nostbakken created a mix of puzzles, activities, and stories, including recurring characters such as Henry the Pig [3] and Daisy, the transforming heroine of the "Daisy Dreamer" comics.

Over time the magazine has become aiming at kids aged six to nine,[2] and has gradually become a more general-purpose children's magazine.

The magazine was published by the Young Naturalist Foundation.[2] In 1997, Chickadee (as well as sister publications OWL and Chirp) was purchased by Bayard Canada,[4] which also owns a number of French-language children's magazines, including Les Débrouillards and Les Explorateurs.

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    Eugene Benson; L.W. Conolly (November 30, 2004). Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English. Routledge. p. 897. ISBN 978-1-134-46848-5. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
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    James L. Thomas (November 1987). "Magazines To Use With Children in Preschool and Primary Grades". Young Children. 43 (1): 46–47. JSTOR 42725948.
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    "Owlkids: Then and Now".
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    Susan Krashinsky (June 29, 2011). "OWL Survives in a Challenged Magazine World". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
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