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What on Earth! Magazine

Oct 01 2026
Magazine

What on Earth! Magazine is an award-winning factual magazine for ages 7 to 14 that helps curious kids fall in love with reading and learning. Covering all their favourite topics – from animals, space and nature, to history, art, science and sport – each issue is bursting with amazing facts, photos, quizzes, puzzles, jokes and more!

SNAP IT! • Astonishing photos from around the world

MAP IT

EYE DON’T BELIEVE IT! • Amazing optical illusions that trick your brain…

Eureka! • The latest astonishing discoveries, inventions and scientific breakthroughs.

EXTREME ANIMALS! • Ready to get extreme? We’ve rounded up the biggest, fastest, smallest, strongest, deadliest and most extraordinary animals on Earth.

EXTREME SURVIVORS

ANIMALS IN SPACE

EXTREME JOBS

EXTREME BODIES

THINK DIFFERENT! • Original people who changed the world. This month: the artist Frida Kahlo

PUZZLES & GAMES! • Inside this 14-page activity section, you will find quizzes to do, puzzles to solve and fun activities to try. And don’t worry if you get stuck – all the answers are on page 34.

HALLOWEN IN NUMBERS

WORD UP! • Your guide to the wonderful world of linguistics and languages. THIS MONTH… magic words!

THE PALACE OF FACTS • Prepare to enter the Palace of Facts, where fascinating facts await you in every room…

Our amazing universe • The universe is mind-bogglingly huge, and it’s still expanding today. How did it begin? Where is it going? And what is it all made of? Let’s explore the mysteries of our extraordinary universe and the wonders it holds. Plus, find out how the universe has changed over time - and how it may end!

HOW TO ESCAPE A HEDGE MAZE • Have you ever gone astray in a maze? Learn how to navigate all kinds of mazes like an expert, with tips from the brilliant new book How to Do (Almost) Everything, by Becky Baines.

A-MAZE-ING MAZES! • Want to get lost? Here are some of the world’s biggest and most brain-bending mazes!

SEND IT IN! • letters@whatonearthmag.com

What on Earth! Magazine

Jokes & Riddles • Send your name, age and favourite joke to our jokes editor May at jokes@whatonearthmag.com If your joke is featured in a future issue of the magazine, you will WIN a copy of Secret FACTopia!

Formats

  • OverDrive Magazine

Languages

  • English