Bayard Presse

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Bayard Presse was founded in Paris in 1870 and has since expanded into a global publishing network. Considered the e-map of France, their core publications market comes from the kid sector, and they have many titles of magazines, books and the like and are a core part of kids’ growing up experience. The main markets are France, Spain and China, but they have a presence and considerable efforts going into Canada, the UK and Italy

It edits educational and Catholic magazines such as La Croix, Catholic's Digest and Canadian magazines Owl and Chickadee.

As well as being a top French press company Bayard Presse also has many publications in English such as their "I Love English" range for teenagers to read and practice their English.

However, as well as this Bayard also produce high quality children's magazines specifically for English speaking children such as StoryBox^[1], AdventureBox^[2] and DiscoveryBox^[3] (so named as you put the collection into a specifically designed box that holds all the issues for a year).

The three English magazines were launched in 1995. The first issues being "The Pig family moves house" (StoryBox), "The Thief Prince" (AdventureBox) and "On the Trail of the Wild Horse" (DiscoveryBox).

Barard Presse make learning fun for kids! The books are a parent’s dream as they entertain and make education fun for both adult and child. The series of monthly magazines are jam-packed with exciting stories, characters, games and activities aimed a 3-12 year-olds that can be enjoyed on their own and as a teaching aid. In line with the national curriculum, we present fun-filled learning books at magazine prices. And kids love it!

"StoryBox" is for children aged 3-6. Every issue has a 30-page story to read to children, and sections on animals and science. A poem, cartoons, fun and games.

The popular television/comic character "SamSam" also appears in StoryBox^[4]

"AdventureBox" is for children aged 6-9. It contains a 40-page story, a section on nature, language, number games, puzzles and an amusing comic-strip.

"DiscoveryBox" is for children aged from 9 to 12. Every month the the magazine covers,history, animals, science and other world cultures. Further sections include recipes, experiments, quizzes and jokes.

The three magazines and information on the magazines can be viewed at the Bayard English Magazine Website

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