Boys' Life

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Boys' Life is the monthly magazine of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Its targeted readership is young American males between the ages of 6 and 18. Boys' Life is published in two editions; one for Boy Scouts and one for Cub Scouts. The Boy Scout edition contains a certain amount of material targeted toward boys aged 11-18, while the Cub Scout edition contains material targeted toward boys aged 6-10. If subscription is obtained through registration in the Boy Scouts of America program, the publisher will select the appropriate edition based on the boy's status as a Boy Scout or Cub Scout.

The magazine's mascot is Pedro the Mail Burro. Its ISSN number is 0006-8608.

Content

Often times, the version of Boys Life (BL) geared towards older boys features buying guide for products such as cars, MP3 players, digital cameras, sunglasses, and more.

Boys Life currently runs a monthly feature called BL's Get Fit Guide. Each month highlights a different aspect of physical health, such as diet, excersise, drugs, etc. Each month they also feature a uniqueboy scout trip that most scouts don't normally do.

In both versions, BL feature a video game section, which, in addition to new video game reviews, contains cheats for a videogame monthly. They also contain technology updates, as well as book reviews.

Content includes: Special Features, Adventure Stories, Bank Street Classics, Entertainment, Environmental Issues, History, Sports, and Codemaster.

Comics include: Bible Stories, Pedro, Pee Wee Harris, Scouts in Action, Tiger Cubs, and Webelos Woody.

Feature columns include: Electronics, Entertainment, Fast Facts, History, Hitchin' Rack With Pedro the Mailburro, Think and Grin (jokes page), Science, Scouting Around, and Sports.

See also

• Scouting magazine
• The Open Road for Boys

References

 

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