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Each issue of ''Cricket'' is 64 pages. The magazine is published Monthly (12 times a year) by the Carus Publishing Company of Peru, Illinois . Its target audience is children from 9 to 14 years old. Until March , 1995 , ''Cricket'' was published by the Open Court Publishing Company of La Salle, Illinois , now part of Carus. ''Cricket'' publishes original Stories , Poems , Folk Tales , articles and Illustrations . Carus has solicited materials from well-known authors and illustrators, including Lloyd Alexander , Isaac Bashevis Singer , William Saroyan , Ursula K. Le Guin , Eric Carle and Paul O. Zelinsky . ''Cricket'' also runs contests and publishes work by its readers. One distinct feature of ''Cricket'' is the illustrated cast of recurring characters that appears in the margins of each issue, similar to a Comic Strip . These characters include Cricket , Ladybug and their friends, most of whom are also Insects . The characters are involved in a storyline that runs throughout the issue, but also comment on the articles above them. They define difficult Words , draw attention to unusual facts, and otherwise Annotate the magazine's content. In with some of the founders and contributors. EXTERNAL LINK |
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