摘要：Popular science is defined as a science that is done in a language and manner easily understandable by all segments of society. Today there are many publications for children within the framework of popular science. Children's magazines hold an important place among these publications. Children's magazines are included in the periodicals category of children's literature. The aim of this study is to examine and evaluate Mini Kumbara Magazine, which is prepared for preschool children and distributed for free by Isbank (Türkiye İş Bankası), in terms of formal and contextual features within the framework of popular science. The study is based on document analysis method. The data source of the study is “Mini Kumbara Magazine” published for preschool children by IsBank Cultural Publications. The study examined 16 issues of Mini Kumbara Magazine published in the first four years. Data was collected by an “Evaluation Form for Children Publications within the Popular Science Framework” designed taking into consideration the formal and contextual features that should be included in children's literary works based on the literature review. Datawas analyzed by descriptive analysis method. The research findings were presented in tables. The study revealed that the magazine was adequate to a considerable extent in terms of formal and contextual features.
其他摘要：Popüler bilim, toplumun her kesimi tarafından rahatça anlaşılabilecek bir dille ve şekilde yapılan bir bilim olarak tanımlanır. Günümüzde popüler bilim çerçevesinde çocuklara yönelik birçok yayın bulunmaktadır. Bu yayınlar arasında çocuk dergileri önemli
关键词：Popular science; children's magazines; formal features; contextual features
其他关键词：Popüler bilim; çocuk dergisi; biçimsel özellikler; içeriksel özellikler
