The Week Junior US

Introducing The Week Junior! It’s filled with fascinating stories and facts, written to engage children and encourage them to explore and understand the world around them. Every week, The Week Junior reports on an array of topics from around the globe, including animals and nature, science and technology, as well as sports, books, movies, and more!

Nation votes in midterm elections

Pope Leo votes

Canada and the EU form alliance

Youth Olympics open in Senegal

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Crew emerges from NASA habitat

Telescope ends mission

WORD OF THE WEEK

THE WEEK IN HISTORY

Legendary activist remembered

Word of the year is announced

Six endangered piglets born

Native American Heritage Month begins

Around the world

Should school cafeterias ban sweets? • Some people say schools should stop offering them at breakfast and lunch.

Her new mission begins • Christina Koch brings her space experience to a leadership role at NASA.

Cleaning up his city

A storyteller for all

OVERHEARD

Pygmy raccoons make and use toys

A boot camp for raccoons

Map features US rivers to conserve

Good week / Bad week

Bare-throated bellbird

ASK AN EXPERT

A kingdom’s capital made in stone • The ancient city of Petra was unknown to much of the world for centuries.

Armored dinosaur found in Japan

A rare discovery

Humanoid robots could help in space

Ancient art may celebrate pets

An e-reader that goes on a phone

Photos of the week

Brewers win the World Series

History of the Brew Crew

Valkyries are WNBA champs

MORE BIG MOMENTS

Spooky film inspired by a classic • Ebenezer puts a new twist on a well-known ghost-filled holiday story.

Real-life inspiration for Scrooge

Trailer for Narnia film is released

READER RECOMMENDS

3 MORE PICKS TO ENJOY THIS WEEK

Front Desk: The Graphic Novel

Find your next great read

Guess the book this quote comes from

Kelly Yang • Award-winning, best-selling author Kelly Yang, a former lawyer, draws on her experiences as a Chinese American immigrant in her middle-grade novels, especially her Front Desk series. She was born in China and graduated from college at age 17.

Reader recommends

New kid-friendly cookbooks • From savory to sweet, these recipes will inspire you to try a variety of foods.

Be an informed reader • Evaluating the news for accuracy is an important life skill.

Fake wildlife videos

Make a taco bowl with tasty toppings

ECO TIP OF THE WEEK • PLANT FALL BULBS FOR SPRING FLOWERS

Puzzles

That’s unbelievable!

Editor’s note

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

Creating community with chess

Ideas for making a difference

YOUR PHOTOS • We’d love to see pictures you’ve taken or pictures with you in them! Have an adult email them to us at hello@theweekjunior.com, along with anything you would like us to know about what’s happening in the photo.

Teacher OF THE WEEK

How much of this week’s news can you remember?

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