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!

Book ban attempts hit new high

One woman’s protest

Population on the rise in Canada

World’s happiest countries ranked

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Utah to restrict kids’ social media use

Utah fact file

WORD OF THE WEEK

THE WEEK IN HISTORY

Tornadoes damage the South

School strike in Los Angeles

Tortoise triplets born in Houston

Arts and humanities medals awarded

Around the world

Is it important to have good manners? • Some people stick by them, but others say they’re old-fashioned and unnecessary.

Sharing his lens • Reid Davenport’s award-winning documentaries show life with a disability.

A DJ turned teacher

Mourning an author

Dogs fed from tables may be healthier

A dog’s love

PLACE OF THE WEEK

Flamingo friends have traits in common

Animal of the week

Good week / Bad week

“How do pandas digest the poison in bamboo?”

A famous artist with many styles • Picasso dared to experiment with art forms—and even invented his own.

Well-known works of art

Seeing inside an ancient pyramid

A tomb for a royal

Scientists call for a time zone on the Moon

Building roads that can charge cars

A basketball that needs no inflating

Photos of the week

College hoops Final Four teams set

Division II champions

THIS WEEK’S WINNERS…

NWSL has exciting opening weekend

COACH OF THE WEEK

SPOTLIGHT ON…

The Crossover hits the screen • Kwame Alexander’s award-winning book about basketball-loving twin brothers is now a series on Disney+.

About Kwame Alexander

A look at Scandinavian design

READER RECOMMENDS

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

New season of MLB The Show

PODCAST OF THE WEEK

CHANNEL OF THE WEEK

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Big Tree

READER RECOMMENDS

Brian Selznick • We spoke to the author of Big Tree.

4 great books with fewer than 200 pages • Short chapters and excellent pacing make these fascinating stories fly by.

Keep an art journal • Explore your thoughts and ideas visually with this activity.

4 other types of creative journals • If you enjoy keeping an art journal, you might also like to try one of these other types of journals.

ORGANIZE YOUR CLOTHES BETTER

Make a cheesy onion pasta

ECO TIP OF THE WEEK

Puzzles

Turning a passion into a job

The airplane vacation house

City is renamed for pop star

Creating a true smell of home

Editor’s note

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

Becoming a “Pawsitive” reader

Tell us about your school!

IT’S YOUR TURN

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

Teacher OF THE WEEK

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

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