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!

Instagram sets new rules for teens

Naming a company

Norway hits an EV milestone

A concert for Jimmy Carter

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Medals awarded to pioneering NASA scientists

The first recipient

WORD OF THE WEEK

THE WEEK IN HISTORY

Early in-person voting begins

Mountain peak’s name restored

Toy Hall of Fame finalists chosen

Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated

Around the world

Has reality television gone too far? • Some people find reality TV entertaining, but others think it’s over the top.

Ready for takeoff • Emily Calandrelli’s longtime love of science has paved her way to space.

Musician for a cause

Writing with passion

OVERHEARD

Fat Bear Week contest is back

Enormously entertaining

PLACE OF THE WEEK • Monhegan Island, Maine

Leopards match on “dating site”

Tuatara

Good week / Bad week

“How do jellyfish breathe?” • Ari, 9, New York

The trains that make a vast city run • New York City is marking the 120th anniversary of its underground trains.

Payments through the years

Preserving Earth’s many species

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Ancient hunters used a smart method

Making fruit appear riper than it is

A new paint that cools off cars

Photos of the week

Playoffs begin for WNBA teams

Expansion news

THIS WEEK’S WINNERS…

Incredible game for Shohei Ohtani

COACH OF THE WEEK

SPOTLIGHT ON…

A film about kindness • White Bird, based on a graphic novel by R.J. Palacio, is a moving story that centers on a pair of teens during World War II.

3 more books by R. J. Palacio

Elephant sculptures on tour

READER RECOMMENDS

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

Princess stars in Zelda game

PODCAST OF THE WEEK

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

APP OF THE WEEK

May the Best Player Win

Kyla Zhao • We spoke to the author of the Book of the Week.

READER RECOMMENDS

4 series to read if you enjoyed Harry Potter • The magical schools and secret potions in these selections are spellbinding.

Eat more like a vegetarian • Try these ideas for embracing plant-based meals—at least sometimes!

A few must-haves

Bake up pinto bean empanadas

ECO TIP OF THE WEEK

Puzzles

Suspected thief stops to read

Football players run a-muck

Shaping sculptures by the seashore

Pizzabots invent wacky menu

Editor’s note

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

Organizing a drive for animals

What makes your grandparents special?

IT’S YOUR TURN

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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SACRED SPACE • The Ta Prohm temple, a former Buddhist monastery in Cambodia, was built in 1186, during the Khmer dynasty, to honor the king’s mother.