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!

President re-elected in Brazil

Brazil fact file

Total eclipse’s path is charted

Top soccer players honored

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Supreme Court rules in voting case

Election confidence

WORD OF THE WEEK • LUMINESCENCE

THE WEEK IN HISTORY

Severe storms strike western US

Holiday tree is selected

Public votes on panda’s name

New York City carriage rides banned

Around the world

Should Election Day be on a weekend? • The change has been proposed as a way to increase voter turnout in the US.

Shooting for the stars • Basketball whiz Caitlin Clark’s childhood motto inspired her first book.

Legend gives back

Scientist is honored

OVERHEARD

Nine sponge species revealed

A major penguin discovery

What The Lion King got wrong

Good week / Bad week

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KIDS HAVE THEIR SAY!

How The Week Junior readers are taking action

HELP THE WORLD • Consider these thoughtful ways you can have a positive impact.

13 BOOKS THAT INSPIRE • From true stories about visionaries to stirring fiction to empowering practical guides, these titles offer encouragement for making the world a better place.

Fungi could help farming in space

A Mars food prize

Extinct amphibian is named for moms

Traces of ancient Paris found

A buildable smartphone

NBA teams are back in action

Paying tribute to the ABA

US gymnasts medal at Worlds

COACH OF THE WEEK

MORE BIG MOMENTS

New Cat in the Hat film opening • The famous troublemaking character stars in a new big-screen adventure.

The story behind the book

Immersive show lights up churches

READER RECOMMENDS

3 MORE PICKS TO ENJOY THIS WEEK

Celebrate the spirit of Diwali • Explore the customs and traditions of a festival observed across the globe.

Create paper flower diyas

Make a batch of shakkarpara

Puzzles

That’s unbelievable!

Editor’s note

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

Making a superhero costume

Enter our Winter Cover Contest!

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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It’s amazing what happens when you open the world to young minds

CACKLING CARNIVORE • There are four hyena species, and the largest is the spotted variety, which hunt bigger animals and have barks that sound like laughs.