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!

Massive flooding in Nepal and Tibet

How you can help

Space telescope has launched

Art legend is remembered

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Marking 25 years since September 11

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WORD OF THE WEEK

THE WEEK IN HISTORY

Meta agrees to settlement

Fat Marmot Week’s first champ

Tilt-A-Whirl turns 100 years old

Fall foliage predictions are announced

Around the world

Should schools reward attendance? • Some people think it’s helpful to offer prizes to students just for showing up.

A titan of television • Mariska Hargitay continues to make history on-screen in her latest role.

A special ballet artist

Honored for ideas

OVERHEARD

Bubbles help sleeping whales

What is spermaceti?

Silver bear cub seen in national park

Good week/Bad week

Animal of the week • Tenrec

“How many times can a lizard regrow a tail?” • Phoebe, 10, California

A stunning home for Black history • The National Museum of African American History and Culture turns 10.

A world first for robot doctors

Very long-distance surgery

Prehistoric predators could crunch through bone

Experts reconstruct Pompeii ceiling

A device that dresses people

Photos of the week

Curaçao wins Little League baseball title

Player makes history

WNBA stars head to World Cup

COACH OF THE WEEK

MORE BIG MOMENTS

A new Shaun the Sheep movie • The beloved stop-motion character returns for a Halloween adventure.

Behind the claymation

Spy School TV series in the works

READER RECOMMENDS • Nicky Ricky Dicky & Dawn (Apple TV, Netflix, Prime Video)

3 MORE PICKS TO ENJOY THIS WEEK

The Swifts: A Garden of Vipers

Find your next great read

Guess the book this quote comes from

Beth Lincoln • Raised in a former Victorian train station in England, award-winning author Beth Lincoln is known for her children’s and middle-grade novels, filled with unique plot points and themes of family dynamics and self-identity. Her New York Times best-selling series The Swifts follows a large extended family and their many adventures.

Reader recommends

3 new books that commemorate 9/11 • See page 4 for more about the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

Fast and flavorful recipes • From breakfast and lunch to snacks and treats, try these easy ideas on busy school days.

Mind-stretching madness!

That’s unbelievable!

Editor’s note

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

Raising money for animals

Writing contest for kids!

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

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