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!

UN adds to cultural heritage list

World Heritage sites

Border dispute in South America

Massive iceberg on the move

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day held

The 50th US state

WORD OF THE WEEK

THE WEEK IN HISTORY

World’s largest menorah lit

TV pioneer is remembered

Color of the year for 2024

Sea turtles rescued from cold waters

THE WEEK’S SILLIEST HEADLINE

Around the world

Is winter better for being outside? • Some people think chilly day activities are best, but others love warm days outdoors.

The art of stories • TV icon LeVar Burton returns to children’s entertainment with a new podcast.

Farewell to an actor

Teen wins top prize

OVERHEARD“”

Cats have 276 unique expressions

Identifying goose faces

PLACE OF THE WEEK • Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Starfish are all head and no limbs

Black and white tegu

Good week / Bad week

“Why do cows chew grass all the time?” • Shaivi, 8, California

Skill, luck, strategy, and fun for all • People of all ages have played board games for centuries.

Top-selling board games

Did nature help form the Sphinx?

A pyramid debate

Study shows rats can use their imagination

Car sets speed record going backward

A drone that delivers medical equipment

Our contest winner!

Columbus Crew are MLS champs

THIS WEEK’S WINNERS…

Gold medals for US skaters

COACH OF THE WEEK

Julia Orzol

Percy Jackson comes to TV • The highly anticipated show is based on Rick Riordan’s best-selling books about a boy hero in a world of Greek gods.

3 facts about the series

New film with popular chickens

READER RECOMMENDS

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

Help restore a Disney world

PODCAST OF THE WEEK

APP OF THE WEEK

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

The Bigfoot Queen

Jennifer Weiner • We spoke to the author of the Book of the Week.

Billy Sure Kid Entrepreneur

4 fun books to use and enjoy in 2024 • Get ready for the new year with the facts, poems, and stories in these picks.

Enjoy the winter solstice • Try a new family tradition on December 21, the shortest day of the year.

4 rituals from around the world • Find out how other cultures welcome winter.

WRITE A THANK-YOU NOTE

Cook up creamy tomato soup

ECO TIP OF THE WEEK

Puzzles

That’s unbelievable!

Editor’s note

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

Caring for the Earth

Tell us about your school!

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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