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!

Top prizes in children’s books

The first Newbery

New Holocaust report released

Celebrating the Lunar New Year

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Last flight for NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter

New space stamps

WORD OF THE WEEK

THE WEEK IN HISTORY

Trump wins in New Hampshire

Oklahoma’s proposed skyscraper

Baseball players to be honored

Black History Month begins

Around the world

Should more sports teams be coed? • Some people say it’s better for male and female athletes to play side-by-side.

Excellence in entertainment • Music legend Elton John has achieved a rare win in the performing arts.

Singer sets record

Lieutenant is crowned

OVERHEARD

Reindeer can eat while they sleep

Eyes on the prize

PLACE OF THE WEEK • Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota

Ants use natural medicine to save lives

Red handfish

Good week / Bad week

ASK AN EXPERT

A fantasy of ice and snow in Japan • The weeklong Sapporo Snow Festival takes place every February.

More magical snow worlds • Sapporo is one of many cities where people gather in the cold to build and experience stunning, snowy monuments to the winter season.

Big debate over T. rex continues

A dinosaur’s full stomach

A close-up look at Jupiter’s volcanic moon

What makes a fruit stack fall?

Shoes that help people move faster

Photos of the week

Chiefs, 49ers headed to Super Bowl

Major coaching move

THIS WEEK’S WINNERS…

US crowns figure skating champs

COACH OF THE WEEK

Anna Olson

Movie about facing fears • In the new animated film Orion and the Dark, an anxious boy goes on a journey and learns to cope with the unknown.

3 famous Orions

Music-focused film is recognized

READER RECOMMENDS

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

Game mixes food and puzzles

PODCAST OF THE WEEK

APP OF THE WEEK

CHANNEL OF THE WEEK

Barracoon

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR YOUR BOOK CLUB

Ask the author • Ibram X. Kendi, the founding director of Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research, adapted Barracoon for young readers. He is the author of the award-winning books Stamped and How to Be an Anti-Racist, and he released adapted versions of both for young readers.

Host a Super Bowl party • Plan a fun gathering for family and friends to watch the big game.

Football fact file

Make cracker snacks for game day

CUT DOWN ON PARTY WASTE

Word ladder

STEPPING STONES

Spot the difference

DETOURS

Crossmath

That’s unbelievable!

Editor’s note

SCRAP Creative Reuse

Caring for endangered animals

Your dream for the nation

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

Quiz

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