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!

Hurricane Helene strikes southeast

How you can help

Jewish holidays are observed

Celebrating World Octopus Day

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

California passes new plastic bag ban

Other states with bag bans

WORD OF THE WEEK

THE WEEK IN HISTORY

Debate for VP candidates

NBC journalist to step down

Postal service to mark Kwanzaa

National Student Poets are named

Around the world

Is it OK if students miss school to protest? • Some people think it’s more important for young people to be in class.

Highlighting her heritage • Juliana Pache creates crossword puzzles that reflect Black communities.

Musician on mission

Team gets new lead

OVERHEARD

Horses know how to plan ahead

Horseless carriages

PLACE OF THE WEEK • Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Kansas

Crocodiles avoid deadly dinner

Animal of the week

Good week / Bad week

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Apply to join Junior Council! • We’re now accepting applications for the Spring 2025 program.

Surprising Stonehenge discovery

America’s Stonehenge

Giant sea scorpions traveled to Australia

“Solid knitting” creates reusable objects

A projector for the ceiling

Photos of the week

Unusual end to MLB regular season

Big change for Oakland

THIS WEEK’S WINNERS…

Stars race at women’s track meet

COACH OF THE WEEK

SPOTLIGHT ON…

Life story told with Legos • In the animated documentary Piece by Piece, music star Pharrell Williams recalls how imagination helped him become a star.

3 facts about Pharrell Williams

A Midwest museum reopens

READER RECOMMENDS

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

Wild games with Looney Tunes

PODCAST OF THE WEEK

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

Wrath of the Triple Goddess

WIN A BOOK! • We’re giving away one signed copy of Wrath of the Triple Goddess.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR YOUR BOOK CLUB • In Wrath of the Triple Goddess, Greek gods are living in New York City, leading to plenty of laughs and drama. Here are questions to get a conversation going with friends and family who have also read this newest book in the popular Percy Jackson series.

JOIN THE WEEK JUNIOR’S BOOK CLUB

Ask the author • Rick Riordan has written more than 20 novels for young readers, and many have been turned into movies and TV shows. He spoke to The Week Junior about writing the highly anticipated new book, Wrath of the Triple Goddess, in his Percy Jackson series.

Learn the art of calligraphy • Find out how you can create your own beautiful lettering.

3 fun ways to use it • Here are a few ideas for sharing your new calligraphy skills.

Plant seed balls for spring flowers

LIFE HACK

Puzzles

That’s unbelievable!

Editor’s note

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

A heartfelt donation

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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