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!

Jupiter moon mission lifts off

Jupiter fact file

Hamas leader killed in Gaza

Grand museum in Egypt opens

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Schools struggle to reopen after hurricane

Lessons from a teacher

WORD OF THE WEEK

THE WEEK IN HISTORY

Record voter turnout in Georgia

Ukraine ballet performs in the US

Thanksgiving turkeys to cost less

Teens win 4-H leadership prize

Around the world

Should Election Day be a national holiday? • Voting is a key part of our democracy. But does it really need a whole day off?

Building election excitement

DID YOU KNOW? • Mindy Thomas shares her favorite facts about US Presidents and elections.

Pygmy hippo makes a big splash

The secret to “glass skin”

PLACE OF THE WEEK • Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve, Hawaii

Birds may have migration buddies

Queen conch

Good week / Bad week

“Why do raccoons have masks?” • Sydney, 12, Vermont

A popular adventure of strength and skill • Step by step, rock climbing has grown into a monumental sport.

Climbers at the leading edge

Silliest science awards given out

Where the name came from

Growing a tree from a 1,000-year-old seed

Fossils found under California school

A travel guitar that folds up

Enter our Winter Cover Contest!

Meet our judges

NY Liberty are WNBA champs

Historic hire

THIS WEEK’S WINNERS…

Thrilling weekend in the NFL

COACH OF THE WEEK

Hope Rose

Sports-themed art on display • The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has a new exhibition highlighting the links between sports, arts, and culture.

3 items on exhibit

Wizard family returns to TV

TELL US YOUR TOP MOVIE OR SHOW

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

A wild party game with Mario

PODCAST OF THE WEEK

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

GAME OF THE WEEK

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess

Jeff Kinney • We spoke to the author of the Book of the Week.

READER RECOMMENDS

4 books to get ready for Election Day • Find out about the history of voting, how the US government works, and more.

Plan a fun election party • Use these ideas to mark a big moment in our democracy with family and friends.

Puzzles

That’s unbelievable!

Editor’s note

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

Raising funds for Helene

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.

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

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Inspire a love of reading

BLUE HUE • Thousands of colorful stones and tiles make an intricate mosaic in the Sultan Qaboos Mosque, which took six years to build and opened in Oman in 2001.