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!

World’s largest coral found

US ship to become a reef

Global measles cases on the rise

Painting restoration begins

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Louisiana judge blocks controversial law

Louisiana fact file

WORD OF THE WEEK

THE WEEK IN HISTORY

Senate Majority Leader chosen

New women’s sports network

Toys inducted into Hall of Fame

Harriet Tubman honored in Maryland

THE WEEK’S SILLIEST HEADLINE

Around the world

Should adults be phone-free outside schools? • Some schools are asking adults to stash their phones at afternoon pickup.

What you need to know

Three reasons adults should be phone-free outside schools

Three reasons adults should not be phone-free outside schools

LAST WEEK’S POLL

What do you think?

A job at the tip of the world

An education honor

Making sports history

OVERHEARD “”

Cattle breed replaces a lost species

More about aurochs

PLACE OF THE WEEK • Greenville Cypress Preserve, Mississippi

What elephants’ wrinkles reveal

Good week / Bad week

Comb jelly

“How are owls able to hunt and navigate at night?” • Maddy 10, California

The history of a rich and creamy favorite • The first butter may have been invented by delicious accident.

Butter sculptures

Life-forms helped by meteorite

Major impact craters

Spacesuit for NASA Moon mission revealed

Tiny dinosaur eggs found in China

Wind power that travels with you

Photos of the week

A week of exciting moments in the NBA

Tournament begins

THIS WEEK’S WINNERS…

Rugby stars compete in tournament

COACH OF THE WEEK

SPOTLIGHT ON…

A new Moana adventure • In Moana 2, the Polynesian princess reunites with demigod Maui as she tries to break an ancient curse.

3 facts about Polynesia

Popular book becomes film

READER RECOMMENDS

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

Create a fun-filled theme park

PODCAST OF THE WEEK

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

The First Cat in Space and the Wrath of the Paperclip

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR YOUR BOOK CLUB • The First Cat in Space and the Wrath of the Paperclip has a wild premise and hilarious dialogue. Here are questions to get a conversation going with others who have also read the book.

Ask the author • Mac Barnett co-created The First Cat in Space and the Wrath of the Paperclip with his friend Shawn Harris. Barnett spoke to The Week Junior about how this third book in the graphic novel series came to be.

Express your gratitude • Being thankful for what you have can make you happier and healthier.

Thank-you notes

Whip up an apple pie smoothie

SET THE TABLE FOR DINNER

Puzzles

Students see unicorns at library

Art with an edible canvas

A color-coding candy champion

Serving astroshakes in space

Editor’s note

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

Petitioning on behalf of salamanders

Your dream for the nation

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...