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!

Former President faces federal charges

Who is Jack Smith?

Severe wildfires across Canada

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Lionel Messi will play in Florida

Supreme Court upholds Voting Rights Act

WORD OF THE WEEK

THE WEEK IN HISTORY

Alabama fact file

Candidates join Presidential race

Top theater prizes are awarded

First Hawaiian woman on coin

US is set to observe Juneteenth

Around the world

Are exclamation points necessary? • The seemingly simple punctuation mark can stir up a lot of strong feelings.

Appreciating birds • Lifelong birder Christian Cooper is following his passion with a TV series.

Illinois teen honored

Award for a teacher

OVERHEARD

Beetles help restore nature

PLACE OF THE WEEK • The Niobrara National Scenic River, Nebraska

The value of beetles

Fur seals are safe from poison

Good week / Bad week

Animal of the week

ASK AN EXPERT

A magnificent marvel of the natural world • The immense, awe-inspiring Grand Canyon is famous worldwide.

Wildlife in the canyon

Learning how “thunder beasts” got so big

Ancient lizard had strange teeth

Saturn found to have more moons than Jupiter

Lab-grown meat might not help planet

A motorboat that packs up in a bag

Photos of the week

Denver Nuggets are NBA champions

THIS WEEK’S WINNERS…

Nuggets team history

Historic win for Oklahoma softball

COACH OF THE WEEK

Ethan Champlin

Graphic novel becomes film • The new animated adventure film Nimona has a bold, shape-shifting hero and a powerful message about acceptance.

More shape-shifting stories

Exhibit shows ancient glass art

READER RECOMMENDS

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

Solve puzzles in a sci-fi world

PODCAST OF THE WEEK

CLASS OF THE WEEK

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

Haru, Zombie Dog Hero

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR YOUR BOOK CLUB • School Trip is all about relationships with family and friends, making it fun to share with people you know well in life. Use these questions to kick off your conversation.

Ask the Author Ambassador • Jerry Craft received many rejections before he published his graphic novel New Kid, which went on to become the first graphic novel to win a Newbery Medal. The Week Junior spoke to Craft about School Trip, the companion graphic novel to New Kid.

Choose books you’ll love • Make the most of summer reading with books you’re likely to treasure.

Make the most of your local library • Libraries are for more than reading. Here are a few of the other things you might be able to do at a local branch.

Join The Week Junior’s Summer of Reading challenge! • Just read three books this summer (any books you like!) and tell us what you think of them.

Puzzles

That’s unbelievable!

Editor’s note

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

Volunteering to end hunger

SUMMER OF READING

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 of the week

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