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!

Congress reaches agreement on budget

Protests continue

Border crossing to Gaza reopens

Winners at Westminster Dog Show

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Milestone for Black History Month

Lawsuit in Philadelphia

WORD OF THE WEEK

THE WEEK IN HISTORY

New tuition policy set at Yale

Native American coin released

Groundhog predicts more winter

Grammy Awards are presented

Around the world

Is it OK to have ads on school buses? • Some people say there’s no harm in it, but others think they’re best as ad-free zones.

A young ice champion • Ilia Malinin is pushing his sport’s boundaries all the way to the Olympics.

Supporting learning

Actress soars to top

OVERHEARD

Great Backyard Bird Count to begin

Big year for finches

Orcas and dolphins hunt together

Good week / Bad week

Moose

“Why are pink fairy armadillos pink?” • Ashra, 8, California

An enduring and sacred artistic wonder • Find out about one of the greatest architectural marvels in the world.

Coral reefs keep time for ocean life

The next generation

Traces of da Vinci’s DNA may have been found

Longest passenger flight takes off

Eyeglasses that focus themselves

Rybakina, Alcaraz win Australian Open

A tennis legend

THIS WEEK’S WINNERS…

History-filled week in the NHL

COACH OF THE WEEK

Dylanne Free

New movie from an NBA star • Steph Curry produced and acts in GOAT, which is loosely inspired by his life.

The making of roarball

Miraculous stage show announced

READER RECOMMENDS

3 MORE PICKS TO ENJOY THIS WEEK

A Tale of Plagues and Perfumes

Find your next great read

Guess the book this quote comes from

Peter Kujawinski • Peter Kujawinski is an award-winning and best-selling author of numerous adventure and fantasy books for children and young adults. He often works with his writing partner of 20 years, Jake Halpern. Together, they wrote the Dormia trilogy, a fantasy series following a 12-year-old boy who learns he must save a secret world.

Reader recommends

3 books to celebrate Lunar New Year • The holiday begins on February 17. Get in the spirit with one of these stories.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day! • Get ready to make the people you care about feel special on February 14.

Puzzles

That’s unbelievable!

Editor’s note

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

Writing to express emotions

Celebrating America’s 250th

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Teacher OF THE WEEK

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

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