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!

Activist mourned, free speech debated

Freedom of the press

NASA counts new exoplanets

Jewish High Holidays are observed

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated

US astronaut honored

WORD OF THE WEEK

THE WEEK IN HISTORY

Grocery prices continue to rise

Concert held to help farmers

Top toy finalists are announced

Farewell to influential Hollywood icon

Around the world

Are poems better than books? • Poetry offers readers a different way of experiencing the written word.

A passion for puzzles • Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings shares his love of trivia in a new collection.

Building for others

Actor honors history

OVERHEARD

Leopard seals sing special songs

Birds have dance moves

PLACE OF THE WEEK • Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

Saving rare, beautiful snails

Good week / Bad week

Animal of the week

“Why do goblin sharks have such long mouths?” • Caleb, 11, North Carolina

A mysterious circle of massive stones • Stonehenge is the most famous prehistoric stone circle in the world.

Dino teeth shed light on past climate

Prehistoric picky eaters

Meteorite in Georgia is older than Earth

Bluey helps kids learn resilience

A phone that can handle adventures

Apply to join Junior Council! • We’re now accepting applications for the Spring 2026 program.

US shines at track and field Worlds

History of the event

THIS WEEK’S WINNERS…

KC Current wins NWSL Shield

COACH OF THE WEEK

SPOTLIGHT ON…

Fantasy books become a show • In The Sisters Grimm, a pair of siblings uncover their family’s magical connection to storybook characters.

More sisterhood stories

Celebrating an artist’s legacy

READER RECOMMENDS

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

Go on wild rides with Garfield

APP OF THE WEEK

GAME OF THE WEEK

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze

WIN A BOOK! • We’re giving away one signed copy of our Book Club pick.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR YOUR BOOK CLUB

JOIN THE WEEK JUNIOR’S BOOK CLUB

Ask the Author • Derrick Barnes’ work for children ranges from picture books to graphic novels. He won a Newbery Honor for Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut and was a National Book Finalist for Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice.

Have fun decorating cupcakes

Puzzles

That’s unbelievable!

Editor’s note

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

Caring for kids

Your five good deeds

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?

The Week Junior

It’s amazing what happens when you open the world to young minds

BOLD BUILDING • The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City was designed by the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright and is filled with modern and contemporary art.