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!

Spelling bee winner sets record

Spell-off words

Partial internet restored in Iran

World Oceans Day observed

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

NASA reveals plans for Moon base

Two traveling plushies

WORD OF THE WEEK

THE WEEK IN HISTORY

Jazz legend is remembered

Hacky sack soars in popularity

Bookmarks for nation’s 250th

Pride Month celebrated across US

Around the world

Should jaywalking be allowed? • While some say it can be done safely, others think it should be against the law.

Protecting the planet • Diamond Spratling is helping people stand up for the environment.

Top teaching honor

Gaming icon retires

OVERHEARD

Keeping the Earth in bloom

The quest for the ideal forest

The cause of cows’ famous burps

Good week / Bad week

Animal of the week

ASK AN EXPERT

Get set for amazing soccer action! • More teams than ever will compete in the biggest World Cup in history.

US releases classified UFO files

What is Area 51?

Neanderthals made tools from rhinoceros teeth

Other people’s fries really are tastier

A pillow that alerts deaf people

Photos of the week

US World Cup roster revealed

Champions League winners

Exciting change to Olympic sport

COACH OF THE WEEK

MORE BIG MOMENTS

Series mixes sports and fantasy • Disney’s new show Dragon Striker was inspired by Japanese comics and animation.

Baseball goes galactic

Recordings added to National Registry

READER RECOMMENDS

3 MORE PICKS TO ENJOY THIS WEEK

The Brainstormerz: Money Talks

Find your next great read

Guess the book this quote comes from

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Reader recommends

Nonfiction books about Pride Month • In these informative reads, you’ll discover how June became the month for Pride.

Be a stronger swimmer • You can level up your skills in the water this summer.

3 fun pool games

Make blackberry-orange chia seed jam

LIFE HACK • MASTER THE ART OF FLYING A KITE

Puzzles

That’s unbelievable!

Editor’s note

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

Skateboarding for a purpose

We published a book!

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?

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