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Kim Rides Again

Chloe Kim is a snowboarder. She has won two Olympic gold medals in the halfpipe event. She’s the first woman to have done this. At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Kim will compete for a third gold medal. The Games began…

Telling Stories

Readers and writers will find inspiration in a new podcast. StoryKind is hosted by KATE DICAMILLO and KELLY YANG. Both are best-selling children’s book authors. They wanted to make a podcast about how much fun storytelling can be. StoryKind shares…

Entertainment

Family Artists

You’ve probably read a book by author and illustrator Jerry Pinkney. He wrote more than a hundred of them. Now his granddaughter has written one about him. CHARNELLE PINKNEY BARLOW is an author and illustrator, too. Her book is called…

Science

Icy Adventure

Imagine going back in time. What did the Earth look like a million years ago? Was it warmer? Colder? Was the air different? An international group of scientists wanted to find out. They looked back in time. But they didn’t…

Science

Life on the Ice

Antarctic researchers spend a lot of time in the cold. Their work can last for months. Camps are far from cities and towns. Find out about life as an Antarctic researcher. Snow Squad (above) Some research teams are away from…

Business

His Style

More than 25 years ago, Darrius Peace was in college. He had a problem, because no one at school could braid his hair. He decided to learn how to do it himself. This was in the 1990s. YouTube wasn’t around…

Business

Business People

People who run their own business are called entrepreneurs. They turn their interests into a career. Read about three. Patrice Banks (above) founded Girls Auto Clinic. It’s a garage run mostly by women. They fix cars. And they offer…

World

Egypt on Display

Take a trip through ancient Egypt. Learn about pharaohs. Learn about their burial. Gaze up at a 36-foot-tall statue of an ancient king. Look out at the Great Pyramid. You can do it all at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM).…

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Making Mummies

Ancient Egyptian kings were called pharaohs. After they died, pharaohs were made into mummies. Egyptians believed the dead would need their bodies in the next life. First, the body was cleaned. Egyptians used water from the Nile River. The body…

United States

No More Pennies

Have you ever picked up a penny for good luck? The coins will soon be harder to find. That’s because the United States is no longer making them. The last batch of pennies was made on November 12. Pennies…

Science

Dino Skin

Paleontologists made an exciting discovery. They found two duck-billed dinosaur “mummies” in Wyoming. The fossils are about 66 million years old. They’re called mummies because they’re well-preserved. You can clearly see their skin and spikes. The scientists are from the…

Arts

Super Surprise

A Superman comic book recently sold for more than $9 million. It’s the most expensive comic ever sold. That’s according to Heritage Auctions, an auction house in Texas. Three brothers found the comic book. They were cleaning out their mother’s…

Entertainment

Chaotic Comeback

Winter is here, and so is Greg Heffley—on a screen near you! The popular book character is back in a new film. It’s on Disney+. Greg is bringing the trouble in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw. …