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102 and Climbing

October 8, 2025

Kokichi Akuzawa is a mountain climber. He recently reached the summit, or top, of Japan’s Mount Fuji. He is the oldest person to do so. Akuzawa set the Guinness World Record on August 5. He is 102 years old. Akuzawa…

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Rooms to Explore

October 8, 2025

If you need space for small things, like insects, and big things, like dinosaur bones, what building do you need? That is one question in Rebecca Donnelly’s What’s That Building? The book gets readers thinking about architecture. They learn by…

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Class Act

October 3, 2025

It is important to stay clean and healthy. Good hygiene keeps your body in top shape. People use hygiene products to do this. Toilet paper and laundry detergent are hygiene products. So is toothpaste. These items are necessary, but they…

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Health

Keeping Clean

October 3, 2025

Germs live on objects you touch every day. Cleaning these objects well is part of good hygiene. Kelly Reynolds is an expert on the subject of germs. She says we need to reduce the bad bacteria we’re exposed to. They…

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Animals

Birds in Trouble

September 26, 2025

Twice a week, Adam Knox drives to a forest high in the mountains of Hawaii. “This is where the native birds live,” he tells TIME for Kids. He is talking about honeycreepers. They live only in Hawaii. They are in…

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Animals

Endangered Animals

September 26, 2025

Hawaii has more endangered species than any state in the U.S. Below are four. The government works to protect them. People can help by caring for the environment. Hawaiian monk seals (above) live only in Hawaiian waters. They do…

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A still image of Gabby from Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie. Inset: actress Laila Lockhart Kraner dressed as Gabby holding a white plush cat

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Play with Gabby

September 25, 2025

Gabby is headed to the big screen. Laila Lockhart Kraner stars in Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie. It’s based on the animated series Gabby’s Dollhouse. The film is about Gabby’s trip with her Grandma Gigi. Their trip is turned upside down…

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United States

Playing It Cool

September 10, 2025

Many kids love recess. It gives them a chance to play and see friends. But extreme heat can make outdoor recess risky. That is why some schools are redesigning their playgrounds. Asphalt blacktops are being removed. Grass and trees are…

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Meet Our Kid Reporters

September 10, 2025

We have some new faces joining the TIME for Kids crew! Read about the 2025–2026 team of TFK Kid Reporters. And keep an eye out for their articles this school year. Asha Curley, 11 Scottsdale, Arizona Asha sings her heart…

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Homemade Pals

September 10, 2025

Tomasso is new at school. He has trouble finding friends. So he makes some, instead. There is a ball named Roland. And a milk carton called Coco. That is the story of Make New Friends, by Joshua David Stein. …

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Thinking Differently

September 10, 2025

Lynda Mullaly Hunt has a new book out called Wish in a Tree. Its main character is Oliver. His brain works differently from his classmates’ brains. He wishes he were like everybody else. But he learns to love himself. Hunt…

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Science

Stealing Stings

September 5, 2025

Below the ocean surface lurks a thief. The animal is called a nudibranch (noo-dih-brank). It is found in all the world’s oceans. These colorful sea slugs do not have a shell. They are not spiny. So how do they stay…

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Science

Strange Slugs

September 5, 2025

There are more than 3,000 species of nudibranchs. They vary in color, shape, and size. Here are three. What do they look like to you? Pikachu This sea slug (above) was nicknamed after a Pokémon character. It grows less than…

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