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Historia de hermanas

March 14, 2024

Haili Smith, de 16 años, dice que ella y su hermana, Brooke, “tienen gustos muy diferentes en cuanto a los libros”. A Haili le gustan los libros espeluznantes. A Brooke, de 13 años, le gusta la fantasía. Pero comparten la…

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Good Reads

March 13, 2024

We asked TFK Kid Reporters to review some new books that readers might enjoy. Here’s what they had to say. Daughters of the Lamp Sahara has always felt insignificant. She follows logic and always has a plan. But a…

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Un año en el espacio

February 29, 2024

El 27 de septiembre de 2023, Frank Rubio batió el récord del vuelo espacial más largo de Estados Unidos. Cuando regresó, comió una ensalada. “Lo que la mayoría de nosotros anhelamos cuando regresamos es comida fresca”, dijo a TIME. Eso…

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A Place to Play

February 15, 2024

There’s a new place for kids to play in Kennewick, Washington, called Kason’s Korner. It’s named for Kason Creed. He’s the boy who inspired it. Nine-year-old Kason has cerebral palsy. The condition affects his ability to walk, so he uses…

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Animal Action

February 14, 2024

In December, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) turned 50. It has rescued many animals and plants from going extinct. The ESA passed in 1973. A list of endangered and threatened species of plants and animals was made. Harming these species…

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Kid of the Week: Sedi Awoonor

January 11, 2024

Can you talk about your charity? It started as a family project. My parents would donate used clothing, shoes, and toys to people who were less fortunate. I started my charity when I was 5 or 6 years old. It’s…

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Sea Change

January 11, 2024

Enric Sala is standing under a replica of a right whale, at the natural history museum in Washington, D.C. Sala is talking about whale poop. That poop is food for tiny ocean organisms called plankton, he says. Plankton absorbs carbon…

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Opinion

Should Libraries Charge Late Fees?

January 10, 2024

Have you ever been fined for returning a book to the library after its due date? Many libraries charge late fees. How else would they get anyone to return their books? But the practice could be on its way out,…

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Going Solar

January 3, 2024

One night in May, a group of people gathered around a computer monitor on a rooftop. They were scientists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). The monitor was linked to equipment that could receive transmissions from a satellite. The…

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El efecto Taylor

December 21, 2023

Cuando Taylor Swift cuenta una historia, escuchas. Esta es sobre un momento en el que le rompieron el corazón. Tenía 17 años. Había conseguido la mayor oportunidad de su vida hasta el momento, abriendo para la estrella del country Kenny…

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What's That Sound?

December 21, 2023

Think of a sound that’s important to you. Got it? Now imagine that sound— poof! —suddenly disappearing from the world. Sound Detectives is a podcast presented by actor and TV host LeVar Burton. In each episode, a sound vanishes. It…

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Pictures of 2023

December 7, 2023

This year, we planned a moon mission. Sports teams celebrated victories, and a king was crowned. In many ways, 2023 looked like years past. But look closer and you’ll see that familiar events can be extraordinary. NASA’s Artemis crew is…

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The Best Inventions of 2023

November 30, 2023

Every year, TIME magazine puts out its list of the year’s best inventions. Some of these help us solve problems. Others make life easier, or more fun. TIME for Kids features 10 of them here. Which one do you think…

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Enciendan sus motores

November 2, 2023

Jaxon Porter es más feliz al volante. Al salir de una curva, pone su kart en marcha alta y acelera a 70 mph. “Me encanta ir rápido”, dijo Jaxon a TIME for Kids. “Cuando me subo a ese auto, casi…

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Being a Buddy

October 12, 2023

Sammie Vance, 14, knows there’s nothing worse than feeling left out. For years, she’s been helping kids who feel lonely make friends. “There was one little boy at school, younger than me,” she told TIME for Kids. “He would see…

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Inicio de sesión

October 5, 2023

Brooke Tindal solía despertarse a las 5:50 a.m. Viajaba 16 millas a través de la Ciudad de Nueva York hasta la escuela secundaria. Luego llegó la pandemia de COVID-19. Las escuelas ofrecieron enseñanza remota. Brooke de repente tuvo más tiempo.…

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