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Soaring Adventure

September 10, 2025

TFK Kid Reporter Vicky Sun speaks with author Jeanne Birdsall about her new book, The Library of Unruly Treasures. What inspired you to write this book? I’ve always wanted to be able to fly. All my life, especially when I…

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Making Magic

September 4, 2025

Imagine traveling around in space and time: visiting ancient Egypt, walking on the moon, and riding a flying dinosaur. Author Mary Pope Osborne brings these fantasies to life in the Magic Tree House books, her beloved series about siblings Jack…

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Boating Brothers

September 3, 2025

On August 30, three Scottish brothers completed a record-breaking journey: They rowed more than 9,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean in 139 days. Jamie, Ewan, and Lachlan Maclean started in Peru and rowed nonstop until they reached Australia. They’re the…

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Weathering the Storm

September 2, 2025

TFK Kid Reporter Asha Curley read Where Only Storms Grow and interviewed its author, Alyssa Colman. Read Asha’s thoughts below. Where Only Storms Grow, a novel by Alyssa Colman, takes place in the Oklahoma Panhandle in the 1930s during the…

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The Team Behind the Team

September 1, 2025

The NFL’s Brandon Copeland highlights the many jobs—behind the scenes and off the field—that make game day happen. “If you like sports,” he says, “there are so …

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Gen Alpha’s Impact

August 28, 2025

Members of Generation Alpha are introducing their parents to a whole new world. In July, public relations firm DKC released a report focusing on parents of kids ages 8 to 14. These kids are often referred to as Generation Alpha,…

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Health

Americans on the Move

August 28, 2025

About 80% of adults in the United States exercise regularly, according to a report from the Sports and Fitness Industry Association (SFIA). That’s 247 million people. The number has been going up in recent years, driven by big growth in…

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Little Legs

August 28, 2025

Corgi owners release their pups during the Corgi Race Vilnius 2025. The annual event took place in Vilnius, Lithuania, on August 23 and 24. Corgis competed in r…

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Technology

Phone-Free Schools

August 28, 2025

A Pew Research Center study released in July found that 74% of U.S. adults support banning phones in middle and high school classrooms. That’s up from 68% last year. State lawmakers are listening. So far, 37 states have passed…

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Little League Win

August 28, 2025

Twenty teams competed at the Little League Baseball World Series from August 13 to 24 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Ten teams represented the United States, and 10 teams were international. The team from Taiwan (pictured above) won the championship game on…

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Science

Birds in Trouble

August 28, 2025

Twice a week, Adam Knox jumps into a four-wheel-drive pickup and climbs to a forest high in the mountains of Hawaii. “You feel like you’re in Jumanji, or one of those adventure-type movies,” Knox tells TIME for Kids. “This is…

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Watching the Skies

August 28, 2025

Space is full of mysteries, from black holes to dark matter. Now, thanks to the world’s largest digital camera, astronomers have a new view of the universe. The Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) camera is part of the…

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Canine Care

August 28, 2025

Think of a situation that makes you nervous. Maybe you’re taking a test. Or maybe you’re at the doctor’s office, about to get a shot. Your mind races. Your heart pounds. Just then, a source of comfort walks in on…

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Opinion

Should People Be Polite to AI?

August 26, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming part of everyday life. According to a 2024 Pew Research survey, most AI experts say adults in the U.S. interact with AI several times a day. That means chatbots, such as ChatGPT, and other…

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Safe From Storms

August 21, 2025

Alyssa-Amor Gibbons grew up enduring hurricanes in Barbados. Now she designs buildings that keep people safe during storms. Gibbons relies on the power skill pr…

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Work It Out

August 20, 2025

Want to boost your grades? A quick exercise break could help, according to new research from the University of North Carolina Greensboro. A study was published in July in the journal Psychology of Sport and Exercise. It found that just…

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A Day at Daycare

August 18, 2025

What does it take to run a daycare and take care of children all day? Lueda Zylyftari knows firsthand. She owns and operates Adorable Faces Daycare, in Brooklyn, New York. She and her team help babies, toddlers, and young children…

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Historic Eruption

August 14, 2025

The sixth-strongest earthquake ever recorded hit Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29. It triggered tsunami warnings as waves rippled across the Pacific Ocean. And it may have contributed to the eruption of a long-dormant volcano. On August 3, the…

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Robot Rumble

August 14, 2025

Robots compete in a boxing match at the World Robot Expo, in Beijing, China. The expo took place from August 8 to 12. It showcased the latest in robotics, inclu…

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