Careers

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Business

Parade Pro

November 17, 2025

On November 1, TFK Kid Reporter Vicky Sun interviewed Will Coss, the executive producer of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Coss leads several teams in designing and producing this annual event, which attracts millions of spectators and TV viewers, and…

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Arts

Movie Magic

November 13, 2025

TFK Kid Reporter Madeline Martinez spoke with Frances Hannon, the lead hair, makeup, and prosthetics designer for Wicked (2024) and Wicked: For Good (2025). Read her account below. The movie version of Wicked has earned more than $750 million dollars…

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Arts

Drawing Up Creativity

October 30, 2025

Tony DiTerlizzi is the author and illustrator of The Search for WondLa and cocreator of the series The Spiderwick Chronicles. He has been doing this work for more than 30 years. He considers himself lucky to do what he loves…

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Community

Power Up Online

October 23, 2025

Your career journey can take you anywhere you want to go, and power skills will help you along the way. Read about how people in four careers use power skills to get the job done. Then visit the Your Hot…

Audio

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Community

Start a Career Club

October 22, 2025

Have you ever considered starting a club at your school? Building your own club can be fun—especially when it’s one you’ve always wished you could join. When I was in elementary school, we had a Careers Day. I always enjoyed…

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Science

Team Tiger

October 22, 2025

You’ve probably gone to a birthday party for a person. How about for a tiger? A tiger at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, in Bay Lake, Florida, recently celebrated a big one. He turned a year old on September 26—and the park…

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Arts

Stamp of Approval

October 22, 2025

Getting a handwritten letter or card in the mail always feels special—and every piece of mail needs a stamp! Those sticky little squares accompany every note from a penpal and birthday card from a family member. But who makes the…

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Business

High Voltage

October 22, 2025

All kinds of devices, from computers and TVs to elevators and traffic lights, need electricity to run. When new buildings go up, brand-new electrical systems are installed from scratch. Wires and systems that carry electricity get old, or damaged, or…

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Science

Seriously Funny

October 16, 2025

Scientist and comedian Sophie Shrand created the television series Science with Sophie to make women in science more visible in the media. Shrand met with stude…

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Environment

Earth Architects

October 2, 2025

Pamela Conrad is a landscape architect at CMG Landscape Architecture, in San Francisco, California. Throughout her career, Conrad has been concerned with the environmental impact of her work. She’s the founder of an initiative called Climate Positive Design and the…