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A Rover's Journey

January 5, 2023

Good Night Oppy is a feel-good film. It follows NASA’s Opportunity rover as the device explores Mars. The rover launched in 2003. Its mission was to look for clues that there was once water on the Red Planet. That would…

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Life Stories

January 5, 2023

What do Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson, Naomi Osaka, and Bruno Mars have in common? They’re Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have brightened our world. And they’re included in We Are Here. It’s an anthology of 30 biographies by Naomi…

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Good Reads

December 7, 2022

We asked TFK Kid Reporters to read and review some of the season’s best books. Here’s what they had to say. The Bridge Battle The Bridge Battle, by Jacqueline Davies, is a story about kindness and determination. Evan is good…

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Adventure Awaits

December 7, 2022

A storybook adventure comes to life in My Father’s Dragon. The new animated film tells a moving story about friendship. It’s based on a Newbery honor–winning children’s novel by Ruth Stiles Gannett. Jacob Tremblay, 16, stars as Elmer Elevator. Elmer’s…

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8 Questions for Ernő Rubik

November 30, 2022

Have you heard of the Rubik’s Cube? The mind-bending puzzle is one of the best-selling toys of all time. Recently, TFK Kid Reporter Shaan Glazer met up with its Hungarian inventor, Ernő Rubik, in New York City. 1. When—and why—did…

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A New Generation

November 9, 2022

Transformers: EarthSpark is a new animated series streaming on Paramount+. It’s based on the Transformers movies. The character Mo is voiced by Zion Broadnax (inset above, left), 11. Mo’s family moves from bustling Philadelphia to sleepy Witwicky, Pennsylvania. She and…

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Kids in the Kitchen

November 9, 2022

Dana Bowen (left) and Sara Kate Gillingham want to empower kids. Since 2017, they’ve run a cooking school for children in New York. Now they’re sharing their lessons in a new cookbook. It’s called Dynamite Kids Cooking School. “Each…

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The Kids are Back

October 13, 2022

The Mysterious Benedict Society is back. Season 2 will begin streaming on Disney+ on October 26. The series is based on the books by Trenton Lee Stewart. The society is composed of four gifted children. Reynie is compassionate and intuitive.…

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Bouncing Off the Page

October 5, 2022

Everyone’s favorite vampire bunny is back. And in vivid color! In Bunnicula: The Graphic Novel, James Howe adapts the original Bunnicula books for a new audience. Howe worked with writer Andrew Donkin and illustrator Stephen Gilpin. The result is visually…

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One of the Family

September 21, 2022

Josh Primm has moved to New York City with his parents. He’s shy, and slow to adjust to his new school. Then he makes a friend. A crocodile. Lyle is no ordinary crocodile. For one thing, he sings. Josh’s parents…

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