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Kung Fu Panda Returns

February 8, 2023

Jack Black returns as Po in Season 2 of the Netflix original series Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight. I had a chance to talk with Peter Hastings. He’s one of the executive producers. I learned more about the show…

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Let's Talk with Jason Chin

January 18, 2023

Jason Chin is an author and illustrator. His new book, The Universe in You, explores life under the microscope. He spoke with TFK Kid Reporter Sarayu Bhumula. What inspired the book? It started as a question: “How small is the…

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The Magic of Matilda

January 11, 2023

Maybe you’ve read Roald Dahl’s Matilda. Maybe you’ve watched the 1996 movie or seen the stage musical. The story of a young girl who saves her school from an evil headmistress isn’t one people soon forget. Roald Dahl’s Matilda: The…

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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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