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Meet Service Star Evan Shiu, 13, who volunteers as a youth soccer coach and mentor in the Bronx, New York. TFK Kid Reporter Ethan Yu spoke with Evan about his efforts. What kind of volunteering have you been doing recently?…
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…
Lock in, chat: Dictionary.com’s word of the year is 67. The online dictionary announced its pick on October 28. Last year, the site chose demure, a word that means “reserved, shy, or modest.” That choice was made after a TikTok…
At press time, the United States government has been shut down for 37 days. It’s the longest shutdown in U.S. history. The previous record was 35 days. The shutdown began on October 1 (see “TFK Explains: Government Shutdown”). During a…
Paleontologists have discovered two rare, duck-billed dinosaur skeletons in Wyoming. The skeletons are about 66 million years old. In addition to bones, these remains feature dinosaur body parts. The researchers note “stunningly” preserved skin and spikes. The scientists are from…
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto hoists the Most Valuable Player trophy on November 1, in Toronto, in Canada. The Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blu…
On October 30, the Sagrada Familia became the world’s tallest church, when part of its new central tower was added. Located in Barcelona, Spain, the church is now 534 feet tall. The next-tallest church, in Germany, hits 530 feet. …
On October 22, Misty Copeland took her final bow at Lincoln Center. That’s in New York City. The ballerina’s 3-year-old son, Jackson, was in the audience. “He got to see me dance for the very first time,” Copeland told TFK…
In June, JoJo Zager organized a donation drive. It was a benefit for the Community Food Bank of Macomb County, in Michigan. “I was trying to get 10,000 pounds” of food, the 11-year-old told TIME for Kids. And he was…
Join a community of kids who are making the world a better and brighter place. TFK Service Stars know that even the smallest actions can make a big impact. Mission Many millions of people in the United States live in…
Halloween is full of treats—and the occasional trick. But for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), a humanitarian organization, the real treat is supporting kids in need. Every year, UNICEF organizes an event called Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF. The event turns…
On October 16, TFK Kid Reporter Ethan Yu interviewed Mychal Threets, a librarian with millions of social-media followers. Threets was recently named host of a YouTube version of the TV show Reading Rainbow. Read Ethan’s account below. Have you ever…
TFK Kid Reporter Ethan Yu read The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli and interviewed its author, Karina Yan Glaser. Read Ethan’s thoughts below. Han Yu and Luli live in different times and places. Han Yu lives in China…
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…
Meet Service Star Foster Barinholtz, 12, who started a chapter of a community-service club in her hometown of Los Angeles, California. TFK Kid Reporter Aubrey Lamirault spoke with Foster about her efforts. What motivated you to start a chapter of…
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…
TFK Kid Reporter Aubrey Lamirault read Let’s Get Together and interviewed its author, Brandy Colbert. Read Aubrey’s thoughts below. Let’s Get Together is about two girls, Liberty and Kenya, who discover they’re long lost twins, separated at birth. Kenya is…
Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91. She was the world’s most famous primatologist (a person who studies apes). In a social-media post announcing her death on October 1, the Jane Goodall Institute called her “a tireless advocate…
