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JANUARY 24, 2020 ● VOL . 10 ● NO. 15 EDITION 3–4
THE BTS EFFECT
The South Korean pop stars are inspiring
fans around the world to support good causes.
timeforkids.com
TH E BRIE F WORLD
“Every
FOR THE RECORD
ROYAL EXIT
BROWN BIRD DESIGN FOR TIME
By Brian S. McGrath
single roll
Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
made an announcement on January 8. The is about how
duke and duchess of Sussex said they would many Americans
have caught
you place,
“step back as ‘senior’ members” of the THE FLU in what’s on
royal family. The message appeared on their track to be one of the worst flu seasons in years,
Instagram page. according to government data released January 3.
The two say they want to lead lives
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you want it
separate from the royal family. They plan to
support themselves financially. They will
split their time between the United Kingdom
and North America.
to be in the
No member of the royal family has ever
“stepped back” in this way. A royal’s job is
to support charities and do other work that
benefits the public.
correct
Harry and Meghan said they will “honor is how high steam, ash, and
our duty” to Britain. But they plan to focus pebbles shot into the air
CHRIS JACKSON—GETTY IMAGES
on their own charity. They also want privacy after the TAAL VOLCANO
erupted in the Philippines
as they raise their son, Archie. They say
spot,”
on January 12. Taal is
British newspapers have printed unfair the Philippines’ second-
Stop and Think! stories about them. most-active volcano. It
On January 13, Queen Elizabeth issued a spewed ash as far as
WHY does the press report on capital city Manila,
public figures, such as Prince statement. The royal family is “supportive of 45 miles away.
THE NEXT STEP Meghan Harry and Meghan Markle? Harry and Meghan’s desire to create a new
Markle and Prince Harry said MAXTON HERST, a senior at Bullock Creek High
What might lead a public figure
greet reporters in London, life,” she said. “We respect and understand School, in Midland, Michigan. Herst and his classmates
to say that a story is unfair?
England, on January 7. their wish.” built a 16-foot-tall pyramid over winter break using
27,434 rolls of toilet paper. They hope to break the world
record and raise money for the school robotics team.
SPACE DATA
DEEP
TEEN FINDS NEW PLANET DIVE Korean popular music found massive global
success last year. Read below to see how
NEWS STORIES MAY INCLUDE REPORTING FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
BTS and others scored big in 2019.
By Karena Phan
NASA recently announced a new planet. It was The number of streams for the song
discovered by 17-year-old Wolf Cukier during his DISTANT WORLD Wolf Cukier discovered “Boy with Luv” by BTS, featuring Halsey
TOI 1338 b (the black dot). In this
summer internship at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight illustration, the planet orbits its two stars.
Center, in Maryland. Wolf monitored data collected
The number of streams for the song “Baby Shark.”
from TESS, a NASA satellite. TESS stands for Transiting wrong,” he said, according to NASA. “It turned out to The catchy tune was created by Pinkfong, a
Exoplanet Survey Satellite. Its mission is to find be a planet.” Korean children’s educational brand.
planets outside our solar system. The planet is called TOI 1338 b. It’s nearly seven
Wolf noticed a signal from planetary system times the size of Earth. It’s “like Tatooine from Star Wars”
TOI 1338. TOI stands for TESS Object of Interest. because it orbits two stars, Wolf told TIME for Kids. The number of times K-pop band SuperM’s The 1st Mini-Album was
“I thought it was a stellar eclipse, but the timing was To read an interview with Wolf, go to timeforkids.com. bought within a week of its release.
FROM LEFT: COURTESY BEN CUKIER; CHRIS SMITH—NASA’S GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER EMOJIPEDIA.ORG, USING APPLE IOS 13.2 SET (13). SOURCE: NIELSEN
COVER: SARA JAYE WEISS—SHUTTERSTOCK
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COVE R ARTS ROCKING EVE BTS performs live in New York
and merchandise sales. Plus City’s Times Square on New Year’s Eve 2019.
there were donations from
BTS, its record label, and
the BTS ARMY.
Fans of K-pop band BTS are BTS on its list of the 100 most hearing impairment. BTS are PAY IT FORWARD
influential people in 2019. also working with Formula E Jailynne and her mom are
inspired to give back to others.
Their next album comes out in electric cars this year to raise inspired by BTS. They joined
February. awareness about climate the BTS fan group One in an
Jailynne Garcia loves the Fans like Jailynne are proud change. The band wants its ARMY (OIAA). It leads projects
South Korean pop group BTS. members of the BTS ARMY. fans to embrace clean energy. to help people in need.
She’s 10 years old. Her mom (ARMY stands for Adorable One of the biggest BTS OIAA started in 2018. “Some
introduced her to the group. Representative M.C. for Youth.) campaigns so far is with the of us thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be
SHUTTERSTOCK
“I like how funny they are, BTS are glad their fans feel United Nations Children’s Fund amazing if we focused all that
that they’re good dancers and connected to them. “That (UNICEF). The campaign is power to do good things in the
singers. And that they help was our goal, to create this called Love Myself. Its goal is world?’” Erika Overton says.
people,” Jailynne told TIME empathy that people can relate to protect children and teens She is an OIAA volunteer.
BIG SPEECH BTS member RM gives a speech at the United Nations, in
for Kids. to,” Suga told TIME in 2018. from violence. “Our fans have The group has run about 20 New York, on September 24, 2018.
BTS debuted in 2013. There become a major part of this charitable campaigns since it
are seven members. They are THE BAND GIVES BACK campaign with their action began.
J-Hope, Jimin, Jin, Jung Kook, In March 2019, the Korea and enthusiasm,” RM said. OIAA has raised money
RM, Suga, and V. Their songs Times reported that Suga He gave a speech at the for refugees, the environment,
are mostly in Korean. But they donated $88,000 to the United Nations in 2018. “We and more. Most people
are international superstars. Korea Pediatric Cancer truly have the best fans in the donate just a dollar. That way,
Their YouTube videos have Foundation. RM gave away world.” Love Myself raised “everyone can feel like they
MARK GARTEN—UNICEF
MARK GARTEN—UNICEF
gotten more than 3 billion views. more than $83,000 six $2.3 million. The are contributing toward the
They had three Number 1 months later. That went to the money came goal,” Overton says.
albums on the Billboard chart Seoul Samsung School. The from album Jailynne hopes the BTS
in a year. And TIME included money helped students with ARMY will grow and
continue to do good
deeds. “The more people
like me that are doing
this, the more happiness
GROWING GOOD $28,000 for One Tree Planted.
In Malaysia, the fan group BTS
One way the BTS ARMY gives back is for Charity (below) formed the Green
it brings to others. And a by planting trees. Some fans donate Namu Project. The group met in
bigger change there is in to One Tree Planted. This group November. They planted trees to
the world,” she says. plants trees around the world. The celebrate the birthdays of three BTS
—By Constance Gibbs BTS ARMY has raised more than members.
FOR YOUTH Power Words
BTS appear
with UNICEF’s
Lilly Singh
debut verb: to make a first
(center left) and public appearance
Henrietta empathy noun: the ability to
H. Fore. understand another’s feelings
refugee noun: a person who
flees his or her home country
for safety
COURTESY GREEN NAMU PROJECT AND BTS FOR CHARITY
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U.S.
Power Words
exclude verb: to leave out
rural adjective: having to
do with the countryside or
the people who live there
ON THE ROAD Students
in Talladega County,
Alabama, do homework
during their bus ride.
CLOSING
COURTESY GOOGLE
THE GAP
Schools are finding creative and technology tools as some These use cell-phone networks
ways to keep kids online. of your classmates—that’s the to access the Internet. Students
homework gap,” Beth Holland in some communities have
Students in Talladega County, told TIME for Kids. She works created Wi-Fi maps. These let
Alabama, are given a laptop or at the Consortium for School kids know about local businesses,
a tablet. They use them in class Networking. such as cafés, which provide
and at home. Internet to their customers.
But Talladega County is in DRIVING CHANGE Talladega County created
rural Alabama. Many students About one in five homes with “rolling study halls.” Many
live in small towns or in the school-age kids doesn’t have students ride the bus to and
countryside. Internet access high-speed Internet access. from school each day. The
is delivered using towers and That’s according to a Pew average ride each way is an hour.
underground cables. But they Research study. And 17% of Some are as long as 90 minutes.
don’t always reach these areas. teens say lack of steady Internet In 2018, wireless Internet
In some homes, it’s impossible sometimes means they can’t was installed on six school
to access the Internet. do homework. “Kids are buses. Now students do
Experts call this the being excluded from learning homework while they ride. A
“homework gap.” That’s opportunities,” Holland says. teacher comes along to help.
because it’s difficult for some Schools around the country Vicky Ozment is the deputy
students to do homework online. have found creative ways to superintendent for Talladega
“When you go home at the end close the homework gap. In some County Schools. She says rolling
of the day and you can no longer school libraries, students study halls have “leveled the
access the same information can borrow mobile hot spots. playing field.” —By Shay Maunz
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ME DIA LITE R ACY
FIND THE FACTS
Fact-checkers help make sure this? First, he reads each article. magazine. When fact-checking,
publications are error-free. He underlines information she pays attention to even the
that can be proven. Examples smallest details. “For example,
More than half of teens learn include numbers and historical if someone writes ‘a stack of
about the news from social- details. He then looks for a books’ in an article, I need to
media sources and YouTube primary source to confirm the find out if it’s really a ‘stack’ or
videos. That’s according to a information. Primary sources if it’s just a couple of books,”
2019 Common Sense Media are firsthand accounts. They Fabry says.
survey. But the information include official websites and What’s the best part of being
on those sites is not always autobiographies. a fact-checker? “I really enjoy
trustworthy. If Mamone can’t find a getting to work with writers and
“There’s more misinformation primary source, he’ll look for editors,” Fabry says. “It can be
out there than ever,” Jordan three secondary sources to very collaborative.” Mamone
Mamone says. He works as a fact- confirm a fact. Secondary sees another benefit: “The
checker at TIME for Kids. “It’s sources describe what a primary topics that you’re researching
really important to learn about source says. They include are constantly changing,” he
your sources,” he adds. Mamone newspaper articles and books. says. “You’re always learning!”
works with writers and editors Mamone doesn’t rely on every —By Rebecca Mordechai
to make sure people can trust secondary source. He avoids
what they read. those that are outdated or biased. Power Words
He also skips sources that may biased adjective: prejudiced for
GETTING IT RIGHT not have been fact-checked. or against someone or something
Mamone verifies all of the facts These include personal blogs. collaborative adjective:
in an issue of TFK before it is Merrill Fabry is also a fact- involving two or more people
working together
published. How does he do checker. She works for TIME
CHECKING IN Jordan
Mamone and writer
Rebecca Mordechai
confirm facts in
this article.
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UNIVERSAL PICTURES
ANIMAL ADVENTURES
Dr. John Dolittle is a veterinarian with a gift: He They include a gorilla, a duck, and a polar bear.
can talk to animals. The character first appeared Tommy Stubbins, Dr. Dolittle’s helper, joins him
100 years ago in the novel The Story of Doctor on the trip. Actor HARRY COLLETT (pictured, center
Dolittle. His adventures have been made into right), 16, plays Tommy. “When Tommy goes on
movies. Dolittle is the latest. this massive quest with Dolittle, he learns to bring
In the film, England’s Queen Victoria becomes out his inner self,” Harry told TFK Kid Reporter
ill. Dr. Dolittle sets out in search of a cure. Mira McInnes. “He becomes a more brave and
During his travels, his friends are there to help. exciting person.” Dolittle hit theaters January 17.
IGGY’S WORLD
Nine-year-old Iggy Frangi isn’t afraid to be himself.
He has a lot of great ideas. But sometimes, they don’t go
according to plan.
The Best of Iggy is about the misadventures of this
FROM LEFT: AMY PERL PHOTOGRAPHY; STEPHEN BLUE FOR TIME FOR KIDS
mischievous boy. Author ANNIE BARROWS calls him a
“kid who is living in the moment.”
Barrows also wrote the popular series Ivy + Bean.
It’s about two girls who are best friends, even
though their personalities are very different.
Barrows told TFK that Iggy’s character was
inspired by the young readers she met while
traveling to schools to talk about the books.
Some kids seemed to be troublemakers, like
Iggy. But Barrows knew there was more to
them. “Just because somebody calls you a
troublemaker doesn’t mean you’re bad at all,”
she says. —By Karena Phan
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