The Week Junior

"When you are young, you’re naturally curious about the world and everything in it. But the world seems made for grown-ups; complex and unknowable. That’s why we’ve created The Week Junior. It explains the news and events in ways that children understand; immediate, colourful, exciting. From news to nature, science to geography, and sport to books, The Week Junior explores an extraordinary array of topics from around the globe. Written to engage a young person’s point of view, without spoon-feeding or patronising, it explains events in a safe, accessible and inspiring way."

King expresses regret in Kenya

Kenya opens to Africans

Aid groups ask for a ceasefire in Gaza

Transforming the past

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

King’s Speech opens Parliament

UK’s AI Safety Summit

WORD OF THE WEEK

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

UK’s first child-friendly city

Plastic made into poppies

Lonely sheep saved at last

England’s changing voices

THE WEEK’S SILLIEST HEADLINE

Around the world

Should fireworks be banned? • Some people say they are bad news for people and animals.

What you need to know

LAST WEEK’S POLL

Three reasons why fireworks should be banned

Three reasons why fireworks should not be banned

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

The juggling record breaker • Simeon Graham, 15, taught himself the circus skill.

Phyllis Latour 1921–2023 • Phyllis was a secret agent (a spy) during the Second World War.

“” THEY SAID IT!

Cat have 276 unique expressions

Cats choose to ignore calls

Atlantic salmon jump upstream

Starfish are all head and no limbs

Madagascar pochard

We remember those who have died in war • Every year we pay tribute to those who died fighting in wars.

Celebrating the poppy

How dust destroyed the dinosaurs

The longest neck ever seen

Photos of the week

New WBBL season starts

Basketball in numbers

THE WEEK’S WINNERS…

Make a noise about bullying • Speaking up and being kind to others is good for you too.

The difference between banter and bullying

Kindness awards

Opening up animation • Get lost in a world of moving pictures.

What else is on at the festival?

The Hunger Games takes to the stage

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

5 new books in popular series • These stories pick up the tale from where their authors last left off.

Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

Pedro Martin • The illustrator and author remembers his best (worst) family holidays.

READERS RECOMMEND

YOUR TURN

What makes you feel warm? • A new poem looks at how kindness is connected to warmth.

BOOK BITES

ON MY SHELF

Discover more music • Latest features from music-streaming apps change the way we listen.

GAME OF THE WEEK

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

Write a Diwali poem

Puzzles

Seeking out a rare snail shell

A super Spider-Man spectacular

The grand price of a steak dinner

Choose your cinema pee break

Editor’s note

Amnesty International

The heroes of the Second World War

“What Makes Me Different” creative writing competition

GET INVOLVED

YOUR PHOTOS • We’d love to see your snaps. Send them to us at hello@theweekjunior.co.uk Don’t forget to tell us why you took them.

Teacher OF THE WEEK

READERS RESPOND

THE WEEK Junior SHOW

Quiz of the week

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