The Week Junior

The Week Junior is a brilliant current affairs magazine for children aged between 8 and 14. It’s filled with fascinating stories and information, written to engage curious young minds and encourage them to explore and understand the world around them.

Brazil’s parliament attacked

The US Capitol attack

£7 billion raised to help Pakistan rebuild

Orthodox Christmas marked

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

PM’s speech sets out his main aims

Labour reveals its plans

WORD OF THE WEEK

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

Teachers strike in Scotland

Call-out for canal cleaners

Magic playground to open

Leeds starts its Year of Culture

Around the world

Is the cinema better than home? • Some say watching films at home is better than the cinema.

Jenna’s big journey • Wednesday star Jenna Ortega set to shine in 2023.

Selfless boy’s food store

Stage star shines a light

London Zoo does its big count

2022’s new wild species

Starling murmurations gather in the skies

Shark detectives wanted

Good week

Bad week

Walrus

Can all birds catch avian (bird) flu?

Check out how shopping • How supermarkets changed evolved shopping – and society – forever.

Tricks of the trade

Rounded stones bounce best on water

Stone Age people could write

Photos of the week

Snowball tournament returns

THE WEEK’S WINNERS…

Sporting snowballs

Beat the winter chills • Making the most of the dark and cold months can boost your wellbeing.

Get outside with friends

“I enjoy movie night”

Welcome the Year of the Rabbit • Get ready for Chinese New Year – a celebration of a new beginning and a time to wish for good luck.

Chinese New Year celebrations to visit in the UK

British artists top 2022 charts

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

All aboard for fun • Learn about trains and tubes with these websites, apps and driver games.

APP OF THE WEEK

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

5 books about ancient Egypt • Shine a light on the wondrous world of the pharaohs with these illuminating reads.

A Tricky Kind of Magic

Nigel Baines • The Tricky Kind of Magic author reveals his best childhood holiday memory.

The Primrose Railway Children

Judo • Get to grips with a martial art when you try…

HOW, WHAT, WHERE?

“IT MAKES YOU STRONGER!”

Make a memory tree

Puzzles

A deliciously rare collection

Lost dog goes on mystery tour

Happy Henry’s vacuum vacation

Spooked by a flying saucer

Editor’s note

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

The 100 Day Streak

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