"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."
US approves support for Ukraine
G20 meets in Kashmir
Sudan agrees to stop fighting for a week
Top footballer suffers racism
IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…
Water companies apologise
Paddle Out Protests
QUIZ
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
Sinn Féin’s election success
Show embraces fruit and veg
Ancient home to be rebuilt
Support for pupils missing school
Around the world
Should we eat gene-edited food? • Some people say that gene-edited food isn’t natural.
A royal portrait for a new King • Sarah Knights has created a unique painting.
Terrence Hardiman • The Demon Headmaster scared a generation of children in the 1990s.
“”THEY SAID IT!
The sharks that hold their breath
Whale sharks get tidy-ups
Cow parsley umbrellas open
Seeing the world in a different light • Colour blindness affects lots of people but they might not know.
Three unusual colours
3D scans reveal Titanic in full
An ancient road underwater
Sea monster bones found
Children value animals over people
NEW ISSUE ALERT!
Brilliant books • The shortlists for our very first children’s book awards have just been announced – and you can help choose one of the winners.
You decide
Meet our judges • Here are six of the fantastic book fans who will be on our panels.
Book cover of the year
Celebrations for City
Great Guardiola
THE WEEK’S WINNERS…
The benefits of helping others • Volunteering your time and effort can boost your happiness and confidence.
Helping others
Volunteering ideas that make a difference
Magical movies • Cinemagoers are in for a treat as exciting new films make their way to the big screen.
Three animated superhero teams
5 books for Bunny vs Monkey fans • Five fantastic comic books to enjoy and inspire fans to pick up their pens and draw.
The Wolf-Girl, the Greeks and the Gods
Tom Holland • The historian tells The Week Junior why fact can be just as good as fiction.
READERS RECOMMEND
Roll up! Roll up! • This new puzzle game takes a fantastic new approach to clearing up mess.
APP OF THE WEEK
PODCAST OF THE WEEK
CHANNEL OF THE WEEK
How to redraft your writing
Puzzles
That’s unbelievable!
Editor’s note
CHARITY OF THE WEEK
Celebrating the Coronation
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Teacher OF THE WEEK
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Quiz of the week
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