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."

Army takes power in Gabon

Gabon fact file

India prepares for G20 meeting in Delhi

Ban on abayas in French schools

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Safety checks ordered for schools

What is RAAC?

WORD OF THE WEEK

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

Totem pole to be returned

Fans mark Hogwarts Day

Tram named after Lioness

Second Hand September begins

Around the world

Is cereal better than toast? • Both are breakfast heroes – but it’s time to choose a champion.

Freedom to play • The chess champion who had to flee her country.

A poem fit for a queen

Art as an act of protest

“”THEY SAID IT!

Native birds are back in the wild

Problems for penguins

Search oak for silk button galls

Car users can help with survey

Animal of the week

Computers that can think for themselves • How artificial intelligence is changing the way we live.

Three big steps for artificial intelligence

Laughter truly is the best medicine

The different types of giggles

Neptune’s dark spot is seen from Earth

Photos of the week

Athletes enjoy World Games

THE WEEK’S WINNERS…

Numbers to know

It’s good to ask for help • Learning how to ask others to lend a hand is an important life skill.

Ways to ask someone to give you a hand

I needed help to start a piece of writing

Step into a Moon palace • This travelling art and science project is dedicated to a famous engineer.

Three more space-related activities

5 new book series not to miss • Do you enjoy adventures that come in a series? Get started with these first books.

Brilliant Black British History

Atinuke • The author reveals a couple of her favourite characters from her book.

READERS RECOMMEND

The Wigtown festival turns 25 • At the end of September, Wigtown turns into a circus of all kinds of book-related fun.

BOOK BITES

ON MY SHELF

Shake your maracas • Go crazy and dance like a monkey with Samba de Amigo: Party Central.

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

PODCAST OF THE WEEK

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Make recycled fabric pots

Puzzles

A strange place to get a drink

Fathers pose for a special cause

Slippery wrestlers get the gravy

Be friendly and spread joy

Editor’s note

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

Our fundraising challenge

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Teacher OF THE WEEK

READERS RESPOND

THE WEEK Junior SHOW

Quiz of the week

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