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."

Calls for calm in Lebanon-Israel

What’s going on in Gaza?

Sri Lankan voters elect new president

Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Workers accept pay deals

Doctors’ name change

WORD OF THE WEEK

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

Flooding across England

Glasgow to host Games

School cat wins award

New words added to dictionary

THE WEEK’S SILLIEST HEADLINE

Around the world

Should children use skincare products? • Skincare products are becoming popular with young people.

Kayak champion’s positive message • Teenager Rafaella wants to inspire others.

James Earl Jones 1931–2024 • The actor whose distinctive voice brought beloved characters to life.

THEY SAID IT!

Lizards use bubbles to breathe

Breathing underwater

Crab apples are ripening

Gibbons like to boogie

Good week / Bad week

Queen conch

What animal is the most grumpy?

Telling stories, finding out the facts • Why we need to protect fair, accurate and trustworthy news.

How to spot fake news

Scientists discover mystery behind USO

How are seismic waves measured?

Life on board the ISS

Large fossil find beneath a school

Dye makes skin see-through

Photos of the week

Women’s Super League kicks off

Under-20 World Cup

THE WEEK’S WINNERS…

Look after your eyes • A healthy diet, lots of screen breaks and regular check-ups keep eyes healthy.

A big celebration of books • The Week Junior Book Festival is back – bigger and better than ever.

Three reasons to come to our book festival

Sims-inspired film is on the way

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

5 books for National Poetry Day • Fire your imagination with these collections which may inspire you to write a poem too.

The Week Junior Big Book of Knowledge (Bloomsbury Education)

DID YOU KNOW? • Our Big Book of Knowledge has 256 brain-expanding pages. Here are a few of the amazing facts inside:

READERS RECOMMEND

Taking storytelling from the page to the stage • Kwame Alexander will perform at The Children’s Bookshow.

BOOK BITES

ON MY SHELF

Droid delight • Astro Bot is one of the cutest platform games you can play.

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

APP OF THE WEEK

GAME OF THE WEEK

Make stuffed sweet potato boats

Puzzles

Floki the fluffy footvolley star

Golden sausage rolls on the menu

Visit the world’s shortest street

Mushrooms control robots

Editor’s note

In2ScienceUK

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

BBC 500 Words

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YOUR PHOTOS

Teacher OF THE WEEK

READERS RESPOND

THE WEEK Junior SHOW

Quiz of the week

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