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."

The big picture

Something worth talking about • Lost for words? Try starting a conversation with one of these questions, inspired by stories this magazine.

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

WORD OF THE WEEK • CONKER

Editor’s note

Listen to it! • This week, Bex, Eve and Joe reveal the fantasy lands where they would most like to go.

First step towards peace

Aid arrives in Gaza

Nobel Peace Prize winner is announced

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Green turtles make a comeback

Car companies taken to court

What is diesel?

Summer brings mast year

Best family museum named

A jumbo pumpkin display

Pupils concerned over AI accuracy

Around the world

Are AI actors a good idea? • A computer-generated actor could become the next big star.

Aiming to bring people together • Meet Sarah Mullally, the new Archbishop of Canterbury.

Sharing to help others

Green athlete of the year

THEY SAID IT!

Renewables overtake coal

The rise of electric cars

NATURE SPY • Check beaches for sea mice after bad weather

Helping farmers… and elephants

ANIMAL OF THE WEEK • South American tapir

GOOD WEEK

BAD WEEK

A land of magical creatures and adventure • C.S. Lewis invented a world where good battled evil.

Other famous fantasy lands

Rare “sword dragon” identified

The Jurassic Coast

Nobel Prize winners for science announced

The science behind ghostly lights

AMAZING INVENTIONS • Using ants to make yoghurt

Photos of the week

Speedgolf champions crowned

Junior events

THE WEEK’S WINNERS…

Get into the zone • Concentrating on something you love makes you feel happy and motivated.

Finding your flow

How do you know you’re in the zone?

The Twits cause chaos • The Roald Dahl book about that thoroughly nasty couple has been turned into a film.

A big friendly show

Three more gruesome twosomes

Create our festive cover

5 books starring animals • Curl up with these heartwarming stories where animals are true heroes.

Fear Files: Hide and Seek

Christopher Edge • The Fear Files: Hide and Seek author reveals his favourite ghost story.

READERS RECOMMEND

Pokémon in the city • Pokémon Legends: Z-A will get you catching critters and evolving them all over again.

PODCAST OF THE WEEK

APP OF THE WEEK

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Make a Diwali decoration • Brighten your home with these colourful paper creations.

That’s unbelievable!

Puzzles

A photography champion

TEACHER OF THE WEEK

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

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