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

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

WORD OF THE WEEK

Editor’s note

Listen to it! • This week Bex, Eve and Joe discuss their favourite characters from the Toy Story films

Tanker seized in Channel

Sanctions on Russia

US and Iran agree to sign a peace deal

New protection for marine area

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Social media ban for under-16s

The ban in Australia

A week to celebrate nature

Parkrun’s millionth event

Boy discovers ancient tooth

Birthday honours list is announced

Around the world

Should the UK rejoin the EU? • Ten years on, people are still debating the result of the vote.

A bright idea to help a butterfly • Gareth Tilley found a way to track a rare species.

A challenge for charity

Speaking up for children

THEY SAID IT!

Mangroves are growing back

Surviving in salty water

NATURE SPY • Spot the lights of glow-worms on grass stalks

Bumblebees learn to solve problems

ANIMAL OF THE WEEK • Great white shark

GOOD WEEK

BAD WEEK

WHAT DOES HOPE MEAN TO YOU? • We want to hear from our readers for a very special issue of the magazine.

Artemis 3 crew and plans unveiled

From catwalk to Moonwalk

Reviving an ancient way of making salt

The largest scorpion that ever lived

FIND OUT MORE

Photos of the week

Exciting start to World Cup

Numbers to know

THE WEEK’S WINNERS…

The power of music • Discover how music can help you in all sorts of ways.

“Music makes me happy”

Ways to try out the power of tunes

A battle between toys and tech • In Toy Story 5 the toys are pitted against a frog-shaped tablet called Lilypad.

Creating Lilypad

Three actors in Toy Story 5

5 more books about giants • Discover other stories that feature tales of very tall beings on epic adventures.

The Thing About Giants

WIN! • We’re giving away five copies of The Thing About Giants

Christopher Galvin • Find out what the author would do if he was a giant for the day.

READERS RECOMMEND • Name: Rayyan

Great graphic novels • These comic book-style stories, which tell gripping tales through the power of words and pictures, are on the Graphic Novel of the Year Award shortlist.

Get the picture • Nintendo’s new phone app turns your photos into mini-games.

UPDATE OF THE WEEK

PODCAST OF THE WEEK

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Make a stick insect from twigs • Build your own funky bug from twigs and tissue paper.

That’s unbelievable!

Puzzles

Tackling a problem in our local woods • Name: Primary 3 and 4

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

TEACHER OF THE WEEK

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Quiz of the week

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