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

Editor’s note

Listen to it! • The team speak to nature campaigner Kalpana Arias for the Be Hope podcast takeover.

EU sets out online safety rules

How are EU laws made?

World leaders speak at United Nations

Ed Sheeran’s US tour trouble

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Limit placed on fast fashion ads

Other advertising bans

Flights disrupted again

Wing-walker raises money

New coin celebrates Wicked

British Beach Clean under way

Around the world

Should e-scooters be banned? • Some people think they are a nuisance and even dangerous.

Celebrating World News Day • Eve Gardiner on the importance of journalism.

Winning big at Pokémon

Football freestyle fanatic

THEY SAID IT!

Nine new sponge species found

What is deep-sea mining?

Spot this strangely named flower

Tracking autumn’s changing colours

ANIMAL OF THE WEEK • Turtle dove

GOOD WEEK

BAD WEEK

A fascinating land of snow and ice • Why scientists and explorers are captivated by Antarctica.

Dinosaur dung leads to discovery

The discovery of coprolites

Clocks can’t keep up with Earth’s rotation

Ancient art may celebrate pets

AMAZING INVENTIONS • A car that never needs charging

Photos of the week

School Games stars shine

School Games stats

THE WEEK’S WINNERS…

Connect with languages • Learning languages boosts your brain and brings people together.

Challenge yourself

“Speaking Nepali connects me to my culture”

Show reveals 200 years of learning • A special exhibition looks at a university’s work over the last two centuries.

William Ramsay

Three items in the exhibition

New The Voice UK hosts announced

FILM CLUB • The first movie in a popular film series.

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

5 more books inspired by classics • Check out these fun reads – they’re based on classic stories but have their own twists.

The Neverland Thieves

WIN! • We’re giving away five copies of The Neverland Thieves

Katie and Kevin Tsang • The authors talk about how they write together and if they believe in fairies.

READERS RECOMMEND

The power of languages • Lawrence Schimel talks about translating books.

A treat for your ears

ON MY SHELF

Gaming records • The Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition spotlights gaming feats.

APP OF THE WEEK

PODCAST OF THE WEEK

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Make flower seed balls • Plant wildflowers for next spring with these little parcels.

That’s unbelievable!

Puzzles

Winning a competition

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

TEACHER OF THE WEEK

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