The Week Junior is a brilliant current affairs magazine for children aged between 8 and 14. It’s filled with fascinating stories and information, written to engage curious young minds and encourage them to explore and understand the world around them.
Three storms hit the UK
Big Jet TV takes off
Russia moves its troops into Ukraine
IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…
African vaccine hubs launched
Covid restrictions lifted in England
Covid-19 vaccine offered to five to 11-year-olds
WORD OF THE WEEK
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
Peace walls connected
Pupils’ seed cannon on sale
Tiny frog’s “banana drama”
Coins tested at Trial of the Pyx
Around the world
Are board games better than video games? • Some people say that you can’t beat a board game for fun.
What you need to know
LAST WEEK’S POLL
YES
NO
Celebrating the magic of books • Sharna Jackson says there is a book for everyone.
The night watch woman
Senegal’s plastic warrior
“”THEY SAID IT!
Animals go wild for perfumes
ECO TIP OF THE WEEK
Sweet smell of success
Hedgehogs making more of city life
Good week
Bad week
Animal of the week
If moths like light, why not fly in the daytime?
Unmasking Italy’s famous festival • Discover the sights and stories behind Carnevale di Venezia.
Other colourful carnivals
Prehistory’s weirdest wonders
The Cambrian Explosion
Solar probe images the surface of Venus
Gene link to love of nature
The biohybrid robot fish
Photos of the week
McLaren driver’s extreme journey
Extreme Eseason starts in the desert
WIN FOOTBALL TICKETS
The power of perseverance • Being determined to keep going can make you feel stronger.
Tips for persevering
Everybody starts somewhere
The story of Stonehenge • A new exhibition shines a light on the ancient monument.
Three stories about Stonehenge
World Book Day’s star-packed show
FILM CLUB • This hidden gem cost a fortune to make.
THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST
Augmented history • Learn about famous black people from the past using an AR app.
GAME OF THE WEEK
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
4 free books for World Book Day • You can get any of these great reads below for free by using the token on this page.
Goddess
Dr Janina Ramirez
Make paper daffodils
Puzzles
The dog that likes the high life
Boat travels from US to Norway
Record-breaking balancing skills
Potato perfume for sale
Editor’snote
CHARITY OF THE WEEK
Starting a Tree Town
BAFTA’s Young Presenter competition
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Teacher OF THE WEEK
POPJAM
THE WEEK Junior SHOW
Quiz of the week
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