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."

Doctors stage more strikes

What about Scotland?

Ex-president Donald Trump goes to court

Special events mark Easter

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Coronation plans announced

A royal invitation

WORD OF THE WEEK

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

TikTok fined for under-age users

Scotland’s driverless buses

Welsh history rediscovered

New advice for eating seafood

Around the world

Is writing by hand better than typing? • Some people think that writing by hand is a better way to work.

Powered by jelly beans • Robin Stevens describes how she writes her books.

The online science whizz

Canada’s super swimmer

THEY SAID IT!

The animals that protect Earth

Wild cherry trees burst into blossom

Four day-old zebrafish can count

Animal of the week • New Guinea singing dog

Good week

Bad week

How do mammals and marsupials differ?

Bringing sports and music fans together • Discover the secrets of world-famous Wembley Stadium.

Three memorable Wembley Stadium moments

Sounds badly affect one in five

Plants don’t suffer in silence – they get noisy

NASA saves its forest scanner

NEW ISSUE ALERT!

Photos of the week

Olympic dream going strong

Weightlifting explained

THE WEEK’S WINNERS…

Feel more confident • Boost your self-belief by how you sit or stand.

Focus your mind

“I squeeze my hands”

The Snow Queen arrives • An inspiring wheelchair-user dance company is taking to the stage.

Three inclusive dance and theatre groups

5 new books about time travel • Explore the past, present and future with these adventure stories.

My Especially Weird Week With Tess

Anna Woltz • The author tells The Week Junior about her time on Texel island.

READERS RECOMMEND

Rock pooling • Discover fascinating seaside creatures and plants when you go…

HOW, WHAT, WHERE?

“IT’S FUN GOING TO THE BEACH”

Create a self-portrait

Puzzles

Trainers go this way and that

Royal waxworks scare tourists

Hobby leads to a giant nugget

A blossoming talent

Editor’s note

Magic Breakfast

Trees uprooted in Plymouth

Get creative this Earth Day

YOUR PHOTOS • We’d love to see your snaps. Send them to us at hello@theweekjunior.co.uk Don’t forget to tell us why you took them.

Teacher OF THE WEEK

READERS RESPOND

THE WEEK Junior SHOW

Quiz of the week

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