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."

Fighting breaks out in Sudan

Sudan fact file

Mission blasts off to Jupiter’s icy moons

US President visits Northern Ireland

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Protests disrupt horse race

Climate protest at snooker

WORD OF THE WEEK

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

Emergency alert for phones

Girlguiding gets new badges

Park to use its Welsh name

Artists draw the King’s pants

Around the world

Should the House of Lords be replaced? • Some people think the House of Lords is out of date and unfair.

Standing up for the environment • Nabilah Chowdhury is campaigning for change.

The pangolin protector

A colourful personality

Amur tigers have personality

Tigers double in India

St Mark’s flies swarm in the skies

Dogs sniff out water leaks

Dwarf reed snake

Good week

Bad week

Why do some animals have two legs and some have four?

NASA’s plan to return humans to the Moon • Next year, four astronauts will orbit Earth’s nearest neighbour.

A brief history of space travel

Honey is studied for its healing powers

The bees that use perfume

Thompson-Smith’s top targets

THE WEEK’S WINNERS…

Make friends with money • Keeping your cash safe and secure can make you feel more confident.

Go treasure hunting

How to manage money

Celebrating hip hop dancing • Breakin’ Convention marks 20 years of streetdance.

Streetdance around the UK

Protecting our planet • 22 April is Earth Day 2023 – and these websites may inspire you to take part.

CLIMATE GAME

TUMBLE

UNSEEN EMPIRE

5 books about fairies • Open up magical worlds through these tales of mythical creatures with wings.

Pets and Their People

Jess French • The vet and author talks to The Week Junior about why she loves her job.

READERS RECOMMEND

Muddy obstacle course • Run, climb and crawl through a…

HOW, WHAT, WHERE?

“I LOVE HOW MUDDY YOU GET”

Create flag art

Puzzles

That’s unbelievable!

Editor’s note

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

Puppy pandemonium

Help protect water voles

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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