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."

Smoke pollutes US cities

Canada’s wildfires

Important dam is destroyed in Ukraine

Children rescued from jungle

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Boris Johnson resigns as an MP

Johnson’s honours list

WORD OF THE WEEK

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

Nicola Sturgeon arrested

Tudor prayer book found

Pigeon prolongs Christmas

Welsh festival rules criticised

Around the world

Are baths better than showers? • Having a bath is relaxing but showers are more efficient.

Building a better world for all of us • Pop star Leona Lewis is passionate about animals.

An engineer with a vision

Penguin hero wins prize

THEY SAID IT!

Moths are super pollinators

Rare butterfly causes a stir

Rose chafers shine in the Sun

Stand-in animals boost nature

Animal of the week

Good week

Bad week

How are ants so strong?

75 years of the Windrush generation • The arrival of a particular ship in 1948 changed the UK forever.

Deep sleep for space journeys

Stop watching the time

Photos of the week

City’s treble triumph

Happy Hammers

THE WEEK’S WINNERS…

Try journalling • Writing down your thoughts and feelings can boost your mental health.

“I write and draw”

Ideas for your journal

The magic of melas • Melas bring people together to celebrate South Asian music, food and dance.

More magical melas

Beano’s 85th anniversary show

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

5 books about protesting • From the Mud March to planting flowers, read about protests that changed things.

City of Stolen Magic

Nazneen Ahmed Pathak • The author of City of Stolen Magic explains why she wrote the book.

READERS RECOMMEND

Listen to literature • The long summer holidays are sorted, thanks to our eight top audiobooks.

MEET THE JUDGES Pamela Aculey • Say hello to the people who will decide which of the eight books wins this award.

Brilliant bugs • Get set for Insect Week with these websites and apps.

APP OF THE WEEK

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Make lemon posset

Puzzles

Big ducks land in Hong Kong

Daredevils take to the skies

Giant jellyfish found on beaches

The world runs short of pink

Editor’s note

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

My sister

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Teacher OF THE WEEK

READERS RESPOND

Quiz of the week

THE WEEK JUNIOR