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!

New punishment for activist

The UK and Hong Kong

TikTok told to change its addictive design

Winter Games sparkle in Italy

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Starmer faces calls to resign

What if the PM resigns?

Longer weather forecasts

US boosts UK film industry

A tartan gift for Greenland

Town’s last youth club saved

Around the world

Is it ok to send humans to space? • Some people think it’s better to send robots rather than people.

Turning a hobby into a career • Rebecca Cobb is an award-winning illustrator.

Sign of a good designer

Super swimming hero

THEY SAID IT!

Old boats make new island for birds

Super saltmarshes

NATURE SPY

Bricks to be homes for swifts

ANIMAL OF THE WEEK

GOOD WEEK

BAD WEEK

The natural fireworks that glow across skies • How particles from space cause a spectacular light show on Earth.

More sky displays from nature

Painting’s hidden secret

How infrared tech helps art

Taking the tang out of bitter grapefruit

Wooden tools could be oldest ever discovered

AMAZING INVENTIONS

Photos of the week

Exciting Six Nations start

Under-20 Six Nations

THE WEEK’S WINNERS…

Step up and take action • Taking the initiative means making a move to solve a problem.

Making a difference

Use your initiative…

Elliot’s quest to save the world • A musical show about ancient Greek gods has crash-landed at Polka Theatre.

The Last Bard

Brilliant beasts from Greek myths

Fans get first glimpse of Yoshi

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

5 books about castles • Step back in time with these books that are full of fascinating historical facts.

The Last Wolf

WIN! • We’re giving away five copies of The Last Wolf

Rob Biddulph • The author and illustrator talks about how The Last Wolf came to be.

READERS RECOMMEND

Putting your pets on the page • Emma McCann shares her top tips.

BOOK BITES

ON MY SHELF

Swing for the win • Anyone for tennis? Mario and friends are back on court – and battling monsters.

APP OF THE WEEK

PODCAST OF THE WEEK

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Make a crunchy winter crumble • Fruit, nuts and seeds make up this classic pudding.

That’s unbelievable!

Puzzles

News from my local library

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

TEACHER OF THE WEEK

The Orwell Youth Prize

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Quiz of the week

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