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."

Trump recovers after attack

What happens at political rallies?

World leaders meet at NATO summit

Spain celebrate Euros victory

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Museum’s oil sponsor deal ends

Book festivals look for new sponsors

WORD OF THE WEEK

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

Restoring a Welsh rainforest

Gull champ in shop show

Slug mail to help farmers

Children consume less sugar

THE WEEK’S SILLIEST HEADLINE

Around the world

Should adults be phone-free outside school? • One school has asked adults to put phones away at pick-up.

A teenager who looks to the stars • Ash Goldsmith won a prize for his space idea.

Advice from a champ

The wheelchair winner

THEY SAID IT!

Hippos take off when they run

Hippopotamus fact file

Stoats hunt to feed their kits

Capture the magic of nature

Good week / Bad week

Blue-winged teal

How do penguins stay cool in the summer?

Athletes compete on the biggest stage • The Olympic Games are just about to start in France.

Ancient termite mounds help Earth

What is radiocarbon dating?

Company makes butter from thin air

Photos of the week

Wimbledon’s ace champions

Play in Paris

THE WEEK’S WINNERS…

Safe fun in the sun • Make the most of the summer sunshine and stay safe at the same time.

“I wear my hat outside”

The five-S way of staying safe in the sun

The art of the Olympics • Jump back in time to the 1924 Paris Games.

Sporting stars from 1924

5 books about sport • Get warmed up in preparation for the Olympics with these inspiring reads.

Make Some Noise

Alex Horne • The author and TV star explains why music makes life better.

SUMMER OF READING 2024 • INSPRING READING

Fresh new fiction • These five brilliant books by first-time authors have been shortlisted for our Children’s Book of the Year: Breakthrough award and will captivate readers.

Summer games • With the Olympics soon to start in Paris, get sporty on your devices.

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

APP OF THE WEEK

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Make fruity ice lollies

Puzzles

Building a very long bicycle

A fantastically flexible family

Turbo teenager beats the Tube

An unusual wedding day

Editor’s note

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

Our artworks for school • Name: Oldway Primary School’s Year 4 classes

Words of the Wild

GET INVOLVED

YOUR PHOTOS

Teacher OF THE WEEK

READERS RESPOND

Quiz of the week

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