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.

Editor’s note

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

WORD OF THE WEEK

Listen to it!

Calls for calm in Middle East

How is the UK involved?

Symbols could be Stone Age writing

Protesters in Brazil protect rivers

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Green Party wins by-election

What is the Green Party?

Nibbies shortlist revealed

Rare medal goes on display

Film star dogs celebrated

Teens to help test social media ban

Around the world

Should in-game ads be banned? • Some people say that adverts during sports are distracting.

Giving back to the community • Saad Abdullah hopes to inspire young people.

Bed tester • Sarah Hayden, John Lewis department store

THEY SAID IT!

Giant tortoises returned to island

What is a subspecies?

Spot collared doves building their nests

Arabian hares to help restore desert

ANIMAL OF THE WEEK

GOOD WEEK

BAD WEEK

The furry dolls that caused a frenzy • Why do people love Labubus and where did they come from?

Great crested dino found

Other Niger discoveries

Doctors’ blood helps treat coughs and colds

Bird poo helped create a kingdom

AMAZING INVENTIONS

Photos of the week

Passion for padel

How to play

THE WEEK’S WINNERS…

Hold on to happy memories • Remembering good times can help you to feel positive about the future.

How to build a memory palace

Make a memory box

Hop into the animal kingdom • A university student goes on a wild adventure in Pixar’s latest film.

Birdy beginnings

More films where people turn into animals

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

5 books about amazing women • Find out the real stories of inspiring women for International Women’s Day on 8 March.

Boy Vs Reality

James Fox • The author talks about fame, mobile phones and writing on a cereal box.

READERS RECOMMEND

Putting readers in charge of the story • Josh Hicks’s new book is an interactive mystery.

BOOK BITES

ON MY SHELF

Home sweet Poké home •  Pokémon Pokopia is less about battling and more about building.

APP OF THE WEEK

PODCAST OF THE WEEK

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Create a comic strip • Plan and draw your own wacky visual story.

That’s unbelievable!

Puzzles

Our post-colonial world • Name: Naryan and Saiyan

TEACHER OF THE WEEK

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

Join the fun on Red Nose Day

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Quiz of the week

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