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."

Iran’s president dies in crash

Who has power in Iran?

Court seeks arrests for war crimes

NASA’s moonwalk on Earth

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Infected blood report released

How is blood tested?

WORD OF THE WEEK

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

Water parasite closes school

Painting of King revealed

Noah and Olivia top names

Children star at flower show

Around the world

Should pets be allowed on flights? • An airline is saying pet dogs and cats can fly with their owners.

Ruby’s mountain hike for charity • The eight-year-old helping children in Gaza.

Using maps to save lives

Breaking barriers in space

THEY SAID IT!

Bison helping tackle climate change

Bison doing well in the UK

Red clover pops up on lawns

Trees reveal ancient weather

Animal of the week

Good week/Bad week

Why aren’t zebras used like horses?

Keeping a watchful eye on the skies • Air traffic controllers make sure thousands of planes stay safe.

Three interesting callsigns

Treatment restores girl’s hearing

Cochlear implants

Photos of the week

Chelsea and City celebrate

Celtic success

THE WEEK’S WINNERS…

Express yourself with creativity • Being creative exercises your brain and helps you escape worries.

Make shapes with your breath

Get creative • Try these ideas to boost your creative skills.

Tweedy’s clowning around • Tweedy has his own show, but it doesn’t go to plan.

Clowns through history

Ravi to perform in BGT semi-finals

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

5 books about foxes • Be enthralled by these stories about this tough but charming creature.

The Girl Who Couldn’t Lie

Radhika Sanghani • The author of The Girl Who Couldn’t Lie on why laughing and crying is the best.

READERS RECOMMEND

Football, friendship and pharaohs • Leah Williamson and Jordan Glover team up again.

BOOK BITES

ON MY SHELF

Mario’s paper adventure • Mario is flatter than usual but his new game is super fun.

APP OF THE WEEK

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

How to make an empathy map

Puzzles

That’s unbelievable!

Editor’s note

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

Share a Story Day

GET INVOLVED

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Teacher OF THE WEEK

READERS RESPOND

THE WEEK Junior SHOW

Quiz of the week

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