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."

Biden leaves US election campaign

Who is Kamala Harris?

Prime faces court case over adverts

Global computer glitch

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

King’s Speech opens Parliament

New laws that will affect young people

WORD OF THE WEEK

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

Climate protesters jailed

Rugby referee honoured

Lighthouse home for sale

Involving young people in politics

THE WEEK’S SILLIEST HEADLINE

Around the world

Do company bosses get paid too much? • There is sometimes a huge gap between bosses’ and workers’ pay.

The girls signing for England • Schoolchildren perform national anthem in sign.

Seeing things differently

First female town crier

THEY SAID IT!

Join the Big Butterfly Count

How to help butterflies • There are lots of ways to attract butterflies to a garden or windowsill.

Flat periwinkles graze seaweed

Herring gulls prefer fish to chips

Siamese crocodile

The people who work in space • Find out more about astronauts and what they do in space.

Unusual things about living in space

Feeding the world with wheat

What is genome sequencing?

Using karaoke to investigate blushing

Lunar cave discovered

Photos of the week

Countdown to The Hundred

Early start

THE WEEK’S WINNERS…

Stay safe in water • Splashing around in the sea is a great way to enjoy the summer and unwind.

Float to save your energy • If you get into difficulty in the water, here’s how to float.

Open water

The power of imagination • Harold can create anything simply by drawing it.

Another fantastic adventure

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Jonny Duddle • The illustrator and author explains why he always has a sketchbook in his bag.

Comic book heroes • The dynamic books shortlisted for our Children’s Book of the Year: Graphic Novel award spark imaginations with super storytelling in captivating comic book style.

Get set for summer • Apps to get you out and about exploring (and playing) in the holidays.

GAME OF THE WEEK

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Weave a wall hanging

Puzzles

Ice cream van goes for a dip

Keen snails race for juicy lettuce

Jokers called to brighten breakfast

Money from the river-bank

Editor’s note

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

Cocoa Beans

The Week Junior Book Awards: Cover of the Year

GET INVOLVED

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Teacher OF THE WEEK

READERS RESPOND

THE WEEK Junior SHOW

Quiz of the week

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