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! • This week Bex, Eve and Joe talk about the greatest adventures they’ve been on.

Help sent after flash floods

Nepal fact file

Meta pays billions to settle US court case

Country singer remembered

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Museum ends BP partnership

Science Museum facts

PM addresses Parliament

Green energy powers festival

Baby barn owls born

Youth Choir crowned champions

Around the world

Will humans find alien life? • Some say we are not alone – but no one has found evidence.

Skills that bring the past to life • Elizabeth Carr is a champion history teacher.

Sharing his family’s story

Athlete returns to action

THEY SAID IT!

London Zoo’s annual weigh-in

A global animal database

NATURE SPY • Look out for these bright yellow birds

Asiatic lions bounce back in India

ANIMAL OF THE WEEK

GOOD WEEK

BAD WEEK

The strip of cloth that tells a story • The world’s most famous piece of embroidery has come to the UK.

Records broken at robot games

Autonomy vs. remote control

Plastic pollution turned into biscuits

Chemical code of cat wee uncovered

AMAZING INVENTIONS • Mushroom “leather” for handbags

Flying high in flag football

First time at Olympics

THE WEEK’S WINNERS…

See the bigger picture • Stepping back from problems can help you make better decisions.

How to be mindful

How our eyes and brains are connected

Genghis Khan’s mighty empire • Learn more about the life of a famous conqueror.

The Mongol empire

More civilisations and empires

Chocolate factory movie cast revealed

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

5 books of boats and adventure • Enjoy more thrilling voyages on the water – and fascinating facts about real ships.

The Neverfear

Katherine Rundell • The author on sky-diving, fishing for piranhas and swimming with dolphins.

READERS RECOMMEND

YOUR TURN

Writing a story from experience • Hamed Amiri’s new book is about his own childhood.

BOOK BITES

ON MY SHELF

Smarter searching • These tips will help you become a master of Google, Bing and other search engines.

APP OF THE WEEK

PODCAST OF THE WEEK

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Make overnight oats with berries • Create an easy, tasty, filling breakfast.

That’s unbelievable!

Puzzles

My diagnosis

TEACHER OF THE WEEK

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

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Quiz of the week

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