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."

Leaders discuss Gaza’s future

Ramadan in Gaza

Mark Carney named Canada’s new leader

Celebrating women and girls

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

UK marks Covid Day of Reflection

The Covid-19 vaccine

WORD OF THE WEEK

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

Boats collide in North Sea

Best cities for trees named

Band picked for Eurovision

Commonwealth comes together

THE WEEK’S SILLIEST HEADLINE

Around the world

Are poems better than stories? • World Poetry Day is a chance to discover some wonderful poems.

Fundraising for a kinder society • Lyra Forster has raised lots of money to help cats.

Teaching to save lives

An astronaut in training

World’s largest iceberg grounded

The life cycle of an iceberg

March moths flit to the light

How slumber has changed through the ages • Find out why sleep matters and how bed habits have changed.

Some strange sleep aids

Scientists study fog’s power

How does fog form?

Vesuvius turned brain into glass

Man’s bloods saves millions of lives

A smartphone designed for kids

Photos of the week

Netball Super Cup celebrations

Facts about FAST5

THE WEEK’S WINNERS…

Our amazing brains • Celebrate how you learn and understand the world.

Inside my mind

Take care of your brain

Hopes, hurdles and halfpipes • A play about skateboarding girls goes on tour.

The real-life sisters who inspired the story

5 books about neurodiversity • This list celebrates our differences and shows us that no two brains are the same.

The Mizzy Mysteries: A Skeleton in the Closet

Claire Hatcher-Smith • The Mizzy Mysteries author lists her favourite fictional detectives.

READERS RECOMMEND

Have fun craf ting your own poems • Kate Wakeling on why wild ideas make great poems.

BOOK BITES

ON MY SHELF

Hear some great stories • Audiobooks are becoming more popular as a way to discover amazing authors.

APP OF THE WEEK

GAME OF THE WEEK

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Write a comedy sketch

Puzzles

That’s unbelievable!

Editor’s note

Fundraising on your own

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

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