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 in this magazine.

Editor’s note

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

WORD OF THE WEEK

Listen to it!

New president for Poland

Poland factfile

Namibia holds first day of remembrance

Taylor Swift finally owns her music

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Plan to boost the UK’s defences

What is NATO?

Ban on disposable vapes

New term dates to be tried

The Doctor says goodbye

Port Talbot hosts youth festival

Around the world

Should shops be responsible for recycling? • Clothing waste can be very harmful to the environment.

A time traveller guided by fossils • Nizar Ibrahim worked on Walking with Dinosaurs.

Rosemary Sandberg 1939–2025 • A champion of children’s books who helped to publish lots of popular stories.

THEY SAID IT!

New rules for zoos in Britain

The changing role of zoos

NATURE SPY • Little owlets begin learning to fly

Plants “greet” bees with sugary treat

ANIMAL OF THE WEEK • Orinoco crocodile

GOOD WEEK

BAD WEEK

Calling all Pokémon Trainers!

Earth’s ancient flower puzzle

Fabulous ferns

Jupiter was once bigger

New space centre opens in Wales

AMAZING INVENTIONS • Kickboxing robots enter the ring

Shortlists announced • The Week Junior Book Awards are back! The 63 shortlisted books cover everything from graphic novels to audiobooks, and there’s sure to be something for everyone.

Cover of the Year

Children’s Choice Award • This year we want YOU to help judge The Week Junior Book Awards.

Get ready for roller derby

Coach chat

THE WEEK’S WINNERS…

Make time to play • Playing helps you keep active, stay well and be happy.

Ideas for summer games

Build a den

Celebrate children’s books • Meet some brilliant authors and illustrators.

The Week Junior at Barnes

Harry Potter TV actors revealed

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

5 books for Empathy Day • Practise feeling what others feel with these great reads for Empathy Day on 12 June.

The Dawn of Adonis

Phil Earle • The author gives us a clue to a bizarre historical happening in his book.

READERS RECOMMEND

Animals and Nature • The five titles shortlisted for our Children’s Book of the Year: Animals and Nature are full of fascinating facts, ideas and activities about the natural world.

YOU choose!

ON MY SHELF

THE JUDGES

Explore the world • GeoGuessr started as a fun geography game and now it’s a real esport.

APP OF THE WEEK

GAME OF THE WEEK

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Make cornflake cookies • Adding some cereal gives these teatime treats an extra crunch.

That’s unbelievable!

Puzzles

A home education anthology

TEACHER OF THE WEEK

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

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