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."

Spectacular sites protected

The Silk Road corridor

Voting begins in Australian referendum

Hollywood writers return to work

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

New fossil fuel plans criticised

North Sea oil and gas

WORD OF THE WEEK

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

New children’s PM wanted

Train guard remembered

A fantastic fungal discovery

Book awards winners revealed

THE WEEK’S SILLIEST HEADLINE

Around the world

Do shops start Christmas too early? • Some people think festive items should only be sold in December.

What you need to know

LAST WEEK’S POLL

Three reasons why shops start Christmas too early

Three reasons why shops don’t start Christmas too early

Exploring magical places • Actor prepares for Harry Potter Book Day.

Painting leaders’ portraits

From roots to tracksuits

“”THEY SAID IT!

Learning how to speak to whales

Why whales wear seaweed

Silver birch shimmers gold too

Can meerkats read moods?

Animal of the week

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How to take our reader survey

UK scientists to build super laser

A laser to control lightning

Maths before bedtime sticks in the memory

Photos of the week

Junior golfers enjoy Ryder Cup

Twin golfers

THE WEEK’S WINNERS…

Talk about your worries • Opening up about your feelings and sharing them helps you to feel better.

Helpful tips for supporting a friend

The benefits of talking to someone you trust

Family roots inspire magic show • Magician Ben Hart uses Indian street magic.

Three more marvellous magic shows

5 books for World Space Week • Check out these adventures to celebrate World Space Week (4–10 October).

Roots of Happiness • 100 Words for Joy and Hope

Susie Dent • The word expert tells The Week Junior why she loves Halloween.

READERS RECOMMEND

YOUR TURN

Your superpowered summer of books • We look back at our Summer of Reading campaign.

BOOK BITES

ON MY SHELF

Roblox heads to PS • Roblox is coming to PlayStation consoles and virtual reality.

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

GAME OF THE WEEK

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

Make a glowing coral reef What you need

Puzzles

The skydiver and the unicorn

A cheese-tastic world record

Councillor turned into a gargoyle

How to live like an ogre

Editor’s note

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

Halloween comes early

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Teacher OF THE WEEK

READERS RESPOND

THE WEEK Junior SHOW

Quiz of the week

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