The Week Junior

The Week Junior is a brilliant current affairs magazine for children aged between 8 and 14. It’s filled with fascinating stories and information, written to engage curious young minds and encourage them to explore and understand the world around them.

The Queen is laid to rest at Windsor

King Charles III’s life

The Queen’s coffin

Pandemic’s end is in sight

Nasal vaccines for Covid

The Netherlands to say sorry for slavery

Cheetahs return to India

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Around the world

Should people eat more insects? • Some people say bugs can feed the planet’s growing population.

The cellist who was born to play • Sheku Kanneh-Mason believes in music for all.

“Corn Kid” finds fame

A baker’s sweet success

THEY SAID IT!

Lonely tree answers questions

Spot hawthorn shieldbugs

How forests make us happy

Sharks are seen speed-dating

English rivers

Gibbons

Golden eagle

How long can turtles and tortoises live?

The story of Spider Spider-Man • Find out about the history of the world’s favourite web-slinger.

Spider-Man’s evil enemies

It’s raining diamonds

Alien diamonds found on Earth

Super smeller helps people with Parkinson’s

Lion-sized otters lived in Africa

NEW ISSUE ALERT!

Photos of the week

School Games stars shine

THE WEEK’S WINNERS…

School Games stats

Create a healthy media diet • Having a balanced diet of news can help your mood.

News and social media

Positive news

Cheltenham Literature Festival • See authors, illustrators and members of The Week Junior team live on stage this October.

More brilliantly booky attractions

Take splat • Splatoon 3 is an action-shooter game – with paint.

TAYASUI SKETCHES

PAINT FLOWERS LIKE A PRO

#METKIDS

5 books about dragons • If you love scaly mythical creatures then you’ll enjoy losing yourself in these stories.

Black in Time

Alison Hammond • The Black in Time author reveals what surprised her about black history.

READERS RECOMMEND

Play conkers

HOW, WHAT, WHERE?

“I’M THE CONKER CHAMPION!”

Create a Pointillism pet portrait

Puzzles

That’s unbelievable!

Editor’s note

SPEAR London

What Spread a Smile have done for me!

Race around for charity

YOUR PHOTOS • We’d love to see your snaps. Send them to us at hello@theweekjunior.co.uk Don’t forget to tell us why you took them.

Teacher OF THE WEEK

Puzzles page and quiz answers

POPJAM

THE WEEK Junior SHOW

Quiz of the week

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