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

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Israel launches attack on Iran

G7 leaders meet

Refugees take part in photography project

Services held after plane crash

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

Grenfell anniversary marked

The Grenfell Inquiry

Spanish top language GCSE

Rare Welsh Bible displayed

Class wins for funniest joke

King’s honours announced

Around the world

Should adaptations stick to the book? • Not all films and TV shows stay true to the original source.

Building a love of engineering • Roma Agrawal creates books as well as buildings.

Record-breaking speaker

Teenager runs for charity

THEY SAID IT!

Dehorning rhinos helps save them

Why are rhinos hunted?

NATURE SPY • Honeysuckle flowers release their sweet scent

The place that measured time and space • The Royal Observatory is at the centre of Earth’s time zones.

Other observatories in the UK

Good news on beating cancer

Measles on the rise

Detecting toxic books

Helping humans to see in the dark

FIND OUT MORE

Photos of the week

Premier League football fun

Goalkeeper praise

THE WEEK’S WINNERS…

We all learn differently • Find out more about Learning Disability Week.

“My disability never stops me”

How to help

Inspiring action and hope • A stampede of life-sized animals is arriving in the UK.

Follow The Herds around the UK

5 books for the summer solstice • The day with the most hours of daylight – and the shortest night – is on 21 June.

Nate Yu’s Blast from the Past

Maisie Chan • A ghost whose name means “chicken meat” features in Chan’s new book.

READERS RECOMMEND

Mood-boosting books • These four books on our Wellbeing shortlist will help you understand your feelings.

Windrush stories • Ahead of Windrush Day on 22 June you can listen, read and watch to find out more.

GAME OF THE WEEK

PODCAST OF THE WEEK

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Use a pitfall trap to catch bugs • Find and study fascinating minibeasts that live in your area.

That’s unbelievable!

Puzzles

Our move to Majorca

TEACHER OF THE WEEK

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

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