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 this magazine.

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

WORD OF THE WEEK

Editor’s note

Listen to it!

US captures Venezuela’s president

Who is Delcy Rodríguez?

Protests erupt in Iran over cost of living

Christians celebrate Epiphany

IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…

New Year Honours announced

The UK honours system

Junk food adverts stopped

Brighton’s pier up for sale

Scotland’s football holiday

Snow and ice sweep across the UK

Around the world

Is it ok to sell fossils at auction? • Some buyers spend millions of pounds on ancient remains.

Sharing comics with everyone • Mollie Ray is passionate about the power of comics.

A win for mental health

An artist with a message

THEY SAID IT!

Polar bears adapt to change

Fun facts about polar bears

NATURE SPY • Spot witches’ brooms in bare trees

Police action against wildlife crimes

ANIMAL OF THE WEEK

GOOD WEEK

BAD WEEK

An online encyclopedia made for everyone • The world’s biggest encyclopedia is always growing and changing.

Three fun facts about Wikipedia

Early humans made fire

Why did we need fire?

Astronauts install panels to protect space station

Longest passenger flight takes off

FIND OUT MORE

Photos of the week

Champion Atkin aims high

Sporty sisters

THE WEEK’S WINNERS…

Join a caring community • Being a citizen scientist helps you feel connected to others.

Hold a bioblitz

Be a citizen scientist

A global celebration of music • Children across the planet can sing together by joining the Wicked Worldwide Singalong.

The power of singing

Three singers who started out with Young Voices

New twist on a famous fairy tale

FILM CLUB • Enjoy this comedy you can sing along to.

THIS WEEK’S WATCH LIST

5 books to dip into every day • The books on this list will help you to learn something new each day for a year.

The Not-So Great Escape

Emma Green • The author talks about reading more books and her alpacas.

READERS RECOMMEND

YOUR TURN

Blending fact and fiction • Iqbal Hussain uses real events in his new story.

BOOK BITES • “Under his arm he hugged the wooden box. And he thought of the silver sword inside.”

ON MY SHELF

2026’s hot games • From tennis and Pokémon to witches and Lego, here’s what’s coming your way.

FOR SECRET AGENT FANS

FOR DINOSAUR FANS

FOR OCTOPUS FANS

Make pea and pistachio pesto pasta • Whip up this tasty dish for Veganuary.

That’s unbelievable!

Puzzles

Alien playdate

TEACHER OF THE WEEK

CHARITY OF THE WEEK

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