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4 July 1934 Famous scientist Marie Curie dies On 4 July 1934, Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, died from a form of cancer called leukaemia. Cancer is a broad term for a collection of diseases caused by oddly behaving cells in the body growing out of control. Curie was born in Poland but spent most of her life in France. She discovered the chemical elements radium and polonium. Curie won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1903 and for chemistry in 1911. She is the only person to win the prize in two sciences.…

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Lions are the only cats that live in groups, known as prides. The lionesses in a pride are usually related and stay together as they get older, raising each set of new cubs together. Males leave to start their own prides once they are grown. Lions are the only cats that roar together and these roars can be heard up to five miles away. Nearly all wild lions live in Africa, except for 600 Asiatic lions, that live in the Gir Forest National Park in Western India.…

Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Orion Children’s Books) In this story set in the US, 12-year-old Jerome has always tried to stay out of trouble, but one day he’s shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real one. Now Jerome is a ghost boy – and he soon realises he’s not alone. There are other ghost boys all around, each with a story to tell. This hard-hitting book is only suitable for age nine and over. Freedom by Catherine Johnson (Scholastic) It’s 1783 and Nat is a slave boy being shipped to England, leaving his mother and sister behind in Jamaica. His journey will be difficult but once in London could he have the chance to earn his fortune and buy freedom for himself…

He Named Me Malala DVD, Google Play, iTunes, Prime Video, YouTube You may have heard of the story of Malala Yousafzai, who as a youngster growing up in Pakistan spoke out about the rights of girls, especially how they should have full access to education. She was shot for airing her views, but her story, thankfully, has been happier since then. She recovered and has used her voice to call for the right to education worldwide, and her story has been told in this praised documentary. It’s a PG, yet can be quite difficult to watch at times so it’s best seen with an adult. DID YOU KNOW? Since the film was made Malala has graduated from Oxford University.…

One of my favourite parts of the magazine is the Amazing Week section on Big News. No matter what is going on in the world, I look forward to each Monday morning when the team and I will decide which of the three most heartwarming  and wonderful stories will make it onto this coveted slot. It could be a special accomplishment, a daring record, a brilliant discovery, a win for a sports team or a simple act of kindness that has transformed someone’s life. The list goes on! This week, we decided to do something a bit different in this section of the magazine – showcasing a few of our readers who have found ways to say thank you to the National Health Service (NHS). In fact, we could have…

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Follow The Week Junior on PopJam@TheWeekJunior. You can download the PopJam app from the App Store or Google Play. Our PopJammers have been discussing the Black Lives Matter protests. Here’s what they’re saying... “It’s important.” “Everyone should get equal rights.” “I agree. It is very pressing and bad.” “We are all equal.” “I want equal rights as well but people need to stop protesting.” Tell us what you think of this week’s issue and we’ll print some of the best comments here.…

The former Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen has thanked fans who sent him letters while he was ill in hospital. Rosen had Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. In a video message, Rosen said, “It does look a little bit as if this illness can be beaten with kindness and care from the NHS.” To fight the virus, doctors put Rosen into an induced coma (a kind of deep sleep) for seven weeks. He is recovering at home, but has lost some sight and hearing. He uses a walking aid that he named “Sticky McStickstick”.…

Freddie, eight, and Alexa, six, made a rainbow collage during lockdown. They used copies of The Week Junior to make a colourful rainbow for their mum – an NHS doctor who has been working hard throughout the coronavirus outbreak. They said, “We made this to brighten up her work and day.” Nahla-Rose made personal protective equipment (PPE) face visors because there weren’t enough for NHS staff at the start of the coronavirus outbreak. The eight-year-old bought materials with her pocket money and made the masks on her grandma’s 3D printer. She then donated them to local hospitals. Learn more about it at tinyurl.com/TWJ-PPE Brother and sister Richie, 12, and Reina, eight, made a banner for NHS staff helping Covid-19 patients, especially the ones at Kent and Canterbury Hospital, where their…

Michael Omari, better known as Stormzy, is the 26-year-old rapper who last summer became the first black British act to headline at the Glastonbury Festival. On that day he performed in front of around 100,000 people. He has won three Brit awards and earned a lot of money, but Stormzy doesn’t believe he has achieved any of it by himself. “Whatever achievement I’ve ever had,” he said, “it’s not possible without God. God is the foundation. He’s everything.” Stormzy thanked God in his acceptance speech for the 2020 Sandford St Martin Trustees’ Award last month. The Sandford St Martin Trust is a religious charity. Stormzy won the special award for the way he has used his faith to unite thousands of people across the country, regardless of their culture, class…

Teague Stubbington Deputy curator of mammals, ZSL You may have heard this fact, but it’s not strictly true. There are around 1,200 species of bat and some don’t use caves at all. Bats that roost in caves make decisions about which way to turn when they leave based on a range of information, including location of food resources, weather, season, predators and where their offspring are. They can definitely turn right as well as left. International conservation charity ZSL needs your support to help feed and care for its 20,000 animals during these challenging times. For more details, head to zsl.org/donate…

There are many different types of nebulae. The two in the Hubble study are known as planetary nebulae. This isn’t quite correct because they don’t actually contain planets. The term was created by a scientist called William Herschel, who thought the gas clouds looked like the planet Uranus, and it stuck. The first planetary nebula to be discovered is called the Dumbbell Nebula. It was spotted by the astronomer Charles Messier way back in 1764. There are thought to be around 10,000 planetary nebulae in the Milky Way, but only around 1,500 have actually been found.…

What if you could brush your teeth thoroughly, reaching all the difficult spots, in only 10 seconds? With the Y-Brush, you can. You start by adding water and toothpaste as you would with an ordinary toothbrush, then you put the Y-Brush in your mouth, turn it on and “bite” it. The Y-Brush’s 35,000 nylon filaments (or fibres) then vibrate to clean your teeth. The Y-Brush’s creators designed it with dentists, and claim that it removes 15% more plaque than using a normal toothbrush for two minutes. Enjoy these stories? Find more in this month’s The Week Junior Science+Naturemagazinesciencenature.theweekjunior.co.uk…

The book When Lin-Manuel Miranda was on holiday in Mexico in 2008, he read the 700-page story of Alexander Hamilton’s life that was written by historian Ron Chernow. The book gave Miranda the idea to tell Hamilton’s story through songs. The music Hamilton is the most streamed musical theatre album in the world, with 4,381,756,776 streams between 2015 and 2020. There are nearly 50 songs in the show and 20,520 words in the script. The show is about two and a half hours but would take nearly six hours if songs were sung as slowly as in most other musicals. The awards In 2016, Hamilton won a Pulitzer Prize (a famous US award) for drama. It was nominated for a record-breaking 16 Tony awards (a theatre prize) and won 11.…

The Baby-Sitters Club Netflix from 3 July This new series is based on the best-selling books for young people published between 1986 and 2000, and created by the author Ann M. Martin. It follows the adventures of five friends who start a baby-sitting club in a US town. All 10 episodes are available at once. Wimbledon: The Best of the Championship 8pm on 6 July, BBC2 Filmed live at Wimbledon, presenter Sue Barker looks back on the best matches in the tennis championship’s history. She is joined by some of the most famous players, including Coco Gauff and Roger Federer. The show continues through the week on BBC2. The Biggest Little Farm 9pm on 6 July, Sky Documentaries This uplifting story follows John (a director) and Molly Chester (a food…

Name: Jacob “My mum has a disability (muscular dystrophy) and she has made three radio programmes called Walks Like a Duck. I am really proud to be on the radio recordings and I enjoyed being part of it. I think it’s good that Mummy is making these programmes because some disabled people out there are not treated very well and I think it’s a good message for people out there! Sometimes it’s hard and sad to have a mummy with a disability. But other times, I feel happy when I help Mummy because I can share my love by helping her and that’s one of the ways that I show my love. If you want to find out more about muscular dystrophy, you can do that here: musculardystrophyuk.org” ” “…

“I made cheesy flapjacks from issue 235. I was proud of them but sadly, no one else liked them. We had a debate about whether flapjacks should ever be savoury.” Shiven “I watched Blue Peter and Newsround and found out that in the US, you are five times more likely to be arrested if you are black than if you are white. In my Black Lives Matter poster I have drawn policemen arresting someone and people protesting by a road. I think we need justice to have peace.” Christopher “I raised £73.75 for NHS Charities Together by doing jobs to earn money.” Hannah…

● Football matches are being played without crowds for now because of the coronavirus outbreak. ● Some football clubs have been putting up cardboard cut-outs instead. Others have been playing videos sent in by fans on big screens in the stadium. ● On TV, people can watch games with crowd noise, so it sounds as if the stadium is full. Or, they can watch without crowd noise and hear what the players and coaches are saying to each other during the match. ● It is not yet known when fans will be allowed back into stadiums.…

Hot weather can leave some garden birds, such as blackbirds, blue tits and robins, struggling to find natural water pools. Birds need water for drinking and bathing. They don’t have sweat glands but they still lose water through breathing and in their droppings, so they need water to rehydrate. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is the UK’s national bird charity and has some tips for helping the birds out during these hot summer months. Make a temporary bird bath in your garden or outdoor space with a washing-up bowl. Put it out in the open, preferably near a tree (except if there are cats around). Put some clean pebbles in to give the birds a better grip and pour in water from the tap. Change the…

The smoky mouse The smoky mouse, a critically endangered species in Australia, has survived the country’s bushfires. More than 90% of the animal’s habitat was destroyed in fires earlier this year, but smoky mice have now been spotted alive on camera at seven sites in New South Wales, Australia. Arctic Circle heatwave On 20 June, temperatures in the Arctic Circle hit a record high. The thermometer in the Siberian town of Verkhoyansk tipped 38º C, which is 18º C higher than the average maximum daily temperature in June. The record must still be confirmed, which scientists say will take time.…

The Aztecs were a great civilisation in Central America in the 15th and 16th centuries. They were skilled farmers, clever engineers and fierce warriors. In June this year, it was 500 years since the death of Montezuma II, one of their most famous rulers. His death marked the beginning of the end for the Aztec empire. The eagle and cactus Until the 14th century, the Aztecs, who referred to themselves as Mexicas, were nomads (people who wander from place to place) who are thought to have come from Aztlán, in the north of what is now Mexico. According to legend, the Aztecs were told by Huitzilopochtli, a god of the Sun and of war, to head south. The god told them they should settle where they found an eagle with…

In ancient Greek mythology, there are stories about a group of warrior women called the Amazons. Over the years, archaeologists (experts who study ancient objects to help us understand history) have tried to find out whether or not these legendary women actually existed. Now, a group of scientists in Russia has identified one of the real-life warriors who might have inspired these tales. In 1988, the mummified remains of a warrior from around 2,600 years ago were discovered in the Tuva Republic of Siberia, Russia. At first it was thought that the body belonged to a man because it was buried beside objects that are usually associated with male warriors, such as an axe and bow and arrows. However, Marina Kilunovskaya, from the Russian Academy of Sciences, recently led a…

What did you want to be when you were little? An artist. But my school told me that was a bad idea. And they also told me never to start a sentence with but or and. I’m still little (compared to a blue whale), and I want to be an investigative journalist. Would you rather have no internet or no books? That’s a tough question. You can read books online at the same time as investigating mysteries and talking to friends who are far away, but many places are not yet online (only 53% of the world’s people have access to the internet) – and you don’t need anything at all to read a book. So I think the answer depends on where you are in the world. What’s your…

Australia & New Zealand The countries will host the Women’s World Cup football tournament in 2023 for the first time. Their bid received 22 votes – well ahead of Colombia, which only got 13 votes. Matches will be played in 13 different stadiums across the two nations, and will kick off in July 2023. The last tournament, in 2019, was held in France and won by the USA. Dan Evans He won the Battle of the Brits at the National Tennis Centre in London after beating Kyle Edmund 6-3 6-2 in the final. Markus Rooth The 18-year-old from Norway set seven personal bests at a decathlon competition in Norway. In a decathlon, athletes compete in 10 different events.…

Always make sure an adult is with you when cooking over fire or on a barbecue. Cooking outdoors is not the same as cooking indoors – make sure you use suitable equipment, such as long-handled tools and appropriate cooking pans. It is important to keep any food you intend to cook covered and chilled until it is needed. Never try to go near an open fire or a lit barbecue without adult supervision. You should always behave responsibly around fires and barbecues. Do not rush and run around. It is important to be patient while the food cooks so that it is done properly. Enjoy the experience of being outside while eating. All pets, animals and young children should be kept away from barbecues and fires for their own safety.…

Tri This At Home Has lockdown ruined your summer holiday plans? Well never fear, #TriThisAtHome is here. Running, walking or cycling from home, you can join thousands of people to virtually travel around the world (that’s 24,900 miles), to help those affected by Covid-19. The distance you travel will count towards reaching some of the world’s most famous landmarks – from the Great Pyramids to Mount Everest. At the same time, you’ll be raising funds for Restless Development, an international development charity powered by young people just like you – who lead the change they want to see in their communities on issues they’re passionate about. Find out more about how you can #TriThisAtHome from 14 July at trithisathome.co.uk…

Teacher’s name: Mrs MacGregor School: James Gillespie’s Primary School, Edinburgh “Mrs MacGregor is always finding fun ways to do boring stuff. She always helps people when they are stuck and brings us out for fun games in sunny weather. During lockdown she has done lots of videos and set lots of great activities on our online learning journal. She even cycled round to deliver letters and a gift to her class to mark the end of our school year. I find it really sad that we lost a lot of Primary 5 because of lockdown but I was really lucky to have her as my teacher.” Daragh If we pick your teacher as Teacher of the Week, we’ll sendyourschoolthreefreeissuesof The Week Junior. Send your nominations, along with a picture of…

1 Which organisation celebrates its 72nd anniversary on 5 July? a) BBC b) NHS c) RAF a □ b □ c □ 2 True or false? A 10-year-old boy has signed a deal to illustrate children’s books. 3 In which country in Africa is Lazarus Chakwera now president? 4 Which two countries played in the 1950 World Cup final? a) Argentina and Brazil b) Brazil and Germany c) Brazil and Uruguay a □ b □ c □ 5 True or false? Stormzy says he achieved his success all by himself. 6 What does the word simba mean in the east African language Swahili? 7 How many different calendars did the Aztecs use? a) Two b) Three c) Four a □ b □ c □ 8 True or false? The superhero…