14 January 2023 • Issue 370 Making sense of the world

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important government buildings in the capital,
Brasília. The protesters are supporters of Brazil’s
former president, Jair Bolsonaro.
What did the protesters do?
Thousands of Bolsonaro supporters attacked
government buildings in Brazil’s capital, Brasília,
including Brazil’s congress (parliament) where laws
are made. They also attacked its supreme court, the
most important court in the country, and the building
where the president works. They started fires, threw
furniture, broke windows and destroyed many
important works of Brazilian art. As it was a Sunday,
hardly anyone was in the buildings. Bolsonaro was in
Florida, US, when the violence happened.
What do Bolsonaro supporters want?
On 30 October 2022, Jair Bolsonaro lost Brazil’s
presidential election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva,
known as Lula. Lula took power on 1 January.
However, many of Bolsonaro’s supporters wrongly
believe that he actually won the election and that the
vote was unfairly fixed to make it look like Lula won.
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Bolsonaro supporters rush
into government buildings.
Bolsonaro had previously suggested that Brazil’s
voting system was unreliable.
Bolsonaro’s supporters wanted to take over the
country’s centre of power and put him back in charge.
Since October, the former president’s fans have
been camped outside Brazil’s army headquarters to
protest the election result, hoping the army
would put Bolsonaro back in charge
with a coup (an attempt to replace
a government by force). Brazil
was ruled by the army between
1964 and 1985, a period that
Bolsonaro has praised in the
past. Bolsonaro has denied
encouraging the attack.
How did authorities respond?
Police clashed with protesters, and President
tried to remove them from the buildings.
Brazil’s current president, Lula, condemned the
attack and said, “Anyone involved will be punished.”
He has promised to find out who provided the
money to help support the protests. Lula has also
asked federal police (who work for Brazil’s central
The US Capitol attack
The Capitol
is attacked.
Many people have compared
the events in Brazil to the attack
at the US Capitol Building,
where laws in the US are made,
on 6 January 2021. Like in
Brazil, supporters of former
US president Donald Trump
wrongly believed that votes in
the US presidential election had
been deliberately changed to
make it look as if he had lost,
when they thought he should
have won. The attack was to
try and overturn the result so
Trump could stay as president.
In December 2022, an official
investigation into the violence
said that police should arrest
Trump for four possible crimes.
government rather than local government) to handle
the protesters. Many believe that Brasília’s governor,
Ibaneis Rocha, helped Bolsonaro supporters by
allowing them to gather in the city. Brasília’s police
let more than 100 buses full of protesters arrive in
the city, despite knowing they wanted to overthrow
Lula’s government. Rocha has been made
to step down for 90 days by Brazil’s
supreme court as punishment.
Authorities have been clearing
away the protesters’ camps,
and as The Week Junior went to
press, more than 1,500 people
had been arrested.
How have people reacted?
In São Paulo, Brazil’s largest city,
people demonstrated to show their
Lula. support for democracy. World leaders
also offered their support. Mexico’s president,
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, condemned the
attack, saying it was “undemocratic”, adding that
“Lula is not alone”. US president Joe Biden said, “The
will of the Brazilian people must not be undermined.”
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£7 billion raised to
help Pakistan rebuild
P akistan has raised more than £7 billion from other
countries and international organisations as the
country recovers from severe flooding last year. At
a United Nations (UN) conference in Geneva, with
representatives from 40 countries, Pakistan’s prime
minister, Shehbaz Sharif, asked for £6.6 billion for
repairing buildings, power supplies and roads. The
UN is a group of 193 countries that work together
on challenges such as climate change. More than
£7 billion was pledged (promised) at the one-day
conference. Donors include financial organisations
(the World Bank and Islamic Development Bank) and
the European Union, a group of 27 countries that
work together. The UK has pledged £9 million to help
provide water and food.
Last September, heavy monsoon rains and
melting glaciers left a third of Pakistan under water.
More than 1,700 people died and millions were
affected, losing their homes and livelihoods. The
total cost of the flooding is believed to be about £13
billion. The UN’s Knut Ostby said, “This is a moment
for the global community to stand with Pakistan.”
Many people
lost their homes.
IT’S AN AMAZING WEEK FOR…
THE WORLD’S SMARTEST DOG
After assessing more than 1,000 dogs from
13 breeds, scientists have found that the
world’s smartest dog is the Belgian Malinois.
Different breeds were tested for intelligence
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by, among other things, their ability to find
food and read human expressions.
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Malinois.
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Christmas in
Lviv, Ukraine.
Orthodox Christmas marked
O n 7 January, Orthodox Christians in Ukraine
and around the world celebrated Christmas.
Orthodox Christians mark Christmas from the
“Julian” calendar, which is different from
the “Gregorian” calendar followed by
most western countries.
In Kyiv, Ukraine, hundreds
of people gathered in Pechersk
Lavra church for the Christmas
service, despite Russia’s
invasion of the country. For
the first time in centuries the
service was held in Ukrainian,
instead of Russian, as a symbol of
independence from Russia.
Ukrainians who have left their home
because of the war also celebrated Orthodox
Christmas in other countries, including the UK. In
Skiers in
Scotland.
SKIING IN SCOTLAND
Unusually warm weather has caused snow to
melt in popular skiing destinations like France
and Switzerland, which has encouraged people
to try skiing in Scotland instead. Thousands
were drawn to Scottish ski resorts, where it’s
been very snowy. One resort in Aberdeenshire
got so busy it had to stop selling tickets.
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Belfast, more than 600 people gathered to mark the
celebration. In Worcestershire, England, a Christmas
Eve dinner with traditional Ukrainian food
brought people together. Mykola
Zhukov, told the BBC, “We can
feel a bit better because we’re
surrounded by other Ukrainians.”
Christians also celebrated
Christmas in Ethiopia. Tens of
thousands of people gathered
in Lalibela, a town in Ethiopia
which has 13th century churches
carved into solid rock. Crowds
also gathered in Bethlehem,
Lalibela Palestine, and marched through the
in Ethiopia. streets holding crosses. A service also took
place at the Church of the Nativity, which is said to
be built on the exact spot where Jesus was born.
SELLING A FILM MODEL
The 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial tells the
tale of an alien who is stranded on Earth and
befriends a boy. Now, the E.T. model that
was used in the film has sold for more than
£2 million. The auction marked the 40th
anniversary of the popular film’s release.
The model was described as an “engineering
masterpiece” because of its lifelike features.
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PM’s speech sets out his main aims
O n 4 January, the UK’s Prime Minister Rishi
Sunak gave his first speech of 2023. He
spoke about some of the issues affecting
people in the UK at the moment, such
as the rising cost of living. The speech
was important because Sunak wasn’t
elected by the public based on a list
of policies (ideas and promises), as
most Prime Ministers are. Instead,
he was chosen only by members of the
Conservative Party. The speech revealed his
policies for running the country.
What was the speech about?
Sunak made five main pledges (promises). He said he try to stop people coming to the UK on small boats
will halve the rate of inflation, which would mean the
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CANAL
A “canal” is a narrow channel of water. Its
name belongs to a large family of words that
descends from the Latin canna, meaning a
“reed” or “tube”. Sugar “cane” has a hollow
tubular stem, and
“cannelloni” are pasta
tubes. “Cannon” and
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Rishi Sunak
delivers his speech.
cost of goods and services not rising
as quickly as they have been
recently. He also promised to
grow the economy (the way a
country organises its workers,
money and resources),
which means creating more
jobs and wealth. Thirdly,
Sunak said he will reduce the
national debt, which is money
Bridget that the UK has borrowed and
Phillipson must eventually pay back. The Prime
Minister also promised to reduce waiting times to see
a doctor in the National Health Service (NHS), and to
across the English Channel.
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
15 January 2009
US Airways flight lands on Hudson River
On 15 January 2009, US Airways flight 1549 made
an emergency landing. The plane flew into a flock
of birds just minutes after taking off. The damaged
engines couldn’t be restarted, so the pilot, Captain
“Sully” Sullenberger, skilfully glided the
plane to land on the Hudson River in
New York City. Some people were injured
but no one died, leading to the event
being called “The Miracle on the Hudson”.
Labour reveals its plans
Keir Starmer
has his say.
The Labour Party leader, Keir
Starmer, made a speech the day
after Sunak’s. Starmer said that,
if he is elected, he will move
more power from the London
Parliament to local councils, a
process called devolution. He
said it would be a way to “take
back control”, using a phrase that
was once used by people who
wanted the UK to leave the EU
(a group of 27 countries that
work and trade together).
Starmer said he wanted to turn
the phrase “into a solution”.
What else did the Prime Minister say?
Sunak said that he wants to change the education
system by making all school students study maths
up to the age of 18. He believes that this would help
people to manage their money better when they
grow up. He also said the Government is “taking
urgent action” to increase the number of places in
hospitals for ill people by 7,000.
What was the reaction?
Conservative politician Iain Duncan Smith said he was
pleased Sunak sees it is important to support families.
The Labour Party’s Bridget Phillipson criticised
Sunak’s promises. She said that the issues he is trying
to solve are a “direct result” of what Sunak’s party (the
Conservatives) has done in the past.
A rescue boat next
to flight 1549.
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Primary school
teachers in Glasgow.
Teachers strike in Scotland
M ost schools in Scotland were closed at some
point last week after teachers went on strike
(refused to work as a protest). Primary school
teachers walked out on 10 January, and secondary
school teachers on 11 January. Teachers in Scotland
previously went on strike in November, when nearly
every school had to close. They say that a pay increase
they have been offered isn’t enough to match the
rising price of things like food and fuel.
Volunteers near
Stoke-on-Trent.
Call-out for canal cleaners
T he Canal & River Trust, a charity that looks after
waterways, is searching for 2,000 volunteers to
help clean up canals across England and Wales. The
request follows a survey the charity did with 1,700
people who walk along canals. It revealed that 53%
of walkers saw litter in the water and along the banks
but only 45% spotted wildlife. The litter is not only
making the canals less attractive, it is also dangerous
to the animals that live there.
An artists’ idea for
the playground.
Magic playground to open
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J ane Percy, the Duchess of Northumberland, has
spent a decade designing the world’s largest play
village. It’s near Alnwick Castle, where the duchess
lives and parts of the Harry Potter series were filmed.
Lilidorei playground has a magical theme, with giant
slides, mushrooms with beating hearts, zip wires
and a huge mirrored bauble that visitors can climb.
Percy hopes that the park, which opens at Easter, will
encourage children to spend more time outdoors.
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UK news
Dancers at The
Awakening.
Leeds starts its Year of Culture
O n 7 January Leeds kicked off its Year of Culture
with a spectacular opening ceremony. Titled The
Awakening, the event featured shows by many of
Leeds’ best-known performers.
The idea for the Year of Culture came about
when the city of Leeds was told it could no
longer apply to be European Capital of
Culture for 2023. That’s because it is
only given to countries within the
European Union, or EU (a group
of 27 countries that work and
trade together). The UK voted
to leave the EU in 2016. As
a result, Leeds decided to
have a 12-month festival of
its own to celebrate the city’s
unique culture.
The opening ceremony was
described by the organisers of Year of George Webster
Culture as a “collision” of comedy, dance, and Gabby Logan.
music, performance and poetry. It took place at
Headingley Stadium, and several Leeds-based acts
took part. Britain’s youngest rock band, the Solar Jets
(which has two members aged eight), performed the
Kaiser Chiefs song I Predict a Riot.
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CBeebies presenter George Webster appeared
on the stage, as did the Paralympic sprinter and gold
medallist Kadeena Cox. The poet Simon Armitage
performed a specially written song about Leeds with
his band. Armitage was born near the city
and is the UK’s current Poet Laureate
(an important poet who was given
the honour by the Queen).
The opening ceremony is only
the beginning of a 12-month
festival. On 25 February,
people will gather in Chapel
FM Arts Centre for an all-night
readathon (collective reading
of a book). Bestselling author
Lucy Hawking will introduce her
new children’s books – a series
of fictional stories that are designed
to be a fun way to learn about climate
science. From 30 March to 29 April,
there will be tours through Leeds listening to the
music of South African composer Abel Selaocoe.
“Culture has officially been let loose,” said Gabby
Logan, one of the organisers, after the opening
ceremony. “We had something for everyone.”
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 Around the world
Paris, France Zagreb, Croatia
Food-packaging law comes into force Croatia adopts Euro
On 1 January, a law came into effect in France to reduce On 1 January 2023, Croatia changed
waste from fast-food restaurants. Restaurants with space currency (the type of money used in a
for 20 customers or more are not allow to offer throwaway country), swapping its old one, the kuna,
packaging and cutlery. They have to use reusable cutlery for the euro, a currency that is now used
and plates instead. However, this only applies to people in 20 European countries. Croatia also
eating in restaurants, not to takeaway food. joined the Schengen zone, an area of
Europe where people can travel freely
Single-use boxes and
between countries. Experts say the
cutlery are banned.
changes will help Croatia’s tourism.
A ceremony marks Croatia Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, said
introducing the euro.
the changes “mean a lot for Croatia”.

Switzerland
Skiing competition held on fake snow
Athletes at a skiing competition in Switzerland raced on
slopes of artificial snow after warm weather caused real
snow to melt. The average daily temperature on New
Year’s Day is around 3°C, but this year it was a record-
breaking 20°C. This is thought to have been caused by
climate change (changes in the world’s weather patterns).

A machine creates
snow for the event.

Salta, Argentina
Artist paints on banknotes
In Argentina, inflation (the rate at which prices go up) has
been high for a long time and food and fuel costs have
risen steeply. This means money has become worth less.
Artist Sergio Diaz has started painting on his bank notes
because they are worth so little, including pictures of Ron
Weasley from Harry Potter and footballer Lionel Messi.
Cairo, Egypt
Ancient coffin returned
An ancient wooden sarcophagus,
known as the “Green Coffin”, has been
returned to Egypt from the US, where
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it was taken illegally in 2008. The

coffin was made around 2,500 years
ago for an Egyptian priest. It has been
in a museum in Texas, in the US, since
2013. A ceremony marking its return
took place in Cairo on 2 January. An
Sergio Diaz paints The coffin
on peso bank notes.
Egyptian official said, “A precious piece in Cairo.
of Egypt’s history was recovered.”

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Almaty, Kazakhstan
Chess champions defy
Iranian government
Two Iranian chess champions, Sara
Khadem and Atousa Pourkashiyan,
played in Kazakhstan without wearing
a hijab or headscarf. Iranian law says
women must cover their hair in public.
Last year there were protests in Iran after
the death of a 22-year-old woman who
had been arrested for not wearing a hijab
properly. The hijab has become a focus
for anti-government protesters.
Tanzanian president
Samia Suluhu Hassan.
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Around the world
Sara Khadem
competes.
Tanzania
President lifts bans
Tanzania’s president, Samia Suluhu
Hassan, has lifted a ban on political
rallies (large events for political parties).
The ban was put in place in 2016 by
John Magufuli, who was president
before her. Suluhu Hassan has also
given Tanzania’s journalists and media
more freedom. Four newspapers that
were forced to stop publishing after
they criticised the government are now
allowed to go back to work.
Tokyo, Japan
Families encouraged to leave Tokyo
Japan’s government is offering families more than £6,000
per child to move out of the capital city, Tokyo. It’s part of
a plan to distribute people more evenly across the country.
There are around 37 million people living in Tokyo – that’s
a third of Japan’s total population. Families who take up the
offer have to live outside Tokyo for at least five years.
Tokyo
Thailand
Worries over elephant tourism
Elephant tourism in Thailand is changing to prevent
elephants from being treated badly. There are around
3,000 elephants working in tourism, such as giving rides
and performing in shows. However, growing concerns
over how the animals are kept and trained has led people
to ask whether elephant tourism should end.
An elephant
parade.
Melbourne, Australia
Players with Covid-19 can compete
The organisers of the Australian Open tennis tournament
have announced that players will not need to take
Covid-19 tests to compete – and will even be allowed to
play if they are infected. At last year’s event, players had
to take a test every day and isolate if they tested positive.
The tournament starts on 16 January.
The Australian
Open.
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 The big debate

Is the cinema better than home?

Some say watching films at The cinema’s

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that audiences have dropped by more
than half in 2022, compared with 2019.

In December 1895, the world’s first

screening of a film was presented in the
Grand Café in Paris.

It became popular to go to the cinema

because it was cheap. Lots of films were
made in the US and the UK so there was
plenty of choice for audiences.

Going to the cinema used to be the only

way to see new films when they came
out. Now, it’s much easier to get them
from streaming services at home.

Yes – it’s an amazing experience No – they’re too expensive

F or more than 100 years, going to the cinema with
friends and family to watch brand-new films has
been a tradition that lots of people have loved. Not
only is it a great experience to sit in comfortable seats
and eat a bucket of popcorn, but it’s a chance to
watch the latest films on the big screen. However,
with the growth of streaming services in recent years,
and the closing of cinemas during the Covid-19
pandemic, some people have realised it’s easier and
more convenient to watch films in their own home.
Lots of exciting films have been released in the last
year, such as Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical and
Lightyear, but some people would rather watch them
at home than at the cinema. What do you think? Are
cinemas the best place to watch films?
Going to the cinema is a really fun activity to enjoy
with friends and family. It’s a chance to leave the
house, enjoy a film with other people, and even eat
some delicious popcorn. Also, nothing beats the
experience of going to the cinema. It’s a wonderful
combination of stunning visuals on a large screen,
with brilliant surround sound. It’s very easy to lose
yourself in a film while at the cinema. Lots of films are
specially made for the big screen and films are just
not as good when viewed on a TV or laptop. It’s much
easier to be distracted by other things at home, like
someone wanting to stop the film to get a drink.
Seeing a film at the cinema avoids distractions; it
requires your full attention and it feels special.
It can cost a lot of money to go to the cinema,
especially when the whole family is going together.
People don’t just have to pay for tickets but snacks
and drinks too. Most popular films usually stay in the
cinemas for around four weeks, and sometimes it
doesn’t take long before they’re available on
streaming services. In 2022, Lightyear was released in
UK cinemas on 17 June, but was available for
subscribers to Disney+ about six weeks later. There’s
no need to see films at the cinema if they’ll be
available to watch at home in a month or two.
Streaming films is much easier too, because people
have more control over when they watch the film and
can pause it whenever they like.

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Three reasons why cinemas are Three reasons why cinemas are
YES the best place to watch films NO not the best place to watch films
the debate
1 Going to the cinema is a really fun
thing to do with friends and family, and
it’s a chance to get out of the house.
1 It’s far too expensive for the whole
family to get tickets to watch a film,
along with snacks and drinks.
2 Seeing films at the cinema is an
experience because they’re made for
the big screen. It’s a feast of stunning
2 Films don’t stay in the cinema for that
long before they make it to streaming
services to watch at home, so people
sounds and visuals. may as well wait.
57% 43%
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YES NO When watching a film at the cinema, It’s far less hassle to watch a film at
there are fewer opportunities to get home instead of going to the cinema.
distracted by things that could easily At home you can watch what you want,
interrupt the film at home. whenever you want.
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Jenna’s big journey Jenna Ortega

Wednesday star Jenna Ortega set to shine in 2023.

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“ started begging my mom to let me
act when I was six years old,” says
Netflix star Jenna Ortega. “She pretty
However, it’s Jenna’s portrayal of
Wednesday Addams in the Netflix
series Wednesday that has won her
much ignored me because she thought millions of fans. Wednesday is part of
it was just a phase.” Fourteen years the quirky Addams Family. “I liked that
later, Jenna is already one of 2023’s they weren’t the conventional (typical)
biggest stars. family,” said Jenna, who playfully calls
Jenna’s career started at the age herself “a weirdo”. Jenna is proud
of nine, when her mum drove to represent Wednesday’s Latin
her to auditions in Los American (from Spanish-
Angeles, California – speaking countries)
even though it was a heritage because
seven-hour trip there her own family
and back in the background
car. After starring is Mexican and
in TV adverts for Puerto Rican.
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Jenna could really understand. the most streamed shows on Netflix.

Stage star shines a light THEY SAID IT!

C ameron Scott, aged 10, has three passions: acting,
dancing and singing. “She doesn’t walk across a
room if she can dance across!” says her mum, “You can never
Victoria. Cameron also has a condition called be too old or
alopecia, which causes her hair to fall out. It hasn’t
stopped her from acting in a pantomime, Jack and the
young to learn
Beanstalk, in Norwich, England, where she lives. or enjoy
Although she admits it’s nerve-racking to go on stage cooking.
with no hair, Cameron says, “As long as you think BBCYoung MasterChef
you’re awesome, then don’t bother about what other judge Kerth Gumbs thinks
people think.” everyone should have
a go at cookery.

Isaac Winfield

Selfless boy’s food store

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A n 11-year-old boy is helping to feed families in

his community. Isaac Winfield runs two food
banks in his home town of Redditch, England. A food
bank is where people receive food parcels donated
by others. Isaac set up his first food bank using his
birthday money during the Covid-19 lockdowns.
Thanks to the kindness of his community, Isaac’s food
banks have been able to support lots of people – he
helps up to 100 people on a busy day. Isaac now has
Cameron Scott
a shed for storing food and a delivery van, although
(right).
he’ll have to wait a few years to drive it.

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tricky challenge of counting every single one of
their resident animals. With more than 14,000
animals spanning 300 species living at the
zoo, this is no easy task.
It takes the keepers a whole
week to complete the count. Each
zookeeper counts the animals
that they look after. That
information is shared with zoos
all over the world, where it is used
to help breeding programmes
(helping more babies to be born) to
protect endangered species. ZSL
London Zoo had a number of new arrivals in
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A murmuration of starlings is an
incredible sight – a swirling mass of
thousands of birds, swooping and diving in
unison (working together) to create
moving shapes in the sky. It’s not just
starlings that do it but they are the
most famous for it in the UK.
Murmurations are thought
to have several purposes.
Gathering protects starlings
10
Kiburi
the gorilla.
Meerkats stand
to be counted.
2022. An adult western lowland gorilla named Kiburi
arrived in November. His species is originally from the
rainforests of western Africa and is critically
endangered (at risk of becoming extinct).
Kiburi is 1.65 metres tall and weighs
193 kilograms – that’s the same as
about six 10-year-old children. It
is hoped he will soon father some
babies. Babies born at the zoo
last year include two Sumatran
tiger cubs, named Crispin and
Zac, 10 Humboldt penguin chicks
and a snappy big-headed turtle who
Tiny baby turtle has been given the name Celia.
Celia is counted. The zookeepers all have their own
from birds of prey – it is hard to target one bird in a
flock of thousands. They also group together to
keep warm at night and swap information,
such as where to find food. They often
gather above their roosting sites,
which include buildings, cliffs,
reed beds and woodlands,
before sunset. You can see them
from November and all through
the winter across the UK.
2022’s new wild species
The Natural History Museum in London
identified 351 new species in 2022. Of
these new species, 85 were types of
wasp. Dr Gavin Broad, who is in charge
of insects at the museum, said that it
was no surprise and that people
should watch out for more wasps next
year. The museum discovered the new
species thanks to its own researchers
exploring wild places, but also by
looking through its own colossal
collections of uncatalogued animals.
Researchers discovered 84 species of
beetle, 34 types of moth and 19 new
species of stick insect.
One of the new
stick insect species.
ways of counting the animals and some have an
easier job than others. The herpetologists – who look
after amphibians (such as frogs) and reptiles – take
photographs of tadpoles so that they can count them
before they swim away. Some animals are impossible
to count, such as the thousands of leafcutter ants kept
in the zoo’s Tiny Giants sanctuary. Keepers count the
number of ant colonies instead. Wild colonies can be
home to as many as 10 million ants, so by doing this
they can estimate how many live at the zoo.
ZSL London Zoo’s Dan Simmonds said that
the annual count is “a chance to reflect on all the
amazing births and arrivals we’ve celebrated over
the past 12 months, and it always makes for a busy
start to the year.”
A murmuration in
Brighton, England.
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 Animals and the environment
M O UT H ,
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Britain’ king shark, is
the bas e length of a
about th-decker bus.
double
Shark detectives wanted
A new project has been launched to attract
volunteers to identify sharks, skates and
rays. The work can be done by people at
home. Scientists are hoping to learn more
about the variety of creatures that live
around the coast of Wales.
The project, called Sharks
Inspiring Action and Research
with Communities (SIARC),
is a partnership between the
Government organisation
Natural Resources Wales, the
Zoological Society of London,
and local communities in Gwynedd,
Wales. During the summer of 2022,
underwater cameras were used to film
protected and critically endangered (at risk
of becoming extinct) species off the Llŷn
Good week Bad week
Albatross
Scientists think that the albatross, a
kind of seabird, gets smarter with
age. The birds are often attracted to
fishing boats as a source of food but
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can get caught by hooks or netting.
A new study shows that albatrosses
are learning the dangers of fishing
boats, staying away more as they age.
14 January 2023 • The Week Junior
Animal Walrus
of theweek
A basking shark
feeding.
Peninsula in north-west Wales. The footage is
available to view on the Instant Wild website.
Here volunteers can watch and log what they
The walrus is a mammal usually found in the Arctic
Ocean. However, a walrus nicknamed Thor came to visit
see. There is more than 90 hours of footage to
England last year, visiting Scarborough on New Year’s
be checked. A scientist will watch all of
Eve and Blyth in Northumberland just after. It’s thought
the film but you could be a citizen
he will now be heading north, towards his Arctic home.
scientist (a helper without
official qualifications) and help LIFESPAN: Up to 40 years.
to confirm which creatures
HABITAT: The Arctic, in the waters of Canada,
have been filmed. This will
Greenland, Norway and Russia.
save the scientists time.
Jake Davies from SIARC told SIZE: They grow up to 3.5 metres long and can weigh
the BBC that Wales is home to as much as 1.5 tonnes.
The angel shark more than 25 shark species, “from
is very rare. DIET: Invertebrates such as crabs, shrimps and snails.
one of the rarest in the world – the
angel shark – to one of the largest, which is FUN FACT: Walruses use their tusks to fight and to pull
the basking shark.” Try spotting some sharks themselves up on to the sea ice.
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pigeons, poultry (like chickens
and ducks) and birds of prey. It
The UK’s climate often spreads through poo or
Last year has been confirmed as the
shared food and water sources.
warmest ever recorded in the UK. The
If you have bird feeders, clean
average temperature for 2022 was
them often (while wearing
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gloves) and change the water
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 How supermarkets changed Supermarket timeline
shopping – and society – forever.
W hen the first supermarket opened its doors 75
years ago, shoppers were in shock. They were
allowed to choose, touch and take things off the
shelves themselves. That day in January 1948
changed the way people in the UK shopped. The
Week Junior takes a tour through the
story of the supermarket.

Traditional shopping
Before supermarkets, people
would visit different shops for
different types of food. They
would go to a butcher for
meat; a bakery for bread; and
greengrocer for fruit and
vegetables. Shoppers would be served by
shopkeepers who would keep the goods behind a
counter and weigh and wrap each item. During the
1940s Shopkeepers serve customers from behind the counter. 1960s
Second World War (1939–1945), a food shortage
meant that food was rationed (limited to a certain The first supermarkets open in the UK. Shoppers love the choice. 1950s One-stop supermarkets
amount per person). This meant people were only
allowed to buy small quantities of foods such as
butter, eggs, meat and sugar. This was to ensure that
there was enough for everyone.

How supermarkets started

On 12 January 1948, a new Co-operative shop in
Manor Park, London, caused quite a stir. This was
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choose their own groceries, rather than having

to ask a shopkeeper. The idea came from the US,
where a supermarket-style shop called Piggly Wiggly
had opened in 1916. Its owner, Clarence Saunders,
realised that by letting people help themselves
instead of serving them individually, he could cut
costs and reduce his prices. There are still 600 Piggly

A Piggly Wiggly
store in the US.

Tricks of the trade

Sensory experience Hidden away
Supermarkets use our Popular items such as
eyes, ears and noses to bread, eggs and milk
persuade us to spend are not put at the
more. Fruit and veg store’s entrance. This
displays make customers means customers have
feel healthy. The smell of to pass tempting
baking makes us feel displays of other goods
hungry and slow music on their way to find
makes us take our time. the essentials.

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evolved
Frozen foods are introduced in store.
sell everything under one roof.
14 January 2023 • The Week Junior
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Wiggly stores in the US today. Shopping trolleys were
also invented in the US and first appeared in UK
supermarkets in 1950, allowing people to carry (and
therefore buy) more in a single shopping trip.
Supermarkets take over
Within 10 years, supermarkets were springing up all
over Britain. The first big out-of-town superstore
opened in Nottinghamshire, England, in 1964.
It had 50 departments under one roof – which
was unheard of at the time. Around 30,000 people
2002 Online supermarket Ocado makes its first deliveries.
and 1,000 cars turned up on its opening weekend,
1970s Amazon opens its first scan-and-go store. 2021 causing traffic jams and chaos. Today, nine out of 10
people regularly buy groceries from supermarkets.
The most popular is Tesco, and Asda, Morrisons and
Sainsbury’s are also huge chains.
The future of shopping
Supermarkets are using technology to make
shopping easier. Amazon Fresh shops have no
checkouts. Instead, they use cameras and weighted
shelves to track what people buy. Customers are
automatically charged for their items as they leave
the shop. In the US, “smart trolleys” scan items as
they are dropped in, and engineers in Hong Kong
have designed self-driving trolleys that glide
along and add your goods. Supermarkets
are seeking smarter ways to do
deliveries, too. Coles supermarket
in Australia uses drones to fly
groceries to customers’ doors and
robots wheel deliveries from Co-op
shops to homes in Bedford, England.
Good deal
Supermarkets often use
offers such as “buy one,
get one free” (called
“BOGOF”). These offers
look like good value but
can persuade people to
buy more products than
they actually need, which An Australian supermarket
can be wasteful. uses drones for deliveries.
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Stone skimming can
get competitive.
Rounded stones bounce best on water
H ave you ever spent ages searching the beach
for flat stones to skim across the sea? Well, you
might have been wasting your time because a new
study has found that heavy and rounded stones will
make bigger leaps out of the water.
When you throw a thin, flat stone across the
water, you will often see it skip along the surface
several times. With a round stone the effect is
different but no less satisfying. It might only skip
once, but, if thrown right, it will bounce much higher,
according to researchers.
Doctor Ryan Palmer and Professor Frank
Smith used maths to work out how
the shape and weight of an object
affects how it hits the water.
They discovered that although
some heavy stones will sink,
stones that have a particular
kind of curve will bounce. This
is because the curve changes
how the stone interacts with the
water. A stone that is rounded and
heavy presses into the water more
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Cave paintings in Spain and France may include
you’ve got a heavier rock, you can get a super-elastic the oldest form of writing ever found. The
response, where you get a single mega-bounce rather paintings, which are about 20,000 years old,
than lots of little bounces. It’s very satisfying if you show animals like bison, deer and horses but
can achieve it,” he told The Guardian newspaper. they also contain symbols, such as crosses, dots
Palmer and Smith’s research is all about how and lines. People have long wondered what
objects interact with surfaces, so it won’t just be used these mean. However, recent research has
to help people skim stones. The main aim of the created a database of the images to find out if
research was to study how ice builds up on aircraft certain pictures and symbols are connected.
when they are flying, and how it can be Scientists now think the symbols were a simple
controlled so it doesn’t cause engine form of writing – a calendar showing the best
problems. Palmer explained that it’s times of year to hunt certain animals.
about how crystals of ice interact
with the shape of an aircraft as
it speeds through the air. The
research could also be used to
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 Photos of the week
Big ears
Thomas Easterbrook (14)
photographed this
magnificent hare.
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Cat’s eyes
Lily Logan (12) took
a photo of Angus the cat
with a mobile phone.

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 Photos of the week

Behind bars Tree climbing

Jenny Allan (16) Bella Pharo (11) took
snapped a fox looking this photograph of
through railings. a lioness on a tree. RSPCA YOUNG
PHOTOGRAPHER
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A bug’s life Captain beaky

Hope Skidmore (13) This pelican photo by
captured this image Joshua Kneale (14) won the
using a phone. 12 to 15-year-old category.

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 Sport
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In yukigassen, snowballs are

created before a match in a
special snowball-making
machine. It makes 45
snowballs at a time.

The snowballs are all the

same size and weight.

Each team has 90 snowballs

to use in a game. They
cannot make any new
snowballs during a match.

In summer, when there’s no

snow, teams practise on a
A game of tennis court using tennis
yukigassen in Finland. balls to train.

Snowball
T
tournament returns
hrowing snowballs is one of the oldest and most popular
winter activities in the world. In fact, it is so popular that
throwing and dodging snowballs has actually been turned
into a competitive team sport.
Called yukigassen, this sport started in Japan in 1988.
“yukigassen” means “snow battle” in Japanese. The winter
sport has grown and has become popular in other countries
that get a lot of snow, including Canada, China, Finland,
Norway and Slovakia.
Yukigassen is played on a snowy court or field with two
teams of seven players on each side. Players wear padded
outfits and helmets for protection. The aim of the game is
simple: hit the other team’s players by throwing a snowball
at them. Being hit by a snowball means that player is “out”
and the team with the most players left on the court at the
end of a three-minute battle wins the set. The first to win
two sets wins the match. Another way to win a set is for your
team to capture the flag positioned on your opponent’s side
of the court. Players can hide behind one of the snowy cubes
on the court in order to throw – and dodge – snowballs.
Next month, the official Yukigassen World Championship
will return for the first time since the start of the Covid-19
pandemic. More than 100 teams will compete for the trophy Players can
on Hokkaido (the northern island of Japan). take shelter.

THE WEEK’S WINNERS... US tennis team

The US won the new United
Ellia Smeding Cup in Sydney, Australia, by
At the European Speed Skating beating Italy 4-0. It is a
Championships, Smeding became tournament with singles and
the first female British skater to doubles games featuring
win a long track speed skating men and women.
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medal at an international event.

Sheffield Hatters
Stevenage Football Club In the Women’s British
Stevenage, from the fourth Basketball League (WBBL)
division of English football, beat Trophy, Sheffield Hatters
Premier League team Aston defeated Ipswich by a record
Villa 2-1 in the men’s FA Cup. score of 137 points to 72.

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 Making the most of the dark and cold months can boost your wellbeing. Get outside with friends
Wrap up and
enjoy fresh air.

Mental health coach Frances

Trussell says it’s important for
your wellbeing and mental
health to keep spending time
playing and socialising with
friends and family in winter
months. “Too much screen
time can leave you feeling
energetically drained and lead
to low moods or just feeling a
bit ‘meh’. If you’ve got the right
clothes and attitude it can be a
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blast to play outside in the rain.

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Wainwr ing as bad we ing.” Painting, baking and crafting
such th suitable cloth can be a great way to have a
only un fun play date.”

“I enjoy movie night”

W inter can feel like hard work with its short days and
wet weather. However, you can learn to make the most
of the season. By seeing things differently, you can come to
love its special mix of brisk, cold walks and cosy relaxation.
Why can the darker months sometimes
feel difficult?
During winter there is less daylight and it
gets dark earlier. This means you have
less time outside to play with friends.
It’s often rainy, windy and cold, so
being outside if you’re not wrapped
up properly isn’t much fun. Frances
Trussell, who helps people with their
mental health, says, “If you draw a
picture of a happy day, it’s likely that
it would include a bright, sunny sky. So
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Learn from other countries
Countries in northern Europe have even less daylight than
the UK in winter. However, Finland, Denmark and Iceland
are three of the happiest countries in the world. What helps
people in these countries during the dark months is that
they don’t resist winter or wish it was lighter or
warmer. They accept it and they know spring
will come. The Danish enjoy “hygge”, Harrison
which is a cosy feeling of being at home
“To get me through the cold
with loved ones. They create this
and dark winter months I
comfy setting with candles or fairy
enjoy getting snuggled in my
lights, and they enjoy delicious food
pyjamas and having a movie
and drink with friends.
night with a hot chocolate. I
also like playing with the toys
Embrace the winter months that I got for Christmas, and
You can’t change the weather, so make
board games with my family.
it more enjoyable. Wrap up in waterproof

My favourite part about winter

it’s no wonder you might find darker winter clothing, hats and gloves so you can be snug
Get cosy with
is going for walks with my
days more difficult.” outside. Get out in the fresh air every day and
family and friends. family in really cold weather
Some people have a condition called seasonal make the most of any sunshine. Think about
when you have to get dressed
affective disorder (SAD), which is linked to a lack of sunlight how you can feel toasty when you get home, too. Put on a
up in big coats, hats, scarves
in winter and vitamin D (your body needs sunlight to make comfy jumper, cuddle a hot water bottle, snuggle under a
and gloves.”
this vitamin). This can make you feel a bit gloomy and duvet for a movie night, warm your tummy with soup and
Harrison, aged nine
grumpy, but there are ways to boost your mood. drinks – and remember that spring is on its way.

14 January 2023 • The Week Junior 19

 Entertainment
Welcome the Year of the Rabbit
Get ready for Chinese New Year – a celebration of a new beginning and a time to wish for good luck.

A lion dance in
Beijing, China.

O n 22 January, Chinese New Year will be

celebrated by people all over China,
as well as communities of Chinese
people all around the world. The
15-day festival includes dancing,
fireworks, food and music – and
you can join in the party.
In the UK, we celebrate
the New Year on 1 January
because we follow a fixed
calendar called the Gregorian
calendar, which was introduced by
Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. However,
the Chinese calendar – known as the
lunar calendar – follows the cycle of the Moon. This
means that New Year can fall on any day
between 21 January and 20 February.
Chinese New Year is also connected
to a myth about a monster that
attacked villages at the start of
each year. The monster was
afraid of loud noises, bright
lights and the colour red, so
people used these to chase the
beast away.
Today, people get together with
Chinese New Year family and friends for Chinese New
in New Zealand. Year. Traditional celebrations include
dances featuring dragon and lion costumes; wearing
and displaying the colour red (which is considered
lucky); and setting off firecrackers. It is also traditional
for older relatives to give children red envelopes
containing money. This money, known as ya sui qian,
is meant to bring good fortune for the future.
Each year of the lunar calendar is represented by
an animal, and these are repeated in the same order
every 12 years. This year is the Year of the Rabbit.
Each animal has characteristics (personality features)
based on Chinese folklore. Babies born in the Year of
the Rabbit are said to be calm and peaceful. Last year
was the Year of the Tiger, a symbol of strength and
bravery, and 2024 will be the Year of the Dragon.

Chinese New Year celebrations to visit in the UK

London
A parade of Chinese lions and dragons, the biggest
in Europe, will snake through the city before ending
in Chinatown. There will also be firecrackers and
displays of martial arts in Trafalgar Square.

Edinburgh Manchester, England

The Scottish capital will mark the Year of the Rabbit A 50-metre-long dragon puppet will parade
with a concert for more than 2,000 people in Usher through the streets. There will also be kung fu and
Hall. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra will dance performances, food stalls offering delicious
perform a mixture of Scottish and Chinese music. dishes, singing and poetry readings.

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 Entertainment
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS THIS WEEK’S
WATCH LIST
Harry
Styles
Star Wars:
The Bad
Batch
Available now
on Disney +

Season two of this

animated series
started on 4
January, and a new episode is added each week.
The elite unit Clone Force 99, or “the Bad Batch”,
are back, struggling to survive after the Clone
Cat
Wars. Expect new friends and enemies.
Burns

The Beaker
British artists top 2022 charts Girls
Out on 13
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B ritish artists have had a very successful year in

2022, taking all top 10 spots in the UK’s end-
of-year Official Singles Charts. These charts reveal
the top 10 singles over the entire year, and they are
worked out by looking at the songs that have been
most bought and streamed online.
Harry Styles took the No.1 spot with his song As
It Was, which was streamed by people more than
180 million times in 2022. His album Harry’s House
was also the most listened to album. Ed Sheeran
had three songs that featured in the top 10, and his
album Equals was the second most popular album
January on CBBC
and BBC iPlayer
for the second year running. This is the second
Other artists on the list included Glass Animals series about Tracy
and Sam Fender. Some old songs made it to the Beaker and her
top 10 too, including Go by Cat Burns, which was daughter Jess, who live by the seaside. Tracy is
released three years ago, and Kate Bush’s 1985 on the verge of fostering runaway teen Jordan
song Running Up That Hill. – but of course, things don’t go smoothly.

Modern Train Driver lets
you take control of a train.
All aboard for fun
Learn about trains and tubes with these websites, apps and driver games.
H ave you ever been on board a train and wondered be paid for, so check with an adult before you make
what it would be like to sit at the
controls? Modern Train Driver Game
will give you a taste of life in the
driver’s compartment. The 2021
game for Apple and Android
devices is based on the railway
system of Sydney, Australia.
You drive your train through
different scenery in the city and
pick up passengers as you stop
at each station – just be sure you
arrive on time. You can play for free
driver’s view.
but some of the game’s modes have to
APP OF THE WEEK
TFL GO
tfl.gov.uk/maps_/tfl-go
If your family is planning a
trip to London that includes
taking the tube – or any public
transport – Transport for
London’s official Android and
Apple app is really useful.
Showing the famous tube
map, it will help you get you
around the capital city.
22
On screen
any in-app purchases. If you are interested in the
history of trains, then this month is an
important anniversary: the160th
anniversary of the opening of the
Metropolitan Railway in January
1863. It was the world’s first
underground passenger railway,
and the start of what would
become a whole network of tracks
and tunnels
If you’re in London, the London
Have a Transport Museum is a great place
to visit to learn about the tube and other
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
HOW THE LONDON UNDERGROUND
WAS BUILT
tinyurl.com/
TWJ-tubeStory
This YouTube
video from
Channel 5 looks at how the Metropolitan Railway
was built in the 1860s, explaining how it ran
wooden carriages between Paddington and
Farringdon, and why this “underground” railway
wasn’t under the ground at first.
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Can you get passengers to
their destination on time?
forms of public transport. On its website (tinyurl.
com/TWJ-transport) you can search its collection of
photos, maps and sound recordings. If you want to
learn more about the history of London’s famous
“tube”, the Transport for London website (tinyurl.com/
TWJ-TubeTimeline) explains some of the network’s
big moments. BBC Newsround (tinyurl.com/TWJ-
history) traces London’s transport history back before
1863, to the first tunnel built under the River Thames.
It also has fun facts about the tube, including its
famous logo and map. The history of the tube map
is a fascinating story in itself. The History Hit website
(tinyurl.com/TWJ-TubeMap) explores how it changed
through the years to the map we know today.
WEBSITE THE
OF
WEEK
METRO LINE
MAP
metrolinemap.com
If you are fascinated
by maps, this
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website gathers
together the official
route charts for dozens of different “metro”
systems around the world: including Paris, New
York and Tokyo; Beijing in China, Cairo in Egypt,
Mumbai in India and Mexico City.
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books about
5 ancient Egypt
Shine a light on the wondrous world of the
pharaohs with these illuminating reads.
The Incredible Pop-Up Mummy
by Moira Butterfield.
Illustrated by Phung Nguyen
Quang and Huynh Kim Lien
(Templar)
Marking 100 years since
Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered, this book
is packed with multi-layered pop-ups and flaps
to lift. Learn about pyramids, death masks, tomb
treasures and how mummies were made.
Egyptian Myths
by Jean Menzies.
Illustrated by Katie Ponder
(DK)
Meet gods and goddesses and
Book club
BOOK OF THE WEEK
A Tricky Kind
of Magic
by Nigel Baines
(Hachette Children’s)
Cooper loves performing magic tricks.
His dad – an electrician who was also
known as the Great Eduardo – taught
him all the tricks of a magician’s trade,
before he died. Although Cooper
misses his dad terribly, doing magic is
a way to remember him, even when
life seems tough. One day, a talking
rabbit appears from his dad’s old top
hat and says it might be possible to see
his dad again. Soon, Cooper and Rabbit
are travelling through a weird and
wonderful land of magic gone wrong,

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discover monstrous creatures, getting tangled in a tricky adventure.
magical spells and mighty rulers in this intriguing Will Cooper ever be able to track down We’re giving away five copies of
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as the exciting and enthralling stories themselves, through black-and-white comic-strip For a chance to win a copy, just fill in the entry form at
you’ll find wonderful illustrations and lots of panels, is exciting, funny and tinyurl.com/TWJ-books-370 before the closing date of
fascinating information about the past. warm-hearted. Its message about 20 January at 11.59 pm. Make sure you have a parent or
finding the magic in life, even in the
The Curse of the Tomb Robbers toughest times, is beautifully positive.
guardian’s permission to enter.
by Andy Seed. Illustrated
by James Weston Lewis
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Name: Daisy
When Nub and Iteti overhear a
gang of tomb robbers plotting to Nigel Baines
raid Queen Neith’s tomb, they decide to stop The Tricky Kind of Magic author reveals
them. You can learn to read ancient Egyptian his best childhood holiday memory.
hieroglyphs with this puzzle book, created with
the help of experts at the British Museum. Know any magic tricks? starting the year with a win.
Yes, I can make money It didn’t happen.
Tutankhamun disappear, quite quickly
by Àlex Novials. apparently!
Best childhood memory?
Illustrated by Eva Palomar My mum and dad buying me
(Welbeck Kids) When and how did you an Action Man for my birthday
Find out about the legendary learn to draw? while on holiday in Skegness.
pharaoh Tutankhamun, who I always used to doodle but I I couldn’t believe I was going
reigned over a great empire at just nine years old. dropped art at school and did to get one. I’d heard people
Including lots of details about how people lived woodwork instead. I loved say, “I had to pinch myself”, if
during Tutankhamun’s reign, this illustrated book comics when I was younger they didn’t believe something,
The Primrose
details the history of ancient Egypt. and loved all the ways of so I kept pinching my arm to
Railway Children
showing action and see if I would wake up.
by Jacqueline Wilson
Egyptology movement. I’m still
“Adventure, friendship, exciting.
by Dugald Steer. learning.
Any more The characters are lovable, kind
Illustrated by Ian Andrew, books and fun. I was gripped and couldn’t
Helen Ward and Nick Harris Favourite planned? put it down.”
(Templar) thing to do to Yes, there is Junior
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 Do something
Learning to grip

T HOW, WHAT,
COMBTA
in a judo class.

A IO N rō WHERE?
CRE ō Jigo
ro fes sor Kan n Japan Where can I try Judo?
P d judo i s. With the help of an adult, visit the
in ve n te 80
in the 18 British Judo website (britishjudo.
org.uk) and click on the “clubs” tab
to find your local club. They will
offer a beginner session, which is
sometimes free. To see judo in
action, go to tinyurl.com/TWJ-
judovideo to see a video by the
International Judo Federation.

Coloured belts show

different levels of ability.

What do I need?
You don’t need a lot of kit and
many judo clubs will lend you a
jūdōgi uniform when you start. As
you become more experienced, you
get different coloured belts. For
eight to 17-year-olds, this is called
the Mon system.

Get to grips with a martial art when you try…

“IT MAKES YOU
STRONGER!”
“I started just before
my sixth birthday at
Camberley Judo
Club. I compete

J udo is one of the most popular and exciting martial arts,

along with karate and taekwondo. A martial art is a
combat (fighting) sport or form of self-defence and many
throwing their opponent to the mat and winning. Judo is not
just about strength, however. Balance, moving quickly and
thinking ahead are just as important.
Name:
Jake
regularly, with my
best result being
bronze at the British
of them come from east Asia. In judo contests, players of similar age, experience
Nationals. I enjoy judo because it
A judo student is called a jūdōka. Two jūdōka and size compete against each other. A judo match is
builds fitness, makes you stronger
compete on a large mat, each wearing a special four minutes long and starts by the jūdōka bowing to
and you meet lots of good people
jacket, trousers and belt called a jūdōgi. During a each other. Respect is very important in judo. The
who you have something in
judo match, one player wears a white jūdōgi referee awards points for different throws
common with. It’s definitely
and the other wears blue. or attacks. The highest score given is an
something to try.”
The aim is to throw your opponent ippon. Scoring an ippon means a player
from a standing position onto the mat wins the contest. There are three ways
to win. Throwing is very important to do this: throwing your opponent
in judo because unlike other martial onto their back; holding them with
arts, there is no kicking or punching their back on the mat for 20 seconds;
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in a judo competition. or forcing them to submit (give up).

When you begin judo classes, Trying judo is fun. It will help keep
you will be taught how to fall – and you fit and it is a great way to learn
land – safely. You will also learn how to respect and self-control. Ask a grown-up
grip your opponent’s jūdōgi. The player who to help you find a club near you and soon you
Bowing shows
has the best grip often has the best chance of could master this martial art.
respect.

24 The Week Junior • 14 January 2023

 How to…
US!
Make
A
a memory tree
new year brings the chance to enjoy new
experiences, explore new places and make
A memory tree is a fun
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new memories. Instead of simply snapping
way to save memories.
discov ifornia, US.
selfies on a phone or camera, why not create
Cal
something special? This clever memory tree is
made from 12 twigs, leaf-shaped labels and
a cardboard tube for the trunk.
Personalise your tree by painting and decorating
it in different colours and patterns or just leave it
natural. As each month passes, attach mementos
such as a birthday card, a cinema or train ticket, a
recipe, a wrapper, a wristband or simply a feather or
shell you collected on a walk.
By the end of 2023, you will have a tree decorated
in memories of the moments that made you smile.

What you need

12 dry twigs
TWIG TIP
A ruler Don’t take healthy
A cardboard tube twigs from trees.
Scissors Collect fallen twigs
Old newspaper in gardens, parks
PVA glue or woods.
A glue brush Use pipe cleaners
Paints as branches if you
Paintbrushes don’t want to use
Coloured card real tree twigs.
Pen You can draw a
memory tree instead
of making one. On a
large piece of paper,
draw a tree with 12
branches then stick
on your mementos
each month.

1 Hunt for twigs

Collect 12 twigs that are about
the same length (25 centimetres is
3 Secure the shape
Brush glue over the tube then
cover with pieces of newspaper
best, so it’s a good idea to take a (tissue paper works too). Add more
ruler with you). Make sure they are glue and paper if necessary to hold
not too flimsy or too thick (4-5 the branches in place. Leave to dry.
millimetres thick is perfect). Remove
any loose bark and leave to dry. Take
the cardboard tube and cut four or
five thin slots at the top.

2 Fix your branches

Put eight twigs through the
4 Decorate your tree
Paint the branches white first,
leave to dry, then paint it in bright
slots or standing upright in the
colours. Wait to dry. Draw 12 leaf
cardboard tube. Scrunch up some old
shapes on card. Write the names of
newspaper and place it in the bottom
the months onto the leaves, cut them
of the tube. This will hold the twigs
CHARLOTTE STOWELL

out and glue them onto the branches.

in place. Make four small holes in the
Finally, make some memories.
side of tube and push the remaining
four twigs through the sides.

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SCAN ME
 Puzzles
Number fit
3 numbers 7 numbers
All of these numbers fit in the grid. Can you work out
where they go? We’ve placed one to start you off.
Wordsearch
Can you find all of the words listed here?
332 1811064 They are hidden horizontally, vertically or
425 3844747 diagonally and may read forwards or backwards.
447 4441320
4857527
4 numbers
1637 8 numbers
6763 37524265
9037 52142440
71718440
5 numbers
32254 9 numbers
32432 233005279
34053 770213685
932174479
6 numbers
158322
412521
514137

ALPINE GOGGLES SLOPE

ALTITUDE GONDOLA SNOW
BOOTS INSTRUCTOR STICKS
CHAIRLIFT MOUNTAIN TERRAIN
CHALET PISTE TURN
DESCENT SKI TWIST
FREESTYLE SLALOM

Sudoku
Place the numbers from
1 to 6 exactly once in
each row, column and
Word jumble
Rearrange the scrambled letters to form four
2x3 bold-lined box, to words that you might connect with wind.
complete the grid.

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R B K EA BI NE TU R

Spot the difference These two pictures appear to be the same, but take a closer look.
There are actually five differences. Can you spot them?
REX SHUTTERSTOCK

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 A deliciously rare collection
Nick Franklin has been a fan of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ever since
he was a child. He now has a collection of Willy Wonka-themed items, such
as a Wonka chocolate bar, a golden ticket and a life-sized model of Augustus
Gloop. Franklin the super fan stores his collectibles in a special room in his
house that he has nicknamed the “Wonka wing”, and he is hoping to achieve
a world record for his fabulous collection of Willy Wonka objects

Henry Hoover
goes for a stroll.

Happy Henry’s vacuum vacation

Nick Franklin’s collection
is scrumdiddlyumptious.
It’s not easy being Henry Hoover: he spends his life being dragged along carpets,
pushed under sofas and poked into dusty corners. So one owner, Jonny Marsh
from Derbyshire, England, decided to give his vacuum cleaner a well-earned break.
Instead of cleaning carpets and curtains, Henry was taken on walks in the park,
pushed on the swings and even treated to his own fish-and-chip supper.

Lost dog goes on mystery tour

Imagine being given the wrong dog. That’s what happened to the Miller family
Real OR A UFO or pie
in the sky?

rubbish?
when they returned to their home in Nashville, US, from the UK. Meanwhile,
Bluebell – their actual pet dog – had been put on the wrong flight and ended up
7,000 miles away in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. After trying to track down where their
Labrador had landed, the Millers eventually discovered her destination and had to
take three flights to Saudi Arabia to bring their beloved Bluebell home.

The Labrador landed

in Saudi Arabia.
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Spooked by a flying saucer

When Dr James Danoff-Burg was giving a tour to a group of tourists at the
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Florida, US, he spotted this unusual shape
in the sky. The group watched as the spaceship shape appeared overhead.
Danoff-Burg posted pictures of the UFO (unidentified flying object) online and
they were soon shared, sparking fears that it was evidence of alien invasion.
So what do you think? Is it aliens, or just science fiction without the science?*
“lenticular cloud”, which can look like a spaceship (or a stack of pancakes).
you’ll see that it is, in fact, just a cloud. This is a special type of cloud called a
*Rubbish! This is no flying saucer or evidence of aliens. Take a closer look and

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Editor’s note
We are truly settled in to the new
year now. If you listened to our
podcast that went out last week, you’ll
know that I’m not very good at making
resolutions. The nearest I get is to tidying
things up and getting ready for busy times ahead. This is
why I love the story (page 10) of the keepers at ZSL
London Zoo counting up all their animals to get a grand
total of the new arrivals. I wouldn’t mind counting the
sloths but I can’t imagine trying to count fish in a tank.
Of course, the clever keepers take a picture and count
the creatures on the still image. I was also fascinated to
read about supermarkets too (page 12) and how
shopping has changed over the years.
Are you planning to get out and about? Walking
along a beach is a lovely way to spend a couple of hours,
and now it seems that rounded stones can bounce (page
14). Will you give it a try next time you’re crunching over
the shingle? What we really need at this time of year is a
big splash of fun and colour. It sounds like Leeds thinks
the same way at the start of its Year of Culture (page 5),
and of course, it’s time to be looking for your nearest
Chinese New Year party in a week’s time (page 20)!
Acting editor
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their families. The charity also works to improve
services available in education and health. It does
this in all sorts of ways, with therapeutic and
community activities that can help people find
ways to build resilience, self-awareness and
relationships to encourage happy life choices.
You can find out more at
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Junior
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Over to you Raaj’s
achievement .
The
100 Day
Streak
Name: Raaj
Hi, I love doing word games, and I
“
discovered Wordle a few months ago.
Wordle is an online game in which you have
to find a five-letter word in six tries. It
became very popular last year during Covid
times. I have recently passed a 100-day
streak in Wordle. This means that I have
been playing and completing Wordle for the
past 100 days without a break or losing.
That’s around three months straight! By
playing this game more words come into my
vocabulary, and it also requires logic. I JOKE
recommend that everyone should try Wordle THE W OF
as it is super fun. “Wha EEK
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ther w e nut say
What have you been up to lately? Which books have you enjoyed
reading? What have you made? Have you written a poem or drawn a
finishe h
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ng?
picture that you’d like to see published on this page? Whatever you Cashe
w late
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have to show or tell us, get in touch at hello@theweekjunior.co.uk Holly
GET INVOLVED One of
last year’s
winners.
Get creative
Calling aspiring poets, performers and authors!
In March, the Worcester Competitive Arts
Festival 2023 will take place. Its aim is to give
people of all ages the opportunity to compete
and perform in a friendly and supportive
environment. You can get involved by either
writing a poem about the planet or a short
story themed around the forest. What will you
come up with? Don’t hang around! Enter
through the Play&Perform platform by 23
January, and ensure that you submit any
manuscripts by 13 February. The winners will
be announced on the first day of the festival. To
discover more, head to wcaf.org.uk
Email your news, views and pictures to
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 Quiz of the week
1 What is the capital of Brazil? 4 14 9 What is the Guinness World
a) Rio de Janeiro Record for the most bounces
of a skimmed stone?
b) Brasília
c) Campo Grande
10 What does the Japanese word
2 True or false? Sheffield began its “yukigassen” mean?
Year of Culture celebrations last week.
a) Snow battle
True False
b) Snow angel
3 What was Croatia’s currency called
before it switched to the euro? c) Snowman
6 11 True or false? Soon it will be the
Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese
4 What is the most successful film? calendar.
a) Avatar True False
b) Avengers: Endgame 12 True or false? Harry Styles was at
c) Monsters Inc. the top of the UK’s end-of-year Official
Singles Charts.
5 True or false? Before starring in
Wednesday, Jenna Ortega was in True False
adverts for toothpaste and burgers. 13 When did the Metropolitan
True False Railway in London open?

6 Which is the oldest scientific zoo in

the world? 14 In which country was the martial
art of judo invented?

7 What was the name of the US shop

that inspired supermarkets?
a) Tinky Winky
b) Sally Pally
c) Piggly Wiggly
8 True or false? Around 4,000
shopping trolleys are abandoned
each year in the UK.
True False
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the room in his house where he
keeps a collection of Willy
Wonka objects?
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